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Category Archives: Neighborhood features
Trees of Autumn 2026
In October & November 2026, colorful fall foliage is at its peak in the Wedgwood and Meadowbrook neighborhoods of northeast Seattle. Flame ash street trees line the arterial 35th Ave NE from NE 84th Street in Wedgwood, out to NE … Continue reading
The Motor Line Plats in Fremont in Seattle
The Fremont neighborhood in Seattle was opened in something like a land rush in the summer of 1888 when lots were first offered for sale. The original land area of the plat was from Florentia Street on the south side … Continue reading
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The People Behind the Street Name: Humes Place West
In January 1906 Seattle Assistant City Engineer James C. Jeffery announced another round of street name changes. He explained that changes were necessary because sometimes there were two streets with the same name in different parts of the city. Other streets had … Continue reading
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The Golden Rule Bakery and Dairy in Fremont, Seattle
The Golden Rule Bakery and Dairy was a major employer in Fremont from 1918 to 1964. It started with one production plant at 4450 Fremont Avenue and later expanded into two more buildings, nearby on Stone Way. The second building … Continue reading
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The Bryant Lumber Company in Fremont, Seattle
When the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle was founded in 1888, its developers organized a business, Fremont Milling Company, at the small canal at the northwest corner of Lake Union. Timber was cleared from Fremont’s hillsides and skidded down to the … Continue reading
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Lake Washington: Keeping It Clean
The greater-Seattle area is bounded by the saltwater Puget Sound and freshwater lakes including Lake Washington. In summertime, Seattle sparkles with water activities including boating, fishing and swimming. Over the past sixty years the greater-Seattle metropolitan water treatment program … Continue reading
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The Coast Carton Company at 4133 Stone Way in Fremont, Seattle
In the past twenty years we have seen a complete transformation of Stone Way in Seattle from a light-industrial area to an avenue of modern apartment buildings, coffee shops and storefronts. There are still a few old buildings like the … Continue reading
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C.P. Stone, Namesake of Stone Way in Seattle
Fremont in Seattle was developed in 1888 as a suburb with its own name. The success of Fremont was due to vigorous land developers, good planning, the availability of water transportation and the new rail line, the Seattle, Lake Shore … Continue reading
The People Behind the Street Name: Densmore
Milton Densmore (1839-1908) was a Civil War veteran of Vermont who became an early resident of Seattle. At the close of the Civil War in 1865, Densmore followed the pattern of many veterans, who moved westward and made land claims. He met … Continue reading
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The People Behind the Street Name: Galer
Early Seattle settlers came from all over the USA. Some settlers have left us their stories so that we have a fair bit of info about them, such as the Denny and Mercer families. Other early settlers, like Jacob Galer, … Continue reading
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