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The Central Area (commonly called the Central District or The CD [1]) is a mostly residential neighborhood in Seattle located east of downtown and First Hill (12th Avenue and Rainier Avenue); west of Madrona, Leschi and Mt. Baker; south of Capitol Hill, and north of Rainier Valley.
In 2001 the central ... Matthew W. Emerald City: an Environmental History of Seattle ... Quintard. "Black Urban Development: Another View: Seattle's Central District ...
Housing covenants became common in the 1920s and were validated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1926. Minorities were effectively limited to the International District and parts of some neighborhoods in south-east Seattle for Asian- and Native Americans; or the Central District for people of African ancestry, clearly defining those neighborhoods. [18]
The R.H. Thompson Expressway, planned to connect SR 520 with I-90 and SR 167 via the Central District, and the Bay Freeway, connecting I-5 with the Seattle Center via Mercer Street, were canceled by citizen referendums as part of nationwide freeway revolts.
A central concern of Thomson's work in Seattle was to connect disparate parts of the city together, allowing easier movement. [5] Thomson was quoted as saying that the city had developed the land "with but little regard as to whether the streets could ever be used or not, the main idea being, apparently, to sell the lots."
Seattle Central Library building opens. Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project founded. Rat City Rollergirls (rollerderby league) founded. 2006 Seattle Metropolitan begins publication. Kavana Cooperative founded. [36] [63] 2007 December 12: South Lake Union Streetcar line opened. [64] 2008 Tilted Thunder Rail Birds (rollerderby league ...
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Downtown Seattle viewed from the top of the Space Needle in 2005 (looking south). Beyond downtown lies the Industrial District Timelapse video of downtown streets from atop a Community Transit double-decker bus. Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington.