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Map of directionals in Seattle. Seattle and King County make systematic use of directionals (such as N for north or NE for northeast) in street names, although residents often omit the directionals when describing addresses in their own neighborhoods. To a lesser degree, street types such as avenue and street are also used systematically. As a ...
View of downtown Seattle from one of several common greenspaces. High Point is a neighborhood in the Delridge district. It is so named because it contains the highest point in the city of Seattle: Myrtle Reservoir Park at the intersection of 35th Avenue SW and SW Myrtle Street, which is 520 feet (160 m) above sea level. [3]
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 ...
Alki is the peninsular neighborhood on Alki Point. Alki was the original settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle. It was part of the city of West Seattle from 1902 until that city's annexation by Seattle in 1907. The Alki neighborhood extends along the shore from the point, both southeast and northeast.
Genesee is a neighborhood of West Seattle in Seattle, Washington. [1] It extends north from SW Genesee St. to SW Charlestown St., and west from 46th to 56th Avenues SW. The neighborhood includes Ercolini Park and the new Genesee Hill Elementary School. It should not be confused with Genesee Park, in Rainier Valley.
The Fairmount Park is a neighborhood of West Seattle in Seattle, Washington. It runs southwest along both sides of Fauntleroy Way, from SW Graham Street in the south to SW Edmunds Street in the north. Neighborhood features include Fairmount Playfield, a city park, and Fairmount Park Elementary School, part of the Seattle Public Schools system ...
It opened in 1931 and spanned the Duwamish River, connecting the South Park neighborhood with the rest of Seattle. It was demolished in 2010 due to safety concerns. [9] Also part of the Historic Bridges and Tunnels in Washington Thematic Resource listing [8] 4: 1600 East John Street Apartments: 1600 East John Street Apartments: May 14, 2013
The Industrial District is a neighborhood and the principal industrial area of Seattle, Washington.It is bounded on the west by the Duwamish River and Elliott Bay, beyond which lies Delridge of West Seattle; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which lies Beacon Hill; on the north by S King and S Dearborn Streets, beyond which lie Pioneer Square and southwest International District of Downtown ...