Category Archives: businesses

Density and Proposed Zoning Changes in Wedgwood

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

More than 150 people filled a meeting room in Wedgwood on June 24, 2015, to hear a presentation about how changes in zoning could help to develop more businesses and a more pedestrian-friendly walking environment along 35th Ave NE.  The … Continue reading →

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Redevelopment in Wedgwood’s Commercial District

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The commercial district of the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle is arranged along the arterial 35th Avenue NE with clusters of stores at the NE 75th and NE 85th Street intersections.  The majority of the storefronts and office buildings were … Continue reading →

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Balch’s Office Buildings in Wedgwood

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

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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Growler Guys Opens Today

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 5 PM is the long-awaited opening of the Growler Guys at 8500 Lake City Way NE.  In the 1930s this site on Wedgwood’s western edge was part of a cluster of road houses along the … Continue reading →

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The History of Wedgwood’s Neighborhood Pubs

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Until recent changes, the Wedgwood neighborhood’s two original taverns, the Wedgwood Ale House and the Fiddler’s Inn, anchored the business intersections of NE 85th and 95th Streets along the main arterial of 35th Avenue NE. In 2023 the Wedgwood Ale House … Continue reading →

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Wedgwood’s Business District in 1958

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

All of the Wedgwood neighborhood came into the Seattle City Limits in 1954, and then all of Wedgwood’s businesses were listed in the Seattle City Directories.  The business listings are a fascinating look at the economics and lifestyle of the … Continue reading →

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Wedgwood’s Wild Western Edge

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The western boundary of the Wedgwood neighborhood is Lake City Way NE, a highway whose official name is Washington State Route 522.  The road was first called Victory Way, then Bothell Way.  In 1970 the name of the portion of … Continue reading →

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Wedgwood’s Commercial Intersections

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

In early years before the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle acquired its identity, it did not have a commercial center on 35th Ave NE at NE 85th Street as it does today. In the 1920s there was much more residential … Continue reading →

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A Walk Through Wedgwood History

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Take a Walk Through Wedgwood History with me, Valarie, on any/all Saturdays in September 2015.  We will meet under the Safeway sign, 35th Ave NE at the corner of NE 75th Street at 10 AM.  We will look at the … Continue reading →

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December in Wedgwood: Hunter Tree Farm

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Each year, the Hunter Tree Farm sells Christmas trees at 7744 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood. This article is the story of the Hunter family and how they came to establish their Christmas tree lot in the Wedgwood neighborhood of … Continue reading →

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