West Seattle/Delridge

[metrognome]

my point in my earlier comment was that although Delridge IS part of WS, you may have to search for Delridge and WS/SW Seattle separately, depending on where you are looking. You may also need to search using ‘subneighborhood’ names such as Alki, Admiral, Fauntleroy, etc.

taliki34 – thanks for that link; it led to all kinds of interesting finds.

anonyme – I have the same problem even tho I was in 98136; I had lots of websites, etc. tell me I was in Burien. thanks to taliki34’s link, I discovered that Arbor Heights wasn’t annexed until 1951:

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/annexations/Southwest_portions.htm

the WS annexation clearly included Delridge altho it left out some of what looks like Harbor Ave:

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/annexations/West_Seattle.htm

“Incorporated in April 1902, the Town of West Seattle established a five-member Town Council, with annual elections held on the first Tuesday in December. West Seattle’s population grew rapidly, and in June 1904, the town advanced to city of the third class status. In 1904, 1905, and 1907, West Seattle annexed large portions of the surrounding territory, including the districts of Spring Hill, Riverside, Alki Point, and Youngstown. West Seattle granted franchises to independent, private companies for the extension of vital services to the city including electric lights and power, street railways, telephone services, and water supply. The need for improved public services led to the movement for annexation to the City of Seattle. In June 1907, the voters of West Seattle voted 325 in favor and 8 opposed for annexation. West Seattle was physically the largest of the cities and towns to be annexed by the City of Seattle, encompassing an area of 16.24 square miles.”

speaking of oddities, there is a final plat map for the ‘Highland Park and Lake Burien Railroad’ from 1912 and a map from 1946 showing land in WC reserved for a ‘future airport.’

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[metrognome]

here’s the main map page:

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/maps1.htm

if you pick ‘Delridge’ from the drop-down menu, the search automatically expands to: ‘ROXHILL OR HIGH-POINT OR HIGHLAND-PARK OR RIVERVIEW OR DELRIDGE’.

There are 83 results; if you pick the ones from 1920 that are clustered near the end of the list, you’ll see some interesting plat and subdivision names (Hasslocher’s Addition) plus some of the larger property owners such as Puget Mill Co. and Puget Sound Brick and Tile Co.

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[metrognome]

btw, Smitty, California has fruit and vegetable inspection stations when you drive in from out of state; are you suggesting we should have ‘snoot and hipster vegetable stations’ on the WSBridge for outsiders trying to invade our peninsula? I tried to go to Magnolia once, but I wasn’t snooty enuf …

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[Diane]

wow, what a fascinating thread; learned a lot here about our history; amazed that WS was annexed to Seattle by only 325 votes

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[JoB]

if we are going to be all divisive.. i live in neither West Seattle (being east of 35th) nor in Delridge (being west of Delridge) but in some vague shopping center mecca called Westwood….

thank goodness i can confidently claim to be a resident of Seattle… being north of Roxbury ;-)

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[skeeter]

Seattle is divided into 13 neighborhood districts.

http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/neighborhood-districts

There is no district named “West Seattle.” West Seattle is simply a common term for the combined districts of Delridge and Southwest.

Note – “West Seattle Elementary School” is located in the Delridge neighborhood district since it is east of 35th.

Good question Smitty!

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[skeeter]

Seattle is divided into 13 neighborhood districts.

http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/neighborhood-districts

There is no district named “West Seattle.” West Seattle is simply a common term for the combined districts of Delridge and Southwest.

Note – “West Seattle Elementary School” is located in the Delridge neighborhood district since it is east of 35th.

Good question Smitty!

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