Do you live in West Seattle, really?

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    I’ve noticed recently that people use “West Seattle” pretty liberally as the neighborhood they live in. I recently looked up the boundaries of West Seattle and noticed that 35th Ave. S.W. is the border. So, do you live in west seattle according to this map?

    http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/public/nmaps/html/NN-1500S.htm

    #653420

    beachdrivegirl
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    Yes, I live in West Seattle. Do you?

    #653421

    JenV
    Member

    ooh, it’s time for this tired song and dance again, about who is more superior because they live in what neighborhood. Fakers? Really? Heck, there are people who live in Palm Springs and Arizona who post here. West Seattle is a state of mind, brother! Although, having lived here for a long time, my idea of WS has always been water to West Marginal, Alki to Arbor Heights. We’re all stuck on this peninsula together.

    #653422

    Ken
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    The divisions created for the city maps were for convenience rather than hard and fast borders.

    Anywhere across the bridge from Seattle and north of the city limits is considered West Seattle based on historical documents. There are neighborhood designations created by real estate developers that still exist as neighborhood names.

    I can throw a rock and hit 35th ave but the map sez I am in the Delridge neighborhood.

    I don’t mind since both sides of 35th have the same percentage of morons, knuckleheads and twits.

    Of course all the readers of WSB, where ever they are, are above average. :)

    #653423

    austin
    Member

    Any map claiming that the west seattle golf course isn’t in west seattle is, for all intents and purposes, bunk.

    #653424

    inactive
    Member

    Oh JenV –

    Words to quote you by: “West Seattle is a state of mind!”

    Very nice.

    #653425

    roundthesound
    Participant

    I guess they should think about naming the West Seattle golf course the South Seattle golf course instead then. I think what really counts is what community you choose to participate in. You chose to ad the tag fakers to this post, really?

    #653426

    roundthesound
    Participant

    Of course the maps from the city clerks office include the following disclaimer “It is not designed or intended as an “official” City of Seattle neighborhood map.”.

    #653427

    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Seriously, fakers? What’s that about?

    Wikipedia:

    West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River.

    WestSeattle.com

    Including these neighborhoods: “The Junction”, Admiral, Alki, Arbor Heights, Beach Drive, Delridge, Fauntleroy North, Fauntleroy South, Gatewood, Genesee, Harbor Ave, High Point, Highland Park, Lincoln Park, Luna Park, Morgan Junction, Pigeon Point, Roxbury, Schmitz Park, Sunset, Westwood, Youngstown

    #653428

    WSB
    Keymaster

    West Seattle is from the Duwamish to Elliott Bay to Puget Sound to Roxbury. The city has these two odd “districts” into which it has divided West Seattle, the Southwest district and the Delridge district, for various purposes (such as district councils and neighborhood services offices). Bears no relationship to the fact that West Seattle encompasses the entirety of the peninsula, to the city limits on the south.

    #653429

    JoB
    Participant

    Whew…

    for a minute there i thought i had moved out of West Seattle :(

    i have only recently started reading the tags…

    i especially like monday morning bong hits on this one:)

    #653430

    bcollins
    Member

    Let’s vote some things out of West Seattle instead of checking green cards…it’s more interesting I think. As an example, I vote the steel plant (Nucor?) out. It’s loud and it would be nice to have tide lands in its place.

    #653431

    GenHillOne
    Participant

    WS IS a state of mind –

    *waving to k who provides us w/Palm Springs-WS comparisons* :)

    Thanks for not rubbing it in (the weather) these last couple of weeks!

    Anyone else here checking in from “off site”?

    #653432

    GenHillOne
    Participant

    Roxbury, lowmanbeach? No Arbor Heights in that definition?

    #653433

    inactive
    Member

    GHO –

    I’m not 100% certain, but I think that the city/county line jags a bit at the AH hood. It also jags off a straight line on Roxbury around Meyer’s Way.

    #653434

    mrhineh
    Member

    OK, I’ll bite. Where is Youngstown (besides OH)? I prefer to think of Alki as the Hermosa Beach of WS :)

    #653435

    GenHillOne
    Participant

    hmmm…well, I vote AH in! That White Center/WS line is so confusing. Typically inconsistent – AH Elementary is in the “WS South Cluster” isn’t it? I’m back to it being a state of mind :)

    mrhineh, only point of reference I have is the Youngstown Arts Center that is on Delridge, basically across the street from the community center & park.

    #653436

    Bayou
    Member

    I personally don’t consider myself any less of a West Seattlite for not living west of 35th or north of Roxbury. I wonder how the boundaries will change if/when White Center is incorporated into Seattle. It is a strange border to say the least.

    #653437

    JoB
    Participant

    bayou.. if i read the latest discussion correctly, it is more likely that white center will be incorporated into burien… though it will be an odd incorporation with the Roxbury boundary down the middle of town…

    #653438

    mellaw6565
    Member

    Even if I did the Monday morning bong hits, I’d still wake up in W. Seattle – kind of like a “Groundhog Day” syndrome:)

    #653439

    JEM
    Participant

    There is a zig (or is it a zag) off of Roxbury. The city line is at Seola Beach Dr and 106th. The area west and north of there, while still “south of Roxbury” is inside City limits (Arbor Heights).

    #653440

    Bayou
    Member

    JoB, Unless I missed something this is the latest (Dec 22) that I’ve heard on the possible annexation:

    “North Highline, one of the largest urban parts of King County that isn’t in a city, could be split between Seattle and Burien if the two city councils and voters decide that’s a good idea. Seattle would become the local government for White Center and neighboring communities in the northern portion of North Highline, and Burien would absorb Boulevard Park and other neighborhoods in the southern part. An estimated 33,400 residents would be affected.

    The proposed boundary, tentatively agreed to this month by Seattle and Burien, would run mostly along South and Southwest 112th and 116th streets. The agreement defines how much territory each of the cities could annex through the end of 2011. After that, all bets are off.”

    #653441

    miws
    Participant

    Disclaimer under the map linked above:

    “The Seattle City Clerk’s Office Neighborhood Map Atlas is designed for subject indexing of legislation, photographs, and other documents in the City Clerk’s Office and Seattle Municipal Archives. It provides a way to increase consistency in the way geographic names are used and to allow precise retrieval of documents concerning neighborhood districts. It is not designed or intended as an “official” City of Seattle neighborhood map.”

    Mike

    #653442

    KatHP
    Member

    This topic (and the fact that it seems to be rehashed time and time again) never ceases to amuse me. Is there some particular reason I am supposed to care about the distinction of who lives on what side of what street? Do I get a west-of-35th discount on dog-walking services or something if I live west of 35th? Do I get free pudding if I live near Lincoln Park? Or maybe a free dinner at Jak’s if I live near Westwood Village?

    Please, the suspense is killing me.

    #653443

    flowerpetal
    Member

    Sometimes we are not too original. Stay seated and we will rehash the Mayor, or dogs off leash, or WS bartenders, or, or, or…

    Its a blog, its what we do. I’ll see you at Jaks I guess, I too live near Westwood! Whoo Hoo!

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