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This 1909 map of Seattle shows many neighborhood names that remain in common use today—for example, Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne Hill, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, and Beacon Hill—but also many that have fallen out of use—for example, "Ross" and "Edgewater" on either side of Fremont, "Brooklyn" for today's University District, and "Renton Hill" near the confluence of Capitol Hill, First ...
The Central Area, commonly called the Central District or The CD, [1] is a mostly residential district in Seattle located east of downtown and First Hill (12th Avenue and Rainier Avenue); west of Madrona, Leschi and Mt. Baker; south of Capitol Hill, and north of Rainier Valley. Historically, the Central District has been one of Seattle's most ...
Charter. The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the city of Seattle, Washington. The Council consists of nine members serving four-year terms, seven of which are elected by electoral districts and two of which are elected in citywide at-large positions; all elections are non-partisan. It has the sole responsibility of approving the ...
The Chinatown–International District of Seattle, Washington (also known as the abbreviated CID) is the center of the city's Asian American community. Within the district are the three neighborhoods known as Chinatown, Japantown and Little Saigon, named for the concentration of businesses owned by people of Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese descent, respectively.
Downtown Seattle is the largest employment center in the Puget Sound region, with an estimated employee population of 243,995 in 2013, accounting for half of the city's jobs and 21 percent of King County jobs. [ 12] Several Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Downtown Seattle include Amazon, Nordstrom, and Expeditors International.
GNISfeature ID. 1512414[4] Website. lynnwoodwa.gov. Lynnwoodis a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan areaand is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Seattleand 13 miles (21 km) south of Everett, near the junction of Interstate 5and Interstate 405.
Ballard, Seattle. / 47.677; -122.385. Ballard is a neighborhood in the northwestern area of Seattle, Washington, United States. Formerly an independent city, the City of Seattle 's official boundaries define it as bounded to the north by Crown Hill (N.W. 85th Street), to the east by Greenwood, Phinney Ridge and Fremont (along 3rd Avenue N.W ...
The City of Seattle does not publish an official neighborhood map, and many neighborhood boundaries in Seattle are somewhat informal. Neighborhoods within the district include: University Park (east from 15th to 25th Avenues NE, north from NE 50th Street to NE Ravenna Boulevard)