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Encyclopedia > West Seattle, Seattle, Washington
West Seattle

West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. It was incorporated as an independent town in 1902 and was annexed by Seattle in 1907. Among the area's attractions are its saltwater beach parks along Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, including Alki Beach and Lincoln Park among others. The area is also prized for its magnificent views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Range to the east. Download high resolution version (394x698, 13 KB)Map of Seattle, Washington with West Seattle neighborhood highlighted. ... Download high resolution version (394x698, 13 KB)Map of Seattle, Washington with West Seattle neighborhood highlighted. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,827 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... The Duwamish River is the name of the lower 12 miles (19 km) of Washington states Green River. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Elliott Bay as viewed from Queen Anne Hill. ... Puget Sound For the liberal arts university located in this region, see University of Puget Sound. ... Alki Alki Point (pronounced ), is the westernmost point in West Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. ... Lincoln Park is a 135 acre (546,000 m²) park in West Seattle between Fauntleroy Way S.W. and Puget Sound. ... The Olympic Mountains The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. ... Mount Jefferson in Oregon. ...

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High Point

The highest point in Seattle is in the Gatewood neighborhood, adjacent to the aptly named High Point neighborhood of West Seattle; the intersection of 35th Avenue S.W. and S.W. Myrtle Street it is 520 feet above sea level. The hill is dominated by two huge water towers, and is also the location of Our Lady of Guadalupe School and Parish, fittingly on the peak of the highest hill in West Seattle. Gatewood is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The mushroom-shaped concrete water tower of Roihuvuori in Helsinki, Finland was built in the 1970s. ...


Alki

Alki Point is traditionally credited as the point where the Denny Party founded Seattle prior to moving across Elliott Bay to what is now Downtown. A similar landing at Alki has been reenacted annually since 1950 as part of the colorful, week-long Seafair celebration of Seattle's marine and boating interests. Seafair coincides with the much older Hi-Yu festivities in West Seattle now called the Junction Street Festival. The Denny Party are traditionally credited with founding Seattle, Washington, with their arrival at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. ... Downtown Seattle, from top of Space Needle (looking south) Map of downtown Seattle Downtown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seafair is a summer festival in Seattle, Washington, USA that encompasses a wide variety of small neighborhood events leading up to several major city-wide celebrations. ...


The Junction

The heart of West Seattle is the intersection of California Avenue S.W. and S.W. Alaska Street, called "The Junction" or "Alaska Junction," the center of a lively business district. West Seattle also has two other major intersections of note: the Admiral Junction in the northern part of the peninsula where California Avenue S.W. and S.W. Admiral Way meet, and the Morgan Street Junction at the southern end where Fauntleroy Way S.W., S.W. Morgan Street, and California Avenue S.W. intersect. The Westwood Village shopping center, between S.W. Trenton and S.W. Barton Streets in the south end of the district, has undergone several makeovers and now provides a mall-like shopping experience, including a box store and a large bookstore from a national chain.


Transportation

There is a Washington State Ferries dock in the Fauntleroy neighborhood, with service to Vashon Island and to Southworth on the Kitsap Peninsula. A passenger-only ferry also runs between Duwamish Head and downtown Seattle in the summer. Washington state maintains the largest fleet of passenger and auto ferries in the United States and the third largest in the world. ... Fauntleroy, Seattle, Washington is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the Seattle city limits. ... Vashon-Maury Island, usually known as Vashon Island, is Puget Sounds largest island south of Admiralty Inlet. ... Southworth is a community on Puget Sound in unincorporated Kitsap County, Washington. ... The Kitsap Peninsula, at times called the Indian Peninsula or the Great Peninsula, is the arm of land in Washington state (USA) that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound and east of the Olympic Peninsula across Hood Canal. ... West Seattle Duwamish Head is the northernmost point in West Seattle, Washington, jutting into Elliott Bay. ...


Newspaper

The community is served by a local newspaper, the West Seattle Herald, and numerous other local websites and blogs. The West Seattle Herald is a weekly newspaper serving the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. ...


Education

West Seattle is home to South Seattle Community College, West Seattle High School, Chief Sealth High School, Cleveland High School,Seattle Lutheran High School, Madison Middle School, Denny Middle School, Alki Elementary School, Lafayette Elementary School, Highland Park Elementary School, Sanislo Elementary School, Pathfinder Elementary School, Holy Rosary School, and Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Seattle Community College District is a group of community colleges located in Seattle, Washington. ... West Seattle High School (known to students as Westside) is a comprehensive public high school in Seattles West Seattle neighborhood that serves grades nine through twelve as part of the Seattle School District. ... Opened in 1957 in southern West Seattle, Chief Sealth High School has roughly one thousand students, who comprise one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse student bodies in Washington State. ... Seattle Lutheran High School is a Lutheran high school located in the hilly district of West Seattle, Washington. ...

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Alki Point is the westernmost point in West Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. ... Queen Anne Queen Anne Hill is a neighborhood and hill in Seattle, Washington. ...

Neighborhoods

Alki Point is the westernmost point in West Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. ... North Admiral is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ... The Fairmount Park neighborhood of West Seattle runs along both sides of Fauntleroy Way SW, from (approximately) Graham Street in the south to Edmunds Street in the north. ... Genesee is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ... Seaview is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ... Arbor Heights is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington, made up of the area south of S. Roxbury Street, north and east of Puget Sound, and west of the Seattle city limits (excluding the downhill portion on the west side of this region). ... 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. ...

Trivia

The lead singer of the Seattle Grunge band Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, who resides privately in West Seattle, sometimes uses the pseudonym Wes C. Addle on some of his work. Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964) is the lead singer and one of three guitar players for the rock band Pearl Jam. ...


External links

  • West Seattle Community Website
  • West Seattle entry at SeattleWiki
  • Guide to the City of West Seattle Records 1902-1910


Seattle neighborhoods

Ballard · Beacon Hill · Belltown · Bitter Lake · Blue Ridge · Broadmoor · Broadview · Bryant · Capitol Hill · Cascade · Central District · Cherry Hill · Crown Hill · Denny Regrade · Denny-Blaine · Downtown · Eastlake · First Hill · Fremont · Georgetown · Green Lake · Greenwood · Haller Lake · Harbor Island · Industrial District · Interbay · International District · Judkins · Lake City (Cedar Park, Matthews Beach, Meadowbrook, Olympic Hills, Victory Heights) · Laurelhurst · Leschi · Licton Springs · Lower Queen Anne · Madison Park · Madison Valley · Madrona · Magnolia · Montlake · Maple Leaf · Mount Baker · Northgate · Phinney Ridge · Pioneer Square · Queen Anne · Rainier Beach · Rainier Valley (Brighton, Columbia City, Dunlap) · Rainier View · Ravenna · Roosevelt · Sand Point · Seward Park · Sodo · South Lake Union · South Park · Squire Park · University District · University Village · View Ridge · Wallingford (Meridian, Northlake) · Washington Park · Wedgwood · Westlake · West Seattle · Windermere Seattle, Washington is made up of districts and neighborhoods, a list of which appears below. ... Obelisk, a Band from Ballard, wa, started with Ryan Nairn, lead guitar and vocals, a swedish influenced gothenburg metal band, with femal opera vocals and male clean and death vocals with complex guitar work. ... Beacon Hill Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle, Washington. ... Belltown Belltown is the most densely populated neighbourhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on the citys downtown waterfront. ... 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 second most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, after Belltown (the north part of downtown). ... Bold text Cascade 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. ... Cherry Hill is a predominantly residential neighborhood in Seattle located south of Capitol Hill, west of the Central District, north of the International District, and east of First Hill. ... 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 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 Licton Springs; N. 105th Street/Holman Road to the north, beyond which lie Broadview and Bitter Lake; 8th Avenue... Haller Lake 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 Lake City is an informal borough or district of neighborhoods in the northeast corner of Seattle, centered along Lake City Way NE (SR-522). ... Cedar Park is a neighborhood in the Lake City district of Seattle, Washington. ... Matthews Beach Matthews Beach is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, located at the southern end of the Lake City neighborhood district. ... Meadowbrook is a sub-neighborhood of Lake City in Seattle, Washington. ... Olympic Hills is a neighborhood in the Lake City district of Seattle, Washington. ... Victory Heights is a neighborhood in the Lake City district of Seattle, Washington. ... 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 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, hilly, 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... 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. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... 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 a neighborhood and hill in Seattle, Washington. ... Rainier Beach is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the US state of Washington. ... 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. ... Brighton is a neighborhood in south Seattle, Washington, part of the greater Rainier Valley district. ... Columbia City Rainier Valley Cultural Center seen from Columbia Park. ... 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 Ravenna is a neighborhood in northeastern Seattle, Washington, 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require removal of excess red links (links to non-existent articles). ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Squire Park is a district in the city of Seattle, in the US state of Washington. ... 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 Good Shepherd Center Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named after John Noble Wallingford (died 1913). ... TangleTown pub Meridian or Tangletown is the part of Seattles Wallingford neighborhood that lies north of N. 50th Street, near Green Lake. ... 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. ... Westlake is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the US state of Washington, named after its location on the western shore of Lake Union. ... 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, Pigeon Point, Riverview, Roxhill, South Delridge) · Fairmount Park · Fauntleroy · Gatewood · Genesee · North Admiral · Seaview Alki Point is the westernmost point in West Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. ... Arbor Heights is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington, made up of the area south of S. Roxbury Street, north and east of Puget Sound, and west of the Seattle city limits (excluding the downhill portion on the west side of this region). ... 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. ... Highland Park is a neighborhood in the Delridge district of West Seattle, Washington. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... North Delridge is a neighborhood in the Delridge district of West Seattle, Washington. ... 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. ... Riverview is a neighborhood in the Delridge district of West Seattle, Washington. ... Roxhill is a neighborhood in the Delridge district of West Seattle, Washington. ... South Delridge is a neighborhood in the Delridge district of West Seattle, Washington. ... The Fairmount Park neighborhood of West Seattle runs along both sides of Fauntleroy Way SW, from (approximately) Graham Street in the south to Edmunds Street in the north. ... Fauntleroy, Seattle, Washington is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the Seattle city limits. ... Gatewood is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ... Genesee is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ... North Admiral is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ... Seaview is a neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. ...

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West Seattle, Seattle, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (465 words)
West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River.
It was incorporated as an independent town in 1902 and was annexed by Seattle in 1907.
The highest point in Seattle is in the Gatewood neighborhood, adjacent to the aptly named High Point neighborhood of West Seattle; the intersection of 35th Avenue S.W. and S.W. Myrtle Street it is 520 feet above sea level.
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