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Lake City’s Landmarked Buildings
Lake City in northeast Seattle has two historic buildings landmarked for preservation, which represent the neighborhood’s long record of community activism. Lake City began forming as a community in the early 1900s and one of its first organizing efforts was … Continue reading
Holiday Lights 2024
A fun family holiday event in northeast Seattle is the annual Candy Cane Lane, a cluster of houses all decked out in lights and themed decorations, located on NE Ravenna Blvd/NE Park Road at 21st Ave NE (see map below).
Posted in Events and holidays
Tagged Candy Cane Lane, lights & decorations, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Holiday Season in Wedgwood 2024
The opening day of 2024 Christmas tree sales at Hunter Tree Farm, 7744 35th Ave NE, signals the beginning of the holiday season in the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle. Open this year November 22 to December 24, the Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Events and holidays, Hunter's Tree Farm
Tagged Christmas trees, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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An Autumn Stroll in Wedgwood
The autumn season brings vibrant color to the flame ash street trees along the arterial 35th Avenue NE in the Wedgwood neighborhood of northeast Seattle. A stroll to enjoy the colors of the season can be taken along with stops … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn season, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Pumpkins of Wedgwood 2024
The autumn season in Wedgwood begins with the Pumpkin Patch at the Hunter Tree Farm site, 7744 35th Ave NE next door to the Wedgwood Post Office. The Hunter family use the property in Wedgwood for their annual Christmas Tree sales … Continue reading
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Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Wedgwood’s Tree Controversies
Tree-advocates of the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle are working to prevent the unnecessary destruction of trees. This site, 8314 28th Ave NE, is two houses south of Wedgwood School/NE 85th Street, where a stand of Western Red Cedar trees … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Neighborhood History, Seattle, Trees
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Property Records: Removal of Racially Restrictive Language
In the 1920s, as developers began to build plats of houses in northeast Seattle, some attached property covenants specifying that no person of a race other than White, could own property in that neighborhood. One of the first to do … Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Land records and surveys, Seattle History
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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The First Airfield at Sand Point in Seattle
Magnuson Park in Seattle with its entrance gate at 7400 Sand Point Way NE, is the former site of an airfield which first began to be developed in the 1920s. In September 2024 we are celebrating the First World Flight, … Continue reading
Names in the Neighborhood: Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook began as the name for the golf course which opened in 1932 on the former Fischer Farm property, present site of Nathan Hale High School on NE 110th Street. Gradually other entities, including real estate developers, adopted the Meadowbrook … Continue reading
Come Sit Awhile: Harry Murfitt’s Bench
A favorite saying of Harry Murfitt, 9125 35th Ave NE, was to invite friends & family to “come sit awhile” for fellowship. Today Harry’s bench memorializes his life and his legacy in the Wedgwood neighborhood.
Wedgwood in Seattle History 