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The Hudson Building in the 1920s
On the evening of July 4, 2025, a speeding car plowed into the Mioposto restaurant at 3426 NE 55th Street. Diners were showered with broken glass, but fortunately no one was killed. Immediately work began to reinforce the building’s storefront, … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment houses, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Lake City’s Landmarked Buildings
Lake City in northeast Seattle has two historic buildings landmarked for preservation, which represent the neighborhood’s long record of community activism. Lake City began forming as a community in the early 1900s and one of its first organizing efforts was … Continue reading
McAdoo, Architect, Exhibit at the University of Washington
In honor of Black History Month in February 2024, a new exhibit, Modern Architecture Activism: The Life and Work of Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., will be on view February 1st through March 15th at the University of Washington’s Gould Gallery … Continue reading
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Houses and Immigrants on 37th Ave NE in Wedgwood
In 1910 a group of Dutch immigrants began to settle in what is now the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle, building their houses on or near 35th Ave NE. They worked in carpentry, painting, and in small businesses such as tailoring. … Continue reading
The Hillcrest Houses in Wedgwood
In 1939 a newlywed couple, James & Bonnie May Burnett, moved into a new house on NE 88th Street in northeast Seattle. Their block of new houses was occupied mostly by other young couples. This was only the Burnett’s first … Continue reading
A Plat of Modernist Architecture in Wedgwood
World War Two, which ended in 1945, changed the economic landscape of Seattle. Wartime production and the presence of many nearby military bases caused the population of Seattle to greatly increase. Some other American cities experienced an economic slump as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s in Wedgwood, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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A Plat of Traditional Architecture in Wedgwood
After Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered an increase in military preparedness in the USA. This directly affected the Seattle area due to its nearby military bases and production of war-related materials like … Continue reading
Saving Wedgwood: Historic Preservation and Best-Use Planning in the Commercial Zones
In the 1940s during World War Two the population of Seattle swelled with war workers, and in the 1950s the population continued to increase with people who wanted to make their homes here in the beautiful Seattle area. In the … Continue reading
Density on Wedgwood’s Western Edge
In the 1980s the City of Seattle began to set neighborhood “boundaries” to give Seattle residents a sense of place and of civic involvement. Today the Seattle City Clerk’s maps of neighborhoods as listed, are still given for that purpose. Some … Continue reading
Balch and Beyond: New Architecture in Wedgwood
The Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle acquired its name and identity in the 1940s with the work of developer Albert Balch. Balch filed a plat plan on July 31, 1941 for a forty-acre tract of land (five square blocks) on … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Neighborhood History, Pacific Northwest Modernism, Seattle, WPLongform
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 