Tag Archives: Maple Leaf School

The Mock Family and Maple Leaf School

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

During the hot-weather week of August 12, 1910, The Seattle Daily Times newspaper carried reports of fires across the State of Washington, and one fire which struck closer to home, to the northeast just outside of the Seattle City limits. … Continue reading →

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School Day Memories: November 22, 1963

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

November 22, 1963 is remembered as a turning point in the lives of Baby Boomers who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Young, vital John F. Kennedy, the first US President to be born in the twentieth century, was … Continue reading →

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From Wedgwood to Meadowbrook

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

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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