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In 2016, a memorial crosswalk was painted at Boren Avenue and Howell Street in downtown Seattle to commemorate Native American woodcarver John T. Williams, who was killed by a police officer in 2010. [18] The crossing was a collaboration between SDOT, SDON, and the Seattle Indian Health Board.
The street layout of Seattle is based on a series of disjointed rectangular street grids. Most of Seattle and King County use a single street grid, oriented on true north . Near the center of the city, various land claims were platted in the 19th century with differently oriented grids, which still survive today.
This 1909 map of Seattle shows many neighborhood names that remain in common use today—for example, Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne Hill, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, and Beacon Hill—but also many that have fallen out of use—for example, "Ross" and "Edgewater" on either side of Fremont, "Brooklyn" for today's University District, and "Renton Hill" near the confluence of Capitol Hill, First ...
Pages in category "Streets in Seattle" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
1st Avenue is a major street in Seattle, Washington, United States. It traverses Downtown Seattle, including Pioneer Square and Belltown, as well as the adjacent neighborhoods of SoDo and Lower Queen Anne. Numerous landmarks including parks, museums, and historic buildings are located along the street, including Pike Place Market. [1]
Materials for land/street development and improvements were hauled in by horse-drawn wagons. [4] One year later (in 1891) much of the land north of the Ship Canal, including the future University District, was annexed by the City of Seattle. [5] In the early 1870s, coal was discovered east of Seattle in the Newcastle area near Bellevue.
Post Alley is a short street in Seattle. The northern end of the street runs under and through Pike Place Market.The alley is mostly paved with bricks. [1] It was called "Seattle's best-known alley for its pedestrian environment and abutting shops and restaurants" out of all 425 alleys in the city, [2] and has been described as having a "European feel".
The Seattle Underground. The facade seen here was at street level in the mid-1800s. The Seattle Underground is a network of underground passageways and basements in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. They were located at ground level when the city was built in the mid-19th century but fell into disuse after ...