Overlake is the name for a region comprising parts of eastern

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and southern Redmond,

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. It is in the vicinity of

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's main corporate campus and is officially defined as a neighborhood consisting of the parts of Redmond lying south of Northeast 60th Street and between 148th Avenue Northeast and Bellevue-Redmond Road. The Overlake area, so named because it is located across Lake Washington from

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, straddles the boundaries of Bellevue and Redmond and is considered to have its own identity distinct from those of both cities. Overlake Village station under construction, March 2018

Overlake Village station under construction, March 2018

Aside from

, the area is home to a number of corporate campuses, including the headquarters of

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, and includes a busy retail district along 148th Avenue N.E. and N.E. 24th Street. It is also the home of the Civil Air Patrol Overlake Composite Squadron. Historically, the term referred to a much larger region of King County that is collectively known today as the Eastside.

History

The Overlake name extends at least as far back as 1927 with the foundation of the Overlake Transit Service, a precursor to

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.Milestones: The 1920s
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and Bellevue High School were formerly known as the Overlake School District and Overlake High School prior to 1950. The two largest institutions in the region named "Overlake" are not actually located in today's Overlake area: Overlake Hospital in central Bellevue, and Overlake Christian Church in north central Redmond near the

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. State Route 520 runs through Overlake on its way from Redmond to Seattle. The Overlake area is where

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originated before moving to rural Redmond.

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{{Washington Neighborhoods in King County, Washington Neighborhoods in Bellevue, Washington

History

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