Eastlake is a neighborhood in Seattle , Washington , so named because of its location on the eastern shore of Lake Union . Its main thoroughfare is Eastlake Avenue E., which runs from Howell Street at the northeast corner of Downtown north over the University Bridge to the University District , where it connects to Roosevelt Way N.E. and 11th Avenue N.E. A second thoroughfare is Boylston Avenue E.; as an arterial , it parallels Interstate 5 for the four blocks between E. Newton Street to the south and E. Roanoke Street to the north, acting as an extension of Capitol Hill's Lakeview Boulevard E.
7-454: The Fairview Avenue North Bridge is a road bridge in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle , Washington, United States, crossing a shallow arm of Lake Union . The original timber-pile bridge was built in 1948 and expanded with a concrete span in 1963. Both bridges were replaced by a new span that opened in 2021. The roadway relied on a once often used, but now outdated, construction atop
14-521: A timber pier. The original span was built in 1948, with a parallel crossing completed in 1963. The crossing was closed in 2019 with a plan to reconstruct the road in 2020. The new bridge opened in July 2021. Eastlake, Seattle Eastlake is bounded on the west by Lake Union; on the north by Portage Bay , beyond which is the University District; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which
21-553: Is Capitol Hill; and on the south by E. Galer Street, beyond which is the Cascade and South Lake Union neighborhoods. The neighborhood contains a mixture of residential buildings, both houses and apartments, and small businesses, especially on Eastlake Avenue. Though populated by all manner of Seattleites, Eastlake is a particularly attractive location for people with ties to the University of Washington , which can be reached via
28-599: Is held in a closed-off section of Franklin Avenue E. between E. Roanoke and E. Louisa Streets on the playground of the TOPS@Seward public school . The fair features live music, local vendors, and—a neighborhood favorite—the Eastlake Shake Pet Parade. In 2006 a group of Eastlake residents and friends transformed the E. Louisa street end on Lake Union into a park whose focus is a pétanque court called
35-405: The 70 King County Metro bus line. The neighborhood is also home to, among other things, stores, restaurants, the original Red Robin gourmet burger restaurant (now closed), a bakery, and numerous houseboats . Victor Steinbrueck wrote of the neighborhood in 1962 that it was "progressing from a generally mediocre residential community to one of apartments and small business and offices." Near
42-696: The Eastlake Boulledrome. Built from granite curbs recycled from Pioneer Square and pitching mound material from Safeco Field , it is now the "home field" for the Independent Petanque Club of Eastlake. The project cost $ 15,000, which was awarded from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods' Neighborhood Matching Fund. Current notable Eastlake residents include retired four-star General Andrew J. Kelly , and 2002 America's Cup runner-up Elleson Schurtz. Eastlake
49-511: The north tip of the neighborhood is a pseudo-Norman French building known as the Martello, which the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods characterizes as "one of Eastlake's most significant buildings." Built as a private home in 1916, it was remodeled in the 1920s by Fred Anhalt as a furniture store. For many years it was a tavern, later a bar, called Rapunzel's; it is now Sebi's Bistro. The annual Eastlake Shake fair (renamed Lake Fest in 2006)
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