Tag Archives: land use and zoning

Before There Was a Wedgwood Safeway: the Plat of Public Lands

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Today’s Wedgwood neighborhood is defined as extending from NE 75th to 95th Streets along the central arterial of 35th Ave NE. These “boundaries” are arbitrary but were suggested by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods in the 1980s to … Continue reading →

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The Wedgwood Safeway

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The intersection of 35th Ave NE and NE 75th Street had no buildings at any of the four corners until after 1946. The only building near to the corner of 75th & 35th was Ida’s Inn at 7500 35th Ave … Continue reading →

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Hamburgers in Wedgwood

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Wedgwood of the 1950s was a still-developing neighborhood with a lot of house construction in progress.  Although Albert Balch’s original group of Wedgwood houses was finished (from NE 80th to 85th Streets on the west side of 35th Ave NE) … Continue reading →

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