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Wedgwood Ale House is closing December 28, 2023
The Wedgwood Ale House, 8515 35th Ave NE, closed on December 28, 2023. The building had sold and the new owner would not renew the lease for the tenant, the Ale House business. The iconic Wedgwood Ale House started its … Continue reading
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Hunter Tree Farm at Christmas 2023
One of the delights of the holiday season in Wedgwood in northeast Seattle is the Hunter Tree Farm’s Christmas tree sales lot. The tree lot is bright with lights and fragrant with evergreen smells while customers ponder their tree choices. … Continue reading
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Candy Cane Lane 2023
A fun family holiday event in northeast Seattle is the annual Candy Cane Lane. Candy Cane Lane is a cluster of houses all decked out in lights and themed decorations, located on NE Ravenna Blvd/Park Road NE at 21st Ave … Continue reading
Enjoying the Trees of Wedgwood
In the autumn season Wedgwood in northeast Seattle is bright with red, yellow and orange leaves. Street trees called Flame Ash turn a deep red along 35th Ave NE from NE 84th Street northward to NE 137th where 35th Ave … Continue reading
The Pumpkins of Wedgwood in 2023
One of the delights of the autumn season in Wedgwood in northeast Seattle is the colorful display of pumpkins for sale by Scout Troop 151. The pumpkin sales support the Scouts programs throughout the year.
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Illuminating Bryant
In the early 1900s Seattle neighborhoods were growing farther to the northeast, on the edges of communities such as Ravenna and the Town of Yesler. Ravenna was a railroad stop at the intersection of Blakeley Street & 25th Ave NE. … Continue reading
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Tagged Neighborhood History, Ravenna, Seattle, Village of Yesler, WP Longform
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From Pasture to Playfield: View Ridge
The years of World War Two (1941-1945) marked a major turning point in the development of neighborhoods in northeast Seattle. Up until that time northeast Seattle had been very rural. There were some real estate investors and builders of houses … Continue reading
Then and Now on NE 45th Street in Northeast Seattle
Those of us who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in northeast Seattle lived in a world of shopping malls like University Village, fast food outlets like Taco Time, drive-ins like Burgermaster, and multiple gas stations which seemed to … Continue reading
Open House and Farewell
The time has come to say goodbye to the present building at John Rogers Elementary School, 4030 NE 109th Street in Seattle. In the summer of 2023 the present school building will be demolished. Over the next two years, construction … Continue reading
Houses and Immigrants on 37th Ave NE in Wedgwood
In 1910 a group of Dutch immigrants began to settle in what is now the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle, building their houses on or near 35th Ave NE. They worked in carpentry, painting, and in small businesses such as tailoring. … Continue reading
Wedgwood in Seattle History 