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Halloween Window-Painting in Wedgwood in the 1950s
When World War Two ended in 1945 the generation of young adults who had grown up during the war was eager to leave behind the deprivations and hardships of those years. Most especially the young men who returned from war … Continue reading
Wedgwood, Center of the Pumpkin Universe
The Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle has several claims to fame. It is the birthplace of the Burke-Gilman Trail and is one of the most tree-conscious neighborhoods of Seattle (see category on this blog: trees.) A unique space in Wedgwood, … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Pond Autumn 2013 Re-opening
Meadowbrook Pond is located east of 35th Ave NE at about NE 107th Street, its entrance framed by the flame ash street trees which line the arterial. The pond is part of a low-lying flat area called the Confluence because … Continue reading
Names in the Neighborhood: Inverness
The Inverness neighborhood is located in northeast Seattle between NE 85th to 90th Streets, 45th Ave NE to Sand Point Way NE. Inverness is on a very steep hillside which had no houses or any kind of development until 1954. … Continue reading
Names in the Neighborhood: Sand Point Country Club
The Sand Point Country Club and Golf Course in northeast Seattle sits on a high northeast-facing bluff with a view out over Lake Washington and to the mountains beyond. The golf course opened on July 4, 1927, and took its … Continue reading
Names in the Neighborhood: from Keith to Hawthorne Hills
Some of the neighborhood names in northeast Seattle started out as plat names, then gradually became the identifiers for whole areas. Wedgwood started as a plat name filed by developer Albert Balch in July 1941, from NE 80th to 85th … Continue reading
Gerhard Ericksen’s Good Road
In the 1880s Seattleites were fed up with being snubbed by railroad corporations. The last straw was the Northern Pacific’s selection of Seattle’s rival city, Tacoma, as the western terminus of the NP’s cross-country line. Under the leadership of Judge … Continue reading
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Wedgwood’s Do-It-Yourself Fire Department in the 1940s
In 1941 developer Albert Balch started building houses from NE 80th to 85th Streets, 30th to 35th Avenues NE, and chose the name “Wedgwood” for the new subdivision. He did not deliberately set out to name the neighborhood, but the … Continue reading
Street Trees on 35th Ave NE
The neighborhoods of Wedgwood and Meadowbrook in northeast Seattle enjoy a beautiful drive along the main arterial, 35th Ave NE, under the canopy of Flame Ash trees. These street trees were planted between 1965 to 1972 as part of Urban Forestry of … Continue reading
Ryther: Making a Difference
Ryther is a nonprofit organization located in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle, offering behavioral health services for children and families. At Ryther children receive guidance, coaching, counseling and teaching to experience new ways of thinking and overcoming challenges. Ryther’s legacy … Continue reading
Wedgwood in Seattle History 