Category Archives: Dahl Playfield

Wedgwood’s Immigrants: the Akahoshi Family

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

Census records of 1920 show that there were quite a few immigrants living in the northeast Seattle neighborhood of Wedgwood that year.  Germans who built their own houses and settled in Wedgwood included John Herkenrath, Gustav Morris, and William Voss, … Continue reading →

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Dahl Playfield in Wedgwood

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Many aspects of Wedgwood as we know it today have been shaped by the processes of community action.   Dahl Playfield at 7700 25th Ave NE is a good example. The story of Dahl Playfield began in 1947, when eighty parents … Continue reading →

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