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Wedgwood’s Apron Ladies

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Up until 1960 a woodsy corner of Wedgwood called the Maple Creek ravine was still protected from development.  The Rogers  family who began living there in the 1930s kept some of their land as a nature preserve and then slowly … Continue reading →

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Oriental Gardens in Meadowbrook

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

A massive earthquake struck the city of San Francisco in the early morning hours of April 18, 1906.  But worse than the damage caused by the earthquake itself were the fires which raged through the city for three days afterward. … Continue reading →

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From Wedgwood to Meadowbrook

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

In the 1920s and 1930s the (future) Wedgwood area lacked a strong name association in part because it lacked a school to give the neighborhood an identity.  But just to the north, on NE 100th Street at the corner of … Continue reading →

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Parks in Wedgwood

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Albert Balch, the developer of Wedgwood, intended to have some park space in the neighborhood but not all of his plans were realized, as he got busy with house-building.  In 1941 Balch platted a forty-acre tract of land from 30th to 35th Avenues NE, … Continue reading →

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