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Before There Was a Wedgwood Safeway: the Plat of Public Lands
Today’s Wedgwood neighborhood is defined as extending from NE 75th to 95th Streets along the central arterial of 35th Ave NE. These “boundaries” are arbitrary but were suggested by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods in the 1980s to … Continue reading
Posted in businesses, grocery stores, Neighborhood features, Plat names
Tagged land use and zoning, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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House-Moving from Shearwater in Wedgwood
In January 1972 a very unusual house-moving event took place in the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle. Twelve small houses (600 square feet each) were moved from 40th Ave NE near Decatur School, to 7320 35th Ave NE in the … Continue reading
Posted in apartments, businesses, Controversies, Shearwater
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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The Business District of Wedgwood, Then and Now
Those of us who grew up in the Wedgwood neighborhood of northeast Seattle tend to be nostalgic about businesses and buildings of bygone years. Some types of businesses which once were in Wedgwood, such as Dairy Queen, 7-Eleven stores and … Continue reading
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
UPDATE: The Wedgwood Rite-Aid store 8512 35th Ave NE, closed on July 20, 2025. Rite-Aid does not own this building, so in August 2025 the property owner is trying to lease the building to another business. This blog article is … Continue reading
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Tagged NE 85th Street intersection, Neighborhood History, Rite Aid closed, Seattle
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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
Posted in businesses, streets
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
Wedgwood in Seattle History 