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). It is situated just north of Seattle Center and just south of Fremont across the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The hill early became a popular spot for the city's economic and cultural elite to build their mansions (the name derives from the architectural style, typical of so many of the early homes). For the landform that extends above the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain, see the article on mountain. ... Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington State County King Mayor Greg Nickels Area  - Land  - Water 369. ... West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, USA, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. ... Center House, Seattle Center Seattle Center is a fairground, park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, on the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. ... The statue of Vladimir Lenin in Fremont Adobe Systems campus on the Fremont Cut Fremont is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ... 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. ... The Queen Anne style of British and American architecture reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century, manifesting itself in a number of different ways, not identically in Great Britain and the United States of America. ...

As a neighborhood toponym, Queen Anne can refer either to the entire hill or to the central residential and business district at the top of the hill. It is to be distinguished from Lower Queen Anne, which refers to the area at the southern base of the hill, just north of Seattle Center. They are connected by an extremely steep section of Queen Anne Avenue N. known as the Counterbalance, in memory of the cable cars that once ran up and down it. Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ... Lower Queen Anne is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, at the base of Queen Anne Hill. ... Center House, Seattle Center Seattle Center is a fairground, park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, on the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. ... Cable car can mean: a street railway system using a cable in the road to pull the cars along; see cable car (railway). ...

Queen Anne is bounded on the north by the Fremont Cut of the Ship Canal, beyond which is Fremont; on the west by 15th Avenue W. and Elliott Avenue W., beyond which is Interbay and Elliott Bay; on the east by Aurora Avenue N. (Washington State Route 99), beyond which is Westlake and Lake Union; and on the south by Denny Way, if Lower Queen Anne is included, beyond which is Belltown, or by Valley Street and W. Olympic Place, if Lower Queen Anne is excluded. Categories: Stub | Seattle geography ... 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. ... Elliott Bay and the Seattle waterfront, looking north from the Pacific Coast Co. ... Washington State Route 99 is a highway in the state of Washington, U.S.A. It extends just over 50 miles from Fife in the south to Everett in the east. ... Lake Union from atop the Space Needle Lake Union is a freshwater lake completely within the Seattle, Washington city limits. ... Belltown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ...

Its main thoroughfares are Gilman Drive W.; 15th, Elliott, 10th, and 3rd Avenues W.; and Queen Anne, 5th, Taylor, and Aurora Avenues N. (north- and southbound) and Denny Way; Mercer, W. McGraw, and W. Nickerson Streets; and Queen Anne Drive (east- and westbound).

History

White settlement of Queen Anne stemmed from the arrival of the Denny Party at West Seattle's Alki Point in November 1851. The next year, David Denny staked a claim to the 320 acres (1.3 km²) of Lower Queen Anne land today bounded by Elliott Bay to the west, Lake Union to the east, Mercer Street to the north, and Denny Way to the south. Development of the hill, called at various times North Seattle, Galer Hill, and Eden Hill, was slow, but the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway (1883) and the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad (1887), the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, and the opening of three cable car lines to the top of the hill (1902), improved matters. The hill began to be called "Queen Anne" by 1885, after the Queen Anne style houses that dominated the area. The Denny Party are traditionally credited with founding Seattle, Washington, with their arrival at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. ... 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. ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... Northern Pacific Railway Categories: Stub | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Idaho railroads | Minnesota railroads | Montana railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad was a railroad founded in Seattle, Washington on April 15, 1885, with the purpose of creating a rail connection between Seattle and the Canadian Pacific Railway. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Start of the Great Seattle Fire, looking south on 1st Ave. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Cable car can mean: a street railway system using a cable in the road to pull the cars along; see cable car (railway). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Queen Anne style of British and American architecture reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century, manifesting itself in a number of different ways, not identically in Great Britain and the United States of America. ... See also list of house types. ...

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In 1962, Lower Queen Anne became the site of the Century 21 Exposition, a World's Fair. The fairgrounds are now the campus of Seattle Center, home to the Pacific Science Center, Experience Music Project, Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, the north terminal of the Seattle monorail, and KeyArena, home of the Seattle SuperSonics, Seattle Storm, and Seattle Thunderbirds sports teams. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Space Needle, built for the Century 21 Exposition. ... Worlds Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ... Center House, Seattle Center Seattle Center is a fairground, park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, on the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. ... The Pacific Science Center is a science museum in Seattle, Washington. ... Sign advertising the opening of EMP A view of EMPs southeast corner The Experience Music Project (EMP) is a museum of music history founded by Paul Allen, located on the campus of Seattle, Washingtons Seattle Center, which places it near the Space Needle and one of the two... The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame is a science fiction museum, said to be the first such museum in the world, located inside the Experience Music Project building at Seattle, Washington, USAs Seattle Center. ... The Seattle Center Monorail is an elevated monorail line in Seattle, Washington, that runs one mile along Fifth Avenue from Westlake Center in Downtown to Seattle Center in Lower Queen Anne. ... KeyArena is located north of downtown Seattle, USA on the grounds of Seattle Center (the site of 1962s Century 21 Exposition, a Worlds Fair). ... The Seattle SuperSonics are a National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Founded: 1967 Also known as: The Sonics Home Arena: KeyArena Uniform colors: Green and yellow Logo design: A green circle, with a yellow basketball, a white S superimposed NBA Championships: 1979 Coach: Nate McMillan 2004-05... The Seattle Storm is a professional womens basketball team that plays in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The Seattle Thunderbirds are an ice hockey team in Seattle, Washington that belongs to the Western Hockey League. ...

External links

• Queen Anne Historical Society (http://qahistory.org/)