Category Archives: name of the neighborhood

The McVicar Hardware Store in Wedgwood

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

After Grant McVicar finished service with the Navy in World War Two, he returned to Seattle and went into business with his father.   The McVicars rented a brand-new storefront on the west side of 35th Ave NE between NE 85th … Continue reading →

Posted in businesses, name of the neighborhood | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Bud Gagnon’s Wedgewood Pharmacy

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Bud & Dolly Gagnon were the owners of the WedgEwood Pharmacy from 1952 to 1972 (spelled with that extra “e!!”) The Gagnons saw the drugstore business evolve from old-time traditions into the streamlined service of the modern era.  Note the … Continue reading →

Posted in businesses, name of the neighborhood | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

The Morningside Heights plat in Wedgwood

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Prior to the 1940s, the future Wedgwood neighborhood had been known as Morningside.  The name came from the promotion of the Morningside Heights development close to NE 95th Street. The neighborhood name “Wedgwood” is the legacy of 1940s developer Albert … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, name of the neighborhood, Plat names | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Tree in Wedgwood History

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

If only trees could talk!   If they could, Wedgwood’s trees might tell tales of life in the neighborhood in the past one hundred years or more. The bigleaf maple at 3158 NE 81st Street is a tree which might have a … Continue reading →

Posted in ginseng farm, name of the neighborhood, trees | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Becoming Wedgwood

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Wedgwood neighborhood in Seattle was created by a bold and optimistic developer, Albert Balch.  On July 31, 1941 Balch filed a plat for forty acres of land from 30th to 35th Avenues NE, NE 80th to 85th Streets, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Balch, boundaries, businesses, name of the neighborhood, Neighborhood features | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Welcome to Wedgwood!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Wedgwood in northeast Seattle is a residential neighborhood with a vibrant commercial district along its central north-south arterial, 35th Ave NE. The neighborhood did not have a specific name until after World War Two ended in 1945.  The area still … Continue reading →

Posted in Balch, boundaries, community club (old), name of the neighborhood, Neighborhood features | Tagged , , | Leave a comment