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North Seattle Journal
The ''North Seattle Journal'' was a community newspaper in Seattle serving the neighborhoods of Broadview, Seattle, Washington, Broadview, Greenwood, Seattle, Washington, Greenwood, Crown Hill, Seattle, Washington, Crown Hill, Blue Ridge, Seattle, Washington, Blue Ridge, Haller Lake, Bitter Lake (Seattle), Bitter Lake, and Green Lake, Seattle, Washington, Green Lake. It existed from the 1950s until 1974. References Newspapers published in Seattle {{washington-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the U.S. state, state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canada–United States border, Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadview, Seattle, Washington
Broadview is a neighborhood in northwestern Seattle, Washington, United States. Location and boundaries Broadview is bounded on the west by Puget Sound; on the north by the Seattle city limits at N.W. 145th Street, beyond which is The Highlands community in the city of Shoreline; on the east by Greenwood Avenue N., beyond which lies the neighborhood of Bitter Lake; and on the south by Carkeek Park, beyond which, from west to east, are the neighborhoods of Blue Ridge, Crown Hill, and Greenwood. Name The name "Broadview" was given to the neighborhood because of its panoramic views of the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains, which can be viewed to the west from its steep, westerly hillsides. Corrected December 19, 2005 History Farmers began to settle in Broadview and neighboring Bitter Lake in June 1889, after the Great Seattle Fire. These farmers had to float their goods into Seattle via the Puget Sound, because there were no roads at the time. Eventually, logging began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwood, Seattle, Washington
Greenwood is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The intersection of Greenwood Avenue North and North 85th Street is the commercial center. Greenwood is known for its numerous bars, restaurants, coffee houses, theatres and specialty stores. Greenwood's main thoroughfares are Greenwood Avenue North and North 80th and 85th streets. Since 1993 the neighborhood has hosted the "Greenwood Car Show" on the last Saturday in June. Another annual event is the "Greenwood Seafair Parade", held on the fourth Wednesday in July. Both events draw tens of thousands of visitors to the neighborhood. Boundaries The generally accepted boundaries are Aurora Avenue N (Washington State Route 99, State Route 99) to the east, beyond which lies Licton Springs, Seattle, Licton Springs; N 105th Street/Holman Road to the north, beyond which lie Broadview, Seattle, Broadview and Bitter Lake, Seattle, Bitter Lake; 8th Avenue NW to the west, beyond which lies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Hill, Seattle, Washington
Crown Hill is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The neighborhood is bounded on the south by N.W. 85th Street, beyond which is Loyal Heights & Whittier Heights, followed by Ballard; on the east by 8th Avenue N.W., beyond which is Greenwood; on the north by NW 105th Street, beyond which are (from east to west) Broadview, Carkeek Park, and Blue Ridge, and on the west by 15th Avenue N.W., beyond which are (from east to west) Loyal Heights, Sunset Hill and Golden Gardens Park Golden Gardens Park is a public park in Ballard, a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park includes wetlands, beaches, hiking trails, and picnic and playground areas. The park's bathhouse was designated a historic landmark by the City of S .... It is part of the parcel of formerly unincorporated King County that was annexed by Seattle on January 4, 1954. The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in the neighborhood. References External linksSeattle City Clerk: C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Ridge, Seattle, Washington
North Beach / Blue Ridge is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The neighborhood is bounded on the south by Northwest 100th Street, beyond which lies Crown Hill; on the east by 12th Ave NW, beyond which lies Greenwood; on the north by Carkeek Park; and on the west by Puget Sound. The North Beach / Blue Ridge neighborhood has panoramic views of the Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula The Olympic Peninsula is a large arm of land in western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, an .... Blue Ridge specifically is governed by a homeowners association with significant architectural restrictions. References {{KingCountyWA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haller Lake
Haller Lake is a small lake and neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named for Theodore N. Haller, who platted the neighborhood in 1905. His father, Granville O. Haller, was one of Seattle's early settlers, an army officer who amassed a large estate in the region. The lake was formed as a result of a block of ice left behind by a retreating glacier. When the ice melted, a depression was left in the ground that was then filled with water. The Duwamish tribe called the lake "Calmed Down a Little" (Lushootseed: ''seesáhLtub''), probably referring to the lake site as a place of refuge during slave raids. Early European newcomers called it Welch Lake after it was claimed in the 1880s by a British immigrant named John Welch. The lake is located between N. 128th Street to the north, N. 122nd Street to the south, Densmore Avenue N. to the west, and Corliss Avenue N. to the east. It covers ; its volume is and its maximum depth is . Its shoreline is private except for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitter Lake (Seattle)
Bitter Lake is a small lake in northwest Seattle, Washington, USA. The lake covers , with a mean depth of and a maximum depth of . Until 1913, a sawmill was located at its southwest corner. Tannic acid from logs dumped into the lake gave its water a bitter taste and the lake itself a name. The Duwamish called the lake "Blackcaps on the Sides" ( Lushootseed: cHálqWadee), denoting the blackcap ( Rubus leucodermis) plants that grew along the shores. It is a glacial lake with its basin having been dug 15,000 years ago by the Puget Lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, which also created Lake Washington, Union, Green, and Haller Lakes. The Seattle-to- Everett Interurban streetcar reached the lake in 1906, and the Bitter Lake neighborhood was annexed by Seattle in 1954. The lake is situated between Greenwood Avenue North to the west, Linden Avenue North to the east, North 137th Street to the north, and North 130th Street to the south. Bitter Lake drains through a piped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Lake, Seattle, Washington
Green Lake is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Its centerpiece is the Green Lake (Seattle), lake and Green Lake Park (Seattle), park after which it is named. Its generally accepted boundaries are Interstate 5 in Washington, Interstate 5 to the east, beyond which lie Roosevelt, Seattle, Roosevelt and Maple Leaf, Seattle, Maple Leaf; N 85th Street to the north, beyond which lies the neighborhood Licton Springs, Seattle, North College Park/Licton Springs; Aurora Avenue N (Washington State Route 99, State Route 99) to the west, beyond which lies Phinney Ridge, Seattle, Phinney Ridge and Greenwood, Seattle, Greenwood, and N 60th Street and Woodland Park to the south, beyond which lies Wallingford, Seattle, Wallingford. Its main thoroughfares are the circumferential road around the lake, known at different points as East Green Lake Way N, East Green Lake Drive N, West Green Lake Drive N, Aurora Avenue N, and West Green Lake Way N; N 65th, N 71st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
