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The Nevins and Park Plat in Wedgwood
The Nevins & Park plat in Wedgwood is five acres of land, one long block from NE 82nd to 85th Streets, 28th to 30th Avenues NE. To file a “plat” means to register the land with King County … Continue reading
The Picardo Farm in Wedgwood
The Wedgwood neighborhood did not come completely into the Seattle city limits until 1954. The area retained some of its semi-rural character into the 1960s, such as the Picardo Farm which operated at 8040 25th Ave NE. The Picardo family’s long … Continue reading
Posted in farms, Immigrant heritage, Neighborhood features, Picardo Farm
Tagged Neighborhood History, P-Patch, Seattle
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A Farm Life in Wedgwood
Wedgwood didn’t acquire its identity until the 1940s when developer Albert Balch’s name for his housing development caught on as the name for the whole neighborhood. In the early 1900s when the future Wedgwood area was still outside the Seattle city … Continue reading
The Ginseng Farm in Wedgwood
On the census of the year 1900 in Seattle Mr. Charles E. Thorpe was listed as a lodger in a private home on Denny Way near present-day Seattle Center. By 1905 Mr. Thorpe had become one of the earliest residents of the future Wedgwood … Continue reading
Groceries and Growth in Wedgwood
Grocery stores in Wedgwood expanded with the growth of the neighborhood in the post-World-War-Two period of the 1940s and 1950s. Beginning with the economic downturn called the Boeing Bust in the 1970s, grocery stores and some other kinds of stores declined … Continue reading
Posted in apartments, businesses, Controversies, grocery stores, Neighborhood features
Tagged land use planning, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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McGillivray’s: the Biggest Little Store in Wedgwood
In the 1940s Arthur & Dorothy McGillivray decided to move from Minnesota to Seattle along with their daughter, Bette, while Bette attended the University of Washington. With past experience in merchandising, the McGillivrays were ready to try their hand at … Continue reading
The Mary J. Chandler plat in Wedgwood
Mary J. Chandler’s Addition to Seattle is the name of a plat in Wedgwood. The plat was filed in 1890 for land from 25th to 45th Avenues NE, NE 80th to 85th Streets. To file a plat means to have … Continue reading
The Gateposts of Wedgwood
When Albert Balch, the developer of the Wedgwood neighborhood, put up stone gateposts at the entrance to his new housing area, he tapped into the gateposts’ symbolism of permanence and protection, qualities desired by young couples in search of homes.
Posted in Balch, businesses, gateposts, Neighborhood features
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Apartments in Wedgwood: Oneida to Jasper
In the early 1900s in Seattle, apartments were built along trolley routes to close-in neighborhoods such as Capitol Hill. Wedgwood was a remote neighborhood which didn’t begin to form an identity until the 1940s and was never served by a … Continue reading
Parks in Wedgwood
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
Posted in Balch, Neighborhood features, parks
Tagged corner of 86th & 35th, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 