The history of the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle goes back only a little more than one hundred years. Wedgwood was slow to be settled because northeast Seattle was inland, not located on a water resource such as a river … Continue reading
In 1940 the Wedgwood neighborhood did not yet exist in northeast Seattle. There were vast tracts of undeveloped land and except for Hansen’s Tavern at NE 85th Street, there were no other businesses at that intersection on 35th Ave NE. … Continue reading
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This house is a distinctive Craftsman Bungalow constructed by Jud Yoho, with many of its original elements, such as wood windows with diamond panes and the original front door. Located at 617 N 47th Street in Fremont, the house was … Continue reading
On September 10, 2016, there will be a tour of two modern architectural churches in the Wedgwood neighborhood: Our Lady of the Lake and University Unitarian.
Werner Lenggenhager (1899-1988) was a Swiss immigrant who had lived in Australia and California before coming to Seattle in 1939 at age 40. A trip home to Switzerland in 1949 made Lenggenhager realize that historic buildings are not always valued … Continue reading
There are four church buildings within the boundaries of northeast Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood from NE 75th to 95th Streets. Each congregation has had different locations, buildings and names over the years. The names and the patterns of use of the … Continue reading
What is the future of 35th Ave NE? This arterial corridor through the Wedgewood neighborhood of Seattle has businesses clustered mainly at the intersections of NE 75th and 85th Streets. As buildings at these intersections age and are replaced, we … Continue reading
The (former) Theodora building is in northeast Seattle at 6559 35th Ave NE, at the southwest corner of NE 68th Street. In 2016 the building went through a transition and remodeling to new use. The Theodora became a regular apartment … Continue reading
In the Pacific Northwest, modern architecture has been described as Northwest Regionalism. From the 1930s to the 1970s the University of Washington in Seattle was the incubator of architects and a modernist movement. In their work these architects expressed the … Continue reading
Wedgwood in Seattle History 