WEST SEATTLE GRAND PARADE: Report #1 – status updates

The West Seattle Grand Parade is happening now, with SPD’s motorcycle unit – eight officers this year – having just headed south on California from the parade starting point at Lander, by the north end of Hiawatha. The rest of the 90+ entries will start walking, rolling, etc. soon too. If you’re not settled in to watch the parade, remember that California is closed from Admiral to the south end of The Junction, and buses are rerouted, until the parade is over – we’re covering it from our usual spot near the start (with team members elsewhere too) and will update when it wraps up here and elsewhere; usually the street is reopened section by section.

12:20 PM: After an hour and a half, the parade is over in Admiral – with parade coordinator Michelle Edwards riding down the route at the end – but it continues southbound to The Junction for a while longer – we’ll be following so we can update when it’s concluded there too. And then – lots more coverage to come, with photos and video.

1:15 PM: Done in The Junction too,

4 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE GRAND PARADE: Report #1 - status updates"

  • orcmid July 19, 2025 (11:25 am)

    So if I am West of California on 44th and Genesee, how do I get around the parade route, say to get to the Admiral Safeway?

    • Pamela July 19, 2025 (12:34 pm)

      Take 49th to Admiral then turn right between jack and the box snd the has station.  

    • Mike July 19, 2025 (7:03 pm)

      West Seattle roads are a grid.  I’m assuming your question is just to complain as it’s unbelievably easy to pick any alternative routes here based on hundreds of combinations available.  I’ve never understood why people wait in traffic on Admiral Way going to Alki in summer for this same reason.

  • Samuella Samaniego July 19, 2025 (12:14 pm)

    Tracy, thank you for the traffic updates. It’s very helpful.

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