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Encyclopedia > Matthews Beach, Seattle, Washington
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Matthews Beach is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located at the southern end of the Lake City neighborhood district. It lies two miles (3 km) northeast, of the University of Washington; it is about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of downtown. Seattle, in Washington state, is made up of many districts and neighborhoods, a list of which appears below. ... Downtown Seattle skyline Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Lake City is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located between Interstate 5 and Lake Washington about 7-8 miles northeast of downtown, east of the Northgate neighborhood. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ... Downtown Seattle, from top of Space Needle (looking south) Map of downtown Seattle Downtown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ...


The official city map [1] shows its boundaries as

  • bounded on the north by N.E. 120th Street and Lakeside Place N.E. and the Cedar Park neighborhood
  • bounded on the east by Lake Washington
  • bounded on the south by N.E. 95th Street, Paisley Dr. N.E. and the Sand Point and View Ridge neighborhoods.
  • bounded on the west by 35th Ave N.E. and the Meadowbrook neighborhood.

Despite this official designation the residents living west of Sand Point Way often consider themselves belonging to the adjacent neighborhoods of Meadowbrook or Wedgwood. Lake Washington is the second largest natural lake in Washington state, USA, behind Lake Chelan, and the largest lake in King County. ... Sand Point is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, named after and consisting mostly of the Sand Point peninsula that juts into Lake Washington, which is itself largely given over to Magnuson Park. ... View Ridge is directly West of the Sandpoint Peninsula [Highlighted red], from NE 65 to NE 75 streets and 40 Ave NE to Sand Point Way Preface When View Ridge was developed for homes, there was a ridge, but no views. ... Wedgwood Wedgwood is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located about two miles (3 km) north, and slightly east, of the University of Washington; it is about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of downtown. ...


The neighborhood abuts Lake Washington and includes Matthews Beach a city park with a large freshwater swimming beach. Matthews Beach is named after John G. Matthews, who had his homestead on the site in the 1880’s. The Burke-Gilman Trail borders the park on the west and follows the course of the old Northern Pacific Railway line. The low lying areas of the park and adjacent neighborhood is a former wetland which surrounded the mouth of Thornton Creek. As with nearby Magnuson Park most of the wetland disappeared when the Army Corps of Engineers lowered the lake in 1916 by building the Montlake Cut and the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The park now boasts a hilly knoll with towering Douglas firs and other trees, picnic tables, a playground, and a swimming beach with lifeguards and a diving platform in summer months. Thornton Creek empties at the southern end of the park which has been partially rehabilitated to include a pond, native plants and bird nesting areas. Lake Washington is the second largest natural lake in Washington state, USA, behind Lake Chelan, and the largest lake in King County. ... The Burke-Gilman Trail is a 17-mile bike path and recreational trail in King County, Washington that runs from 11th Avenue N.W. and N.W. 45th Street in Seattles Ballard neighborhood to Blyth Park in Bothell. ... The Northern Pacific Railway (AAR reporting mark NP) was a railway that operated in the north-central region of the United States. ... Thornton Creek is a stream that flows over 17 miles from Shoreline, Washington, USA through the Northgate and Lake City neighborhoods of Seattle. ... Magnuson Park The Fin Project (public art at the park) Magnuson Park is a 350-acre (1. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... Montlake Cut, looking west The Montlake Cut is the easternmost section of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which passes through the city of Seattle, linking Lake Washington to Puget Sound. ... The Lake Washington Ship Canal, which runs through Seattle, Washington connecting Lake Washington to Puget Sound, is a system consisting of, from east to west, Union Bay, the Montlake Cut, Portage Bay, Lake Union, the Fremont Cut, Salmon Bay, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, and Shilshole Bay. ... Species See text. ...


External links

  • Matthews Beach Photo Archive
  • Matthews Beach Park


Seattle neighborhoods

BallardBeacon HillBelltownBitter LakeBlue RidgeBroadmoorBroadviewBryantCapitol HillCascadeCentral DistrictCrown HillDenny Regrade ⋅ Denny-Blaine ⋅ DowntownEastlakeFirst HillFremontGeorgetownGreen LakeGreenwoodHaller LakeHarbor IslandIndustrial DistrictInterbayInternational DistrictJudkinsLake City (Cedar Park, Matthews Beach, Meadowbrook, Olympic Hills, Victory Heights) • LaurelhurstLeschiLicton SpringsLower Queen AnneMadison ParkMadison ValleyMadronaMagnoliaMontlakeMaple LeafMount BakerNorthgatePhinney RidgePioneer SquareQueen AnneRainier BeachRainier Valley (Brighton, Columbia City, Dunlap) • Rainier ViewRavennaRooseveltSand PointSeward ParkSodoSouth Lake UnionSouth ParkSquire ParkUniversity DistrictUniversity VillageView RidgeWallingford (Northlake) ⋅ Washington ParkWedgwoodWestlakeWest SeattleWindermere Seattle, in Washington state, is made up of many districts and neighborhoods, a list of which appears below. ... Ballard Ballard is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. Incorporated as an independent city in 1890, it was annexed by Seattle in 1907, but has retained much of its old Scandinavian flavor. ... // Description Beacon Hill Beacon Hill is a hill and district in southeast Seattle, Washington. ... Belltown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ... Bitter Lake Bitter Lake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA, named after its most notable feature, Bitter Lake. ... Blue Ridge is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the US state of Washington. ... Broadmoor Broadmoor is a private residential neighborhood of 85 acres (340,000 m²) and golf course of 115 acres (465,000 m²) in Seattle, Washington. ... Broadview is a neighborhood in northwestern Seattle, Washington, USA. Broadview is bounded on the west by Puget Sound; on the north by N.W. 145th Street, beyond which is the city of Shoreline; on the east by Greenwood Avenue N., beyond which lies the neighborhood of Bitter Lake; and on... Bryant Bryant is a residential neighborhood in northeast Seattle, Washington. ... Capitol Hill Capitol Hill is the most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ... Cascade is a small neighborhood abutting Downtown Seattle. ... Central District The Central District is a mostly residential neighborhood in Seattle located east of First Hill, west of Madrona and Leschi, south of Capitol Hill, and north of Rainier Valley. ... Crown Hill is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ... The Denny Regrade is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington that stretches north of the central business district to the grounds of Seattle Center. ... Denny-Blaine is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington. ... Downtown Seattle, from top of Space Needle (looking south) Map of downtown Seattle Downtown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ... Eastlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because of its location on the eastern shore of Lake Union. ... First Hill is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, named for the hill on which it is located. ... Fremont Fremont is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ... Georgetown Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is West Seattle; on the east by Interstate 5... Green Lake Green Lake is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, USA. Its centerpiece is the lake and park after which it is named. ... Greenwood is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, USA. The generally accepted boundaries of Greenwood are Aurora Avenue N. (Washington State Route 99) to the east, beyond which lies Northgate; N. 105th Street to the north, beyond which lies Bitter Lake; 8th Avenue N.W. to the west, beyond... Haller Lake is a small lake and neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named for Theodore N. Haller, who platted the neighborhood in 1905. ... Harbor Island is a man-made island in the mouth of Seattle, Washingtons Duwamish Waterway where it empties into Elliot Bay. ... The Industrial District is an industrial neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the west by the Duwamish Waterway and Elliott Bay, beyond which lies West Seattle; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which lies Beacon Hill; on the north by S. King and S. Dearborn Streets... Interbay is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington consisting of the valley between Queen Anne Hill on the east and Magnolia on the west, plus filled-in areas of Smith Cove and Salmon Bay. ... The International District of Seattle, Washington (also known as Chinatown) has been called the only place in the continental United States where Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Korean Americans, Laotian Americans, Cambodian Americans, and other Asian Americans live in one neighborhood. ... Judkins is a neighborhood in east-central Seattle, Washington. ... Lake City is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located between Interstate 5 and Lake Washington about 7-8 miles northeast of downtown, east of the Northgate neighborhood. ... Laurelhurst Laurelhurst is a well-to-do, peninsular residential neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the northeast by Ivanhoe Place N.E., beyond which is Windermere; on the northwest by Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 45th Street, beyond which are Hawthorne Hills, Ravenna, and... Leschi is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington, named after Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe. ... Licton Springs Licton Springs is a neighborhood in North Seattle. ... Lower Queen Anne is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, at the base of Queen Anne Hill. ... Madison Park Madison Park is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington, named after the city park on the Lake Washington shore. ... Madison Valley is a neighborhood in Seattle located east of Capitol Hill; west of Washington Park; south of the Montlake; and north of the Central District. ... Madrona Madrona is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington. ... Magnolia Magnolia is a large peninsular neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, connected to the rest of the city by only three bridges over the tracks of the BNSF Railway: W. Emerson Place in the north, W. Dravus Street in the center, and W. Garfield Street (the Magnolia Bridge) in the south. ... Montlake is a generally quiet neighborhood in central Seattle. ... Maple Leaf is a neighborhood in Seattle. ... Mount Baker Mount Baker is a neighborhood in South Seattle. ... Northgate is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named for and surrounding Northgate Mall, the first covered mall in the United States. ... Green Lake and the eastern side of Phinney Ridge Phinney Ridge, also known simply as Phinney, is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, USA. It is named after the ridge which runs north and south, separating Ballard from Wallingford, from approximately N. 45th to N. 85th Street. ... Pioneer Square Pioneer Square is the neighborhood where Seattle, Washington was founded in 1853. ... Queen Anne Queen Anne Hill is the highest named hill in Seattle, Washington, with a maximum elevation of 456 feet (139 m), though the highest point in the city is the aptly named High Point in West Seattle, at 520 feet (158 m). ... Rainier Valley Rainier Valley is a neighborhood in Seattle located east of Beacon Hill; west of Mount Baker, Seward Park, and Leschi; south of the Central District and First Hill; and north of Rainier Beach. ... Columbia City Columbia City is a neighborhood in the Rainier Valley area of south Seattle, Washington. ... Dunlap is a neighborhood in south Seattle, Washington, just west of the Rainier Beach neighborhood. ... Rainier View is a residential neighborhood in the southeast corner of Seattle, Washington. ... Ravenna is a neighborhood in northeastern Seattle, Washington, USA, named after Ravenna, Italy. ... The Roosevelt district is a neighborhood in north-central Seattle, Washington. ... Sand Point is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, named after and consisting mostly of the Sand Point peninsula that juts into Lake Washington, which is itself largely given over to Magnuson Park. ... Seward Park is a suburban neighborhood in south Seattle, Washington just west of the park of the same name. ... SoDo SoDo is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, that makes up part of the citys Industrial District. ... South Lake Union South Lake Union is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because it is at the south tip of Lake Union. ... University District The University District is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because the main campus of the University of Washington is located there. ... University Village University Village is an upscale shopping center in Seattle, Washington, USA as well as its surrounding neighborhood. ... View Ridge is directly West of the Sandpoint Peninsula [Highlighted red], from NE 65 to NE 75 streets and 40 Ave NE to Sand Point Way Preface When View Ridge was developed for homes, there was a ridge, but no views. ... Wallingford Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named after John Noble Wallingford (died 1913). ... Northlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, that consists of the southern part of Wallingford (below N. 40th Street). ... Washington Park Washington Park is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington, named after the city park to its northwest. ... Wedgwood Wedgwood is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located about two miles (3 km) north, and slightly east, of the University of Washington; it is about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of downtown. ... West Seattle West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, USA, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. ... Windermere is a well-to-do residential neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, named after Lake Windermere in Englands Lake District. ...

West Seattle is further divided into:

Alki ⋅ Arbor Heights • Delridge (Highland Park, High Point, North Delridge, Riverview, Roxhill, South Delridge) • Fairmount Park ⋅ Fauntleroy ⋅ Gatewood ⋅ Genesee ⋅ North Admiral ⋅ Seaview West Seattle West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, USA, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. ... Alki Point is the westernmost point in West Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. ... Delridge Delridge is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington, bounded by the Duwamish River to the east and north and unincorporated White Center to the south. ...


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