Category Archives: streets

The Copestick Building in Wedgwood

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

During World War Two from 1941 to 1945, Americans put their personal plans on hold so that they could serve in the military, work in war production industries or in support services.  After the end of World War Two the … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Origins of Seattle Street Names

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

There is no resource list of the meanings of Seattle’s street names or how the street names were derived.  Even the granddaughters of Seattle city founder Arthur Denny were left to speculate on his choices of the names for twelve … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s Old Street Signs

Posted on May 28, 2016 by

The Seattle Department of Transportation is using a new digital method to print all kinds of traffic signs, and they are making old street signs available for purchase.

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Seattle Street Names

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

The vision of a city in the place where Seattle now stands was born in the heart of Arthur Denny, a 29-year-old surveyor in Knox County, Illinois in 1851.  As a surveyor Denny knew that in unexplored regions, early-arriving settlers … Continue reading →

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The Future of 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood

Posted on July 17, 2015 by

What is the future of 35th Ave NE?  This arterial corridor through the Wedgewood neighborhood of Seattle has businesses clustered mainly at the intersections of NE 75th and 85th Streets.  As buildings at these intersections age and are replaced, we … Continue reading →

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Wedgwood’s NE 85th Street Dividing Line

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

On September 2, 1858, a team of surveyors stood at what is now the center point of Seattle’s Wedgwood business district on 35th Ave NE at NE 85th Street.  The survey team of the year 1858 consisted of two chain … Continue reading →

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Gerhard Ericksen’s Good Road

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

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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