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46-440: Phinney Ridge is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington , United States. It is named after the ridge which runs north and south, separating Ballard from Green Lake , from approximately N. 45th to N. 80th Street. The ridge, in turn, is named after Guy C. Phinney , lumber mill owner and real estate developer, whose estate was bought by the city and turned into Woodland Park in 1899. Phinney's estate had included

92-553: A concerted effort to redline the area. Unlike other redlining efforts in the United States, the neighborhood was already established as a home to African-American, Jewish, and Asian families because of the distribution of land by Grose. So this area was more boxed in so that certain people would not be able to buy or rent land elsewhere. In the early 20th century, the Central District also established itself as

138-798: A few smaller neighborhoods. Mann and Minor neighborhoods in the Central District , were built around their schools. The University Heights school (1903) in the north of the University District was named for the neighborhood, as was the Latona School (1906) in Wallingford . Parks similarly define some neighborhoods. Madrona Beach and Cowen and Ravenna Parks were privately established to encourage residential development upon otherwise unusable land. The plan for Olmsted Parks fulfilled its goal and significantly influenced

184-459: A group of concerned Wallingford citizens enlisted the University of Washington Community Development Bureau to survey their neighborhood; the survey revealed that more residents of southwest Wallingford considered themselves citizens of Fremont than of Wallingford. Minor arterial roads are generally located along the boundaries of neighborhoods, with streets and highways built according to

230-596: A largely Jewish neighborhood. Jewish residents built Temple De Hirsch on Union Street in 1907; Temple De Hirsch Sinai on the opposite corner of the same block is a successor to that congregation; the original Temple De Hirsch is largely demolished, though some fragments remain. Other former synagogues in the neighborhood are the former Sephardic Bikur Holim synagogue (now Tolliver Temple), Herzl Congregation synagogue (later Odessa Brown Clinic, as of 2023 home to two private schools), and Chevra Bikur Cholim (now Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center). A few decades later,

276-486: A library branch. The community organizations build a voting constituency, and in so doing define a neighborhood. In the absence of ward politics, this and campaign finance legislation are seen as more open alternatives. The Greenwood-Phinney Commercial Club was particularly active in organizing toward the Greenwood branch that opened in 1928. The Lake City Branch Library opened in 1935 as a few shelves of books in part of

322-587: A portion of said property ... except a domestic servant or servants who may actually and in good faith be employed by white occupants. Further restrictions on conveyance (rental, lease, sale, transfer) were often included, effectively defining most of the neighborhoods in Seattle during the first decades after establishment. The Supreme Court ruled in 1948 that racial restrictions would no longer be enforced. The Seattle Open Housing Ordinance became effective in 1968. Although unenforceable, legal complications prevent

368-483: A private menagerie , and the western half of the park became what is now the Woodland Park Zoo . The rough boundaries of Phinney Ridge are Aurora Avenue N. ( State Route 99 ) to the east, beyond which lies Green Lake and the eastern half of Woodland Park ; N. 75th Street to the north, beyond which lies Greenwood ; 8th Avenue N.W. to the west, beyond which lies Ballard , and N. 50th and Market Streets to

414-635: A room in Lake City School, shared with the Works Progress Administration (WPA), sponsored by the Pacific Improvement Club community group. The library moved into a new building in 1955. Elementary public schools effectively defined many neighborhoods, which are often synonymous with the name of the elementary school when the neighborhood and school were established. Many of the neighborhoods contain

460-581: A setting for political arguments between the city council and the mayor; controversies over accountability, cronyism, and ward politics occurred in 1974, 1976, and 1988. In 1991 the CSCs were renamed Neighborhood Service Centers (NSCs) and were placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Neighborhoods. More recently, their number has been reduced. As of 2011, there are NSCs located in Ballard, Lake City,

506-559: A year. Because of the tax revolt that took place in Washington in the late 1990s and early 21st century, the county's budget has been reduced and the county has said it is unlikely to be able to maintain adequate levels of funding for urban services in unincorporated areas. The nearby city of Burien , however, issued a 2004 draft report for its own annexation of all or part of North Highline. North Highline, which adjoins SeaTac , Burien, and Tukwila in addition to Seattle, consists of

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552-529: Is the highest point in the Downtown neighbourhood area. Seattle annexed eight municipalities between 1905 and 1910, nearly doubling the area size of the city. Annexations by law were begun by the annexee and had to be approved by the Seattle City Council. The appeal of the inexpensive and accessible electric power and water system services of the public utilities were the primary motivations for

598-647: Is the southeastern boundary of the Maple Leaf neighborhood, while the city clerk's archival map places that district's southern boundary at 85th Street. Another example of boundary ambiguity is "Frelard," which local residents call the area shared by Fremont and Ballard between 3rd and 8th Avenues NW. Signs facing opposite directions on NW Leary Way reveal the overlap. Further difficulty in defining neighborhoods can result from residents' identification with neighborhoods different from those marked on signs and maps. After an acrimonious development dispute in 1966,

644-517: The 'CD' to 'Madrona' to 'Greater Madison Valley' and now 'Madrona Park.' " Some neighborhoods, such as northwest Seattle, do not have widely recognized names for their greater districts. Throughout Seattle one can find signs indicating the boundaries of neighborhoods; the locations of these signs have been specified by the city's many community councils. However, the boundaries suggested by these signs routinely overlap and differ from delineations on maps. For example, signs indicate that Lake City Way NE

690-467: The Boulevard Park neighborhood and part of White Center . West Hill, which abuts Tukwila and Renton as well as Seattle, consists of Bryn Mawr-Skyway , Lakeridge , and Earlington . Its 2010 population is 15,645. On December 11, 2006, the Seattle City Council agreed to designate North Highline a "potential annexation area". Central District, Seattle The culture and demographics of

736-453: The Central District for people of African ancestry, clearly defining those neighborhoods. Ballard – Sunset Hill, Beacon Hill, Broadmoor, Green Lake, Laurelhurst, Magnolia, Queen Anne, South Lake City, and other Seattle neighborhoods and blocks had racially or ethnically restrictive housing covenants, such as the following sample: No person or persons of [any of several minorities] blood, lineage, or extraction shall be permitted to occupy

782-553: The Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas , which in turn is based on a variety of sources, including a 1980 neighborhood map produced by the now-defunct Department of Community Development, Seattle Public Library indexes, a 1984-1986 "Neighborhood Profiles" feature series in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer , numerous park, land use and transportation planning studies, as well as records in

828-491: The 1954 annexation of Lake City. The following previously incorporated cities and towns were annexed by Seattle. This list is in order of annexation. Other areas annexed to Seattle, were unincorporated before annexation. Examples of the latter include the northern part of Queen Anne Hill, the University District, and the northern area of the city that were once part of then-unincorporated Shoreline . Because of

874-576: The Central District an attractive and convenient place to live. Despite the demographic shifts since the early 1970s, many locals still think of the Central District as a predominantly African-American area. One reason for this is that despite the decline in the African-American population, there is black history in the neighborhood. It is home to the Northwest African American Museum , The Liberty Bank Building,

920-567: The Central District became a home to Japanese-Americans in Seattle. The blocks between 14th and 18th Avenues and Yesler Way and Jackson Street still retain a strong Japanese presence—Faith Bible Church, the Buddhist Church, Seattle Koyasan Church, Konko, Wisteria Park, Japanese Congregational Church, Keiro Nursing Home, and the Kawabe Memorial House. During World War II , presidential Executive Order 9066 made possible

966-443: The Central District have changed repeatedly throughout many years. In 1882, William Grose purchased 12 acres of land in what was known as Madison Valley from Henry Yesler . Grose was already an established businessman in Seattle at the time, and his development of the area helped to establish the Central District as an African-American community. He sold parcels of the land to other Black families while running his own modest farm on

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1012-571: The Seattle Municipal Archives. The following table is largely based on maps from the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Atlas, but also includes designations from other sources. ( Licton Springs ) Belltown currently is largely residential with some commercial office buildings, with 1st street containing a large concentration of nightlife dining and drinking establishments. The intersection of 2nd ave and Virginia

1058-597: The University District, the Central District, West Seattle, Southeast Seattle, and Delridge. A local improvement district (LID) is a method by which a group of property owners can share the cost of transportation infrastructure improvements. This involves improving the street, building sidewalks and installing stormwater management systems. Without Seattle's LID assessment system, the city would be unable to maintain its rapid growth in population and territory. LIDs have helped define neighborhoods by localizing decisions about issues like sidewalks, vegetation and other features of

1104-399: The annexation movements. Ballard was its own incorporated town for 17 years, annexed as its own ward . West Seattle incorporated in 1902, then annexed Spring Hill, Riverside, Alki Point, and Youngstown districts. It was the largest of the incorporated towns to be annexed. Southeast Seattle merged the towns of Hillman City and York with other Rainier Valley neighborhoods, then incorporated for

1150-543: The character of neighborhoods around parks and playgrounds. East Phinney and West Meridian neighborhoods are sometimes called Woodland Park, as well as South Green Lake or North Wallingford for Meridian. Housing covenants became common in the 1920s and were validated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1926. Minorities were effectively limited to the International District and parts of some neighborhoods in south-east Seattle for Asian- and Native Americans; or

1196-470: The city council would result in Tammany Hall -style politics. In 1973, inspired by Boston's model, Mayor Wes Uhlman 's administration implemented a system of Little City Halls , where Community Service Centers (CSCs) assumed responsibility for coordinating municipal services. Uhlman's political opponents called the CSCs a thinly disguised ward system designed to promote Uhlman's reelection. CSCs became

1242-472: The city of Seattle leased the building to Africatown Community Land Trust for 99 years in 2020. During the early 1960s, the neighborhood was a hotbed for the Seattle civil rights movement. In 1963, civil rights protesters took to the streets and protested against racial discrimination. Later, they participated in a sit-in in downtown Seattle . At the same time, the Black Panther Party used

1288-622: The cost of providing city services, low-density residential neighborhoods represent a net revenue loss for municipalities. Because vehicle-license revenue is no longer used to subsidize unincorporated areas, these neighborhoods have become increasingly orphaned. In April 2004, the City Council voted to defer a decision on Mayor Nickels' proposal to designate the West Hill and North Highline neighborhoods, part of unincorporated King County , as potential annexation areas (PAAs) for at least

1334-422: The covenants from being expunged from property title documents. Seattle initially adopted a ward system; however, in 1910, this system was replaced by non-partisan, at-large representation. Variations on ward systems were proposed and rejected in 1914, 1926, 1974, 1995, and 2003 and convictions for campaign-related money laundering followed the 1995 campaign. Critics claimed that district-style elections of

1380-515: The following two decades. In the early 21st century, several demographic trends are changing the population of the Central District again. Low-income segments of the population are moving southward toward the Rainier Valley, while more affluent residents, who might otherwise have purchased homes on Capitol Hill , Madrona , Leschi, or Mt. Baker are moving into the Central District as real estate and rental property become more expensive in

1426-764: The former John B. Allen Elementary School building, which was built in 1904, since 1981, when the school closed. Wildlife in the area, especially adjacent to Woodland Park, has always been a subject of discussion; at least two medium-sized (8-15 individuals) Coyote packs are known to inhabit the area feeding off the large population of released domestic rabbits that also called the park home until February 2006. List of neighborhoods in Seattle The city of Seattle, Washington, contains many districts and neighborhoods . The city's former mayor Greg Nickels has described it as "a city of neighborhoods". Early European settlers established widely scattered settlements on

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1472-471: The former neighborhoods and commuting times and costs make suburban areas less attractive. Due to this market pressure, housing in the Central District is mixed, with some homes on the verge of condemnation , and others having recently undergone extensive renovation. Many condemned houses are being replaced by multi-unit townhouses and condominiums . Easy access to Interstate 5 , Interstate 90 , and Downtown , as well as ample street parking , also make

1518-683: The historic site of the first black-owned bank in Seattle, Medgar Evers Pool, and the Second Headquarters of the Seattle Black Panther Party and The People's Wall . In 2022, the William Grose Center for Cultural Innovation and Enterprise was opened by a non-profit organization, Africatown Community Land Trust. The center is built in the repurposed Fire Station 6, home to Seattle's first Black firefighters, building that had long sat vacant until

1564-506: The land, on which he grew produce and raised animals for use in his hotel downtown. The area was thickly wooded at the time and slowly developed by Grose and others. In 1889 the Madison Street Cable Car began service up the hill into the area, and more Black families moved in. Some have described a subsequent White flight that followed the migration of more Black people to the area. In 1927, white homeowners began

1610-401: The munitions plants during the war as well as taking advantage of the post-war economic expansion. By the 1970s, Central District was a largely an African-American neighborhood and the center of the civil rights movement in Seattle. In 1970, Black people made up nearly 80 percent of the neighborhood's population. However, the neighborhood declined with increased rates of poverty and crime over

1656-764: The neighborhood as a staging area for their movement. As of 2010 the total population of the Central Area is 29,868 with a population that is 59.6% White or Caucasian, 21.4% Black or African-American, 9.1% Asian, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.2% from other races and 6.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race consisted of 7.3% of the population. The Central District's main thoroughfares includes its east boundary along Martin Luther King Jr. Way ("MLK"), its west boundaries along 12th Avenue and Rainier Avenue, and its 'main street' 23rd Avenue (north and southbound). Major east–west streets in

1702-564: The neighborhood include E. Union, E. Cherry, E. Jefferson, E. Yesler Way, and S. Jackson. King County Metro operates several bus routes in the Central District, including Route 2, Route 3, Route 4, Route 8, Route 11, Route 12, Route 14, Route 27 and Route 48. As part of the East Link Extension on the 2 Line , Sound Transit is adding a Link light rail stop at the south end of the Central District in Judkins Park . It

1748-429: The only reason of being annexed. Similarly, the town of South Seattle consisted of mostly industrial Duwamish Valley neighborhoods (except Georgetown); one enclave adjacent to Georgetown omitted at this time was annexed 1921; some land near the river in this area remains part of unincorporated King County. In 1910 Georgetown was the last of this sequence of small incorporated cities and towns to be annexed to Seattle before

1794-431: The public space, permitting neighborhoods to remain distinct from their neighbors. No official neighborhood boundaries have existed in Seattle since 1910. Districts and neighborhoods are thus informal; their boundaries may overlap and multiple names may exist for a single district. Boundaries and names can be disputed or change over time. In 2002 a Department of Neighborhoods spokeswoman said, "I've seen my area go from

1840-546: The removal of American citizens of Japanese descent from the West Coast. All Japanese residents were immediately taken out of their homes and sent to internment camps. This and many race-restricted covenants to the north and south paved the way for more African Americans to find a new home in the Central District as part of the Second Great Migration to the city in search of employment opportunities in

1886-418: The same way trolley stops defined neighborhoods before cars. The Department of Neighborhoods designates a number of Historic Districts, which have a similar status to Seattle Landmarks . As of 2021 these are: Source of list: Despite complications in Seattle's system of neighborhoods and districts, the names and boundaries in the following list are generally accepted and widely used. They are based on

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1932-511: The south, beyond which lies Fremont and Wallingford. Phinney Ridge's main thoroughfare, which runs atop the ridge south of N. 67th Street, is Phinney Avenue N. North of N. 67th Street, the arterial swings a block to the west and becomes Greenwood Avenue N. The route is lined with many small businesses and shops, as well as the Phinney Neighborhood Association, located at the corner of Phinney and 67th. It has occupied

1978-487: The street classification system. These effectively help define neighborhoods. Development in accordance with the street classification system maintains the quality of life of city neighborhoods and improves efficiency of the road system. The classification system discourages rat running through local neighborhood streets. Transportation hubs, such as business zones and transit stations, such as Park and Ride facilities, provide focal points for districts of neighborhoods

2024-404: The surrounding areas. Some community clubs used covenants to restrict the ethnicity of residents. Establishing public library branches can define districts as well as neighborhoods. Public libraries are among the most heavily used buildings. Seattle elected its city council at large from 1910 to 2014, and community clubs lobby councilors for the interests of local residents – such as for

2070-548: The surrounding hills, which grew into neighborhoods and autonomous towns. Conurbations tended to grow from such towns or from unincorporated areas around trolley stops during the 19th and early 20th centuries; the city has consequently suffered from transportation and street-naming problems. Seattle was established during an economic boom fueled by the timber industry; its early years were characterized by hasty expansion and development, under which residential areas were loosely defined by widely scattered plats . This arrangement

2116-435: Was further solidified by the establishment of locally initiated community clubs, public libraries, public schools, and public parks, which created a sense of community and civic participation. At the beginning of the 20th century, Seattle's community clubs became influential in the organization of public improvements. These had a significant effect upon the character of their neighborhoods and allowed them to remain distinct from

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