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Shearwater part four: the developer versus the Wedgwood Community Club, 1966 to 1970
On December 16, 1965, all the Shearwater land parcels on streets near Decatur School were sold at a government-property auction, with the stipulation that the buyer must remove the old barracks buildings within ninety days of the sale. The Wedgwood … Continue reading
Shearwater part three: Shearwater victories and setbacks in the 1960s
The administrative wheels turned slowly but finally in 1959 the Navy got ready to release some of its property in Wedgwood for the site of a much-needed elementary school. In September 1961 Decatur School opened at 7711 43rd Ave … Continue reading
Shearwater part two: the Wedgwood Community Club fights Shearwater in the 1950s
In the 1950s the very active Wedgwood District Community Club made its voice heard in issues such as the completion of streets, water and other utilities, business district development in Wedgwood, and trying to get the Seattle Parks Department to … Continue reading
Shearwater Part One: Navy Housing in Wedgwood in the 1940s
Decatur Elementary School at 7711 43rd Ave NE in Wedgwood is on the site of what was Navy housing from 1945 to 1966. The first part of the school building was completed in 1961. With a later addition to the … Continue reading
In the Shadow of Wedgwood Rock: the Berg Family
John and Elida Berg were Swedish immigrants who, as newlyweds, were able to find a home and a new life in Seattle. In 1910 John and Elida built a house on 29th Ave NE at NE 68th Street, just south … Continue reading
Posted in Houses, Immigrant heritage, Wedgwood Rock
Tagged AYPE of 1909, Neighborhood History, Seattle, Swedish immigrants
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Mr. Cook, early neighborhood activist in Wedgwood
Like other American cities which had major fires in the 1800s, Seattle received a publicity boost from its Great Fire of June 6, 1889. Telegrams went out to other cities’ newspapers telling of the heroic efforts to save property and that … Continue reading
Posted in boundaries, businesses, Houses
Tagged 75th & 35th, annexation, city limits, moving houses, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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The Conroy family in Wedgwood
Sam & Mary Ellen Conroy came to the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle in about 1915. They lived a rural lifestyle of using draft horses for construction and road work, and they helped nurture the Chapel of St. Ignatius which met … Continue reading
A Victorian in Wedgwood
The Wedgwood neighborhood does not have any Victorian houses built in the 1800s, but there is one house, completed in 2007, built in the Queen Anne style which was popular more than a century ago in Seattle. The house is … Continue reading
Posted in 3056 NE 87th Street, Architecture, Houses
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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The Ida’s Inn Beer Parlor in Wedgwood
On January 12, 2020, a car swerved off the road and struck the northernmost corner of the building at 7500 35th Ave NE, in the block to the north of the Wedgwood Safeway. The incident has caused renewed interest in … Continue reading
Posted in 7528 35th Ave NE, businesses, farms, Immigrant heritage, taverns
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Chickens and Cows in Wedgwood: the Schultz and Sherman families
In the early 1900s very few people lived in the Wedgwood area of northeast Seattle. Many who did come were immigrants or first-generation Americans from Germany, Scandinavian countries or the Netherlands. Others came from across the United States, hoping to get a … Continue reading
Posted in 3202 NE 75th Street, Houses, Immigrant heritage
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 