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Names in the Neighborhood: from Chelsea to Meadowbrook
In 1961 residents of northeast Seattle petitioned the City to give them some geographic identity by preserving the name “Meadowbrook.” The Meadowbrook Golf Course at NE 110th Street had closed because the property had been purchased by the Seattle School … Continue reading
Posted in Meadowbrook neighborhood, School histories
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Names in the Neighborhood: Chelsea Becomes a School Street
Hugh Benton and Victor Palmer were young attorneys who arrived to make their fortunes in Seattle in the early 1900s. In those days attorneys would often expedite property transactions because the category of real estate agent as a profession had … Continue reading
Names in the Neighborhood: Chelsea
NE 110th Street in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of northeast Seattle is today dominated by two large school buildings: Nathan Hale High School on the south side of NE 110th Street and Jane Addams Middle School on the north side. Hidden … Continue reading
Posted in Meadowbrook neighborhood, name of the neighborhood, Plat names
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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A Civil War Veteran in Seattle: Edward Lind
The Civil War of the United States was fought from 1861 to 1865 and yet, 160 years later, we are still fighting issues of the unity and principles of what it means to be an American. Throughout their lifetimes, veterans … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Fremont neighborhood in Seattle, Immigrant heritage
Tagged Civil War, Gettysburg, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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South of the Bridge in Fremont
From the earliest years of white settlers’ arrival in Seattle in the 1850s, land speculators and businessmen were attracted to what is now the Fremont neighborhood at the northwest corner of Lake Union. A big advantage of the site was … Continue reading
The Rosaia Family in Wedgwood
Immigrants are the lifeblood of America, bringing energy, enthusiasm and enterprise to their adopted land. On this blog I have highlighted some stories of immigrants who settled in Wedgwood in northeast Seattle and who became active participants in the neighborhood. … Continue reading
Posted in Immigrant heritage, Seattle History
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Van Doren in Washington Territory
When we think of the pioneer white settlers of Washington Territory, we are referring to those who came before statehood in 1889. We assume that these adventurers were young single men out to make their fortune or young families seeking … Continue reading
Posted in Land records and surveys, Seattle History
Tagged Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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The Minnie Kraus Plat in Northeast Seattle
Minnie Kraus was a young woman who made a real estate investment in northeast Seattle in 1918, filing a plat which she named after herself. A “plat” is a section of land, any size, for which a map of streets … Continue reading
Before There Was a Wedgwood Safeway: From Rural to Urban
The area around the NE 75th Street intersection in Wedgwood never had an organized scheme of development. As a result, people who came to live there in the 1920s saw startling changes over the years in everything from road grading … Continue reading
Posted in businesses, grocery stores, Immigrant heritage
Tagged NE 75th Street, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Before There Was a Wedgwood Safeway: the Plat of Public Lands
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
Posted in businesses, grocery stores, Neighborhood features, Plat names
Tagged land use and zoning, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 