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Author Archives: Wedgwood in Seattle History
Redefining the Boundaries of Wedgwood in the 1950s
In the 1940s and 1950s the neighborhoods of northeast Seattle grew rapidly, with housing developments filling up what had been semi-rural areas which were still outside the city limits. Some people resisted the process of being absorbed into the City … Continue reading
Posted in boundaries, community club (old), name of the neighborhood, Plat names
Tagged annexation, city limits, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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The Great Backyard Bird Count 2014
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as fifteen minutes (or as … Continue reading
The Seattle Archipelago, A.D. 7014
Valarie says: This map is based upon information about what would happen if all of the world’s ice sheets melted, flooding Seattle. We see that the Wedgwood neighborhood would survive!
Names in the Neighborhood: Wedgwood’s Boundaries and Neighborhood Identity
In the early 1900s Wedgwood in northeast Seattle did not have a name or a definite identity as a neighborhood. It took a post-World-War-Two growth spurt in population, and a housing development by Albert Balch, for the neighborhood to coalesce … Continue reading
Birds Watching
Larry Hubbell is a renowned artist, photographer and author of the Union Bay Watch Blog which tracks the birds and animals on the body of water south of Laurelhurst. Larry is especially well-known for documenting the daily life of eagles who like … Continue reading
A Sea Captain in Wedgwood
There were very few people living in Wedgwood one hundred years ago, and even fewer houses of that era in Wedgwood have survived in original condition. The hundred-year-old Wedgwood house at 7500 43rd Ave NE, built in 1910, is still … Continue reading
Posted in Houses, Immigrant heritage
Tagged early Wedgwood residents, Neighborhood History, Old houses in Wedgwood, Seattle
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Evergreen: Everlasting Life
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but shall have everlasting life. John 3:16
How Birds Cope With Cold in Winter | Audubon Magazine
Reblogged from How Birds Cope with Cold in Winter, Audubon Magazine: Each autumn as many birds begin epic journeys to warmer climates, there are always some species that stay put for the winter. These winter birds have a better … Continue reading
December in Wedgwood
December in the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle is full of good cheer with charity drives, holiday decorations and shopping opportunities. In businesses on 35th Ave NE clustered around the intersection of NE 85th Street you will find Giving Trees … Continue reading
Posted in businesses, Events and holidays, Hunter's Tree Farm
Tagged holiday season, Seattle, shopping in Wedgwood
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School Day Memories: November 22, 1963
November 22, 1963 is remembered as a turning point in the lives of Baby Boomers who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Young, vital John F. Kennedy, the first US President to be born in the twentieth century, was … Continue reading
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