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Summer Fun in Wedgwood
August is a festival month in Seattle, with parades and outdoor events around the city. In the first weekend of August 2019, Blue Angels Navy pilots zoomed over Lake Washington on Seattle’s eastern edge, while hydroplanes roared in the water. … Continue reading
Wedgwood Neighborhood History Trivia Quiz
Test your knowledge of Wedgwood neighborhood history with this quiz. Answers to the quiz follow Question #17. 1. In which neighborhood is Wedgwood Rock? Wedgwood (duh!) Meadowbrook Ravenna 2. What does the “P” in P-Patch stand for? Peat, for the … Continue reading
The Rite-Aid Building in Wedgwood
In the 1940s Wedgwood was just beginning to take shape as a neighborhood with a commercial district. At the intersection of NE 85th Street on 35th Ave NE, there was only one building, Hansen’s Tavern, as of 1945. In 1945 … Continue reading
The Copestick Building in Wedgwood
During World War Two from 1941 to 1945, Americans put their personal plans on hold so that they could serve in the military, work in war production industries or in support services. After the end of World War Two the … Continue reading
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Tagged 35th Ave NE, commercial district, growth issues in Wedgwood, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Car Show and Cancer Fundraiser at the Wedgwood Broiler
Sunday, August 26, 2018 will be a day of fun, 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Wedgwood Broiler, 8230 35th Ave NE, for the Eleventh Annual Wedgwood Car Show and Cancer Fundraiser.
A Market on Sand Point Way NE
During the Civil War in the 1860s, northern industrialists went to Scandinavian countries to recruit workers for mining, logging and factory operations, in place of American men who had gone to fight for the Union. Frank Harold Rovainen (pronounced Rov-EYE-nen), … Continue reading
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Tagged City street ordinances, convenience markets, Neighborhood History, Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WPLongform
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Wilson’s Food Store in Wedgwood
From 2012 to 2018 the building at 2415 NE 80th Street was the home of the NE Seattle Tool Library, an initiative of the NE Seattle Sustainable movement. The Tool Library is a lending library for items which can be … Continue reading
A New Cafe Coming to Wedgwood
Good new businesses are always welcome in Wedgwood’s commercial district along 35th Avenue NE. A Seattle company, the Grand Central Bakery, announced that they will open a Wedgwood cafe at 7501 35th Ave NE, in the former View Ridge Pharmacy space … Continue reading
Gas Stations and the Maturing of the Business District in Wedgwood
A HistoryLink article by Greg Lange tells of the large-scale layoffs of employees at Boeing Aircraft which set off a recession in Seattle from 1967 to 1972. The population of Seattle plummeted as people left town to find work elsewhere. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, Boeing Bust, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Wedgwood’s NE 95th Street Gas Station Intersection
In the 1940s the intersection of 35th Avenue NE and NE 95th Street had gas stations on three corners, and a used-car lot as well. This intersection on the northern boundary of the Wedgwood neighborhood was once called Morningside or … Continue reading
Wedgwood in Seattle History 