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Houses in Wedgwood: from Craftsman to Balch
All of Wedgwood didn’t come within the Seattle City limits until 1954, and up until that time the neighborhood retained its rural character. Wedgwood was thinly populated and there were many vacant lots whose owners were holding land as an investment. Many … Continue reading
Shearwater part five: the end of Shearwater and the death of the Wedgwood Community Club in the 1970s
In the early 1970s the USA suffered through an economic recession, made worse in 1973 when an energy crisis began because of a Middle East oil and gas embargo. In the USA gas prices skyrocketed and it affected air travel, … Continue reading
Posted in apartments, community club (old), community council (present time), Controversies, School histories, Shearwater
Tagged Navy housing in Seattle, new school building in Wedgwood, Seattle, single family zoning in Wedgwood, Thornton Creek School, Veraci Pizza, Wedgewood Cottage Apartments
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Shearwater part two: the Wedgwood Community Club fights Shearwater in the 1950s
In the 1950s the very active Wedgwood District Community Club made its voice heard in issues such as the completion of streets, water and other utilities, business district development in Wedgwood, and trying to get the Seattle Parks Department to … Continue reading
Shearwater Part One: Navy Housing in Wedgwood in the 1940s
Decatur Elementary School at 7711 43rd Ave NE in Wedgwood is on the site of what was Navy housing from 1945 to 1966. The first part of the school building was completed in 1961. With a later addition to the … Continue reading
Walter Haines, founder of the Fiddler’s Inn, Wedgwood
The Fiddler’s Inn at 9219 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood has a history which dates back to the end of Prohibition on December 5, 1933, when beer and wine again could be sold to the public. The founder and original owner … Continue reading
The Eastwood and Wedgwood Community Clubs
During the years of World War Two from 1941 to 1945 all Seattleites had some concerns about the possibility of bombing, since Seattle is a coastal city. For this reason people took civil defense training and organized their neighborhoods to help one another in … Continue reading
Roy Erford and the Euphonious Election District Names
Wedgwoodians of the 1940s may have been puzzled to learn that their voting district was called Sonora, which is a place name in Mexico. Those living north of NE 85th Street and east of 35th Ave NE were in the … Continue reading
How Wedgwood came into the City Limits of Seattle
The neighborhoods of northeast Seattle gradually came into the city limits between 1941 and 1954. The Seattle City Limits did not advance northward in a straight line, like water rising in a bathtub. It was up to each voting precinct … Continue reading
Posted in boundaries, Controversies
Tagged annexation, Neighborhood History, Seattle, what year did the city limits change
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Wedgwood’s Bus Company Lawsuit
One of Wedgwood’s biggest controversies, a lawsuit over the ownership of a bus company, is remembered by few people because the dispute began back in 1937.
Posted in Controversies, name of the neighborhood, School histories
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Wedgwood’s Gathering Place at the Hunter Tree Farm
While best known for its annual Christmas tree sales lot in December, the Hunter Tree Farm property at 7744 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood, is open to the community for year-round use. In the summer of 2011 Wedgwood neighborhood activists … Continue reading
Wedgwood in Seattle History 