Alki may have the sheen, shine and beachfront property to make it seem brand new, however, it is actually Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. Located in West Seattle, Alki is where the Denny party, Seattle’s original white settlers spent their...
Beacon Hill is an extensive ridge running from just southeast of downtown far into the southern neighborhoods of Seattle. Thus, it contains many mini-neighborhoods within it, such as North, Mid and South Beacon Hill, as well as Holly Park, though...
Columbia City is a small section of the Rainier Valley that includes a group of businesses on Rainier Avenue, running from Alaska for about five blocks south. The area has been either a victim of or blessed by, depending on who is speaking, rapid...
Federal Way is a diverse waterfront neighborhood about half an hour south of Seattle. Its western shoreline faces Puget Sound, while Kent, Auburn and various unincorporated parts of King County are to the east. Tacoma is to the south, Des Moines...
Georgetown is a fun, funky little neighborhood, nestled into a cozy corner of Seattle. Bordered to the north by railroad tracks, to the west by the Duwamish River—after which is West Seattle, to the east by Interstate 5—beyond which is Beacon...
At the northern edge of the Greater Seattle area sits Lynnwood, acting as a gatekeeper to the wider world. Lynwood’s original center as the northern boundary for greater Seattle—beyond which are Everett and its environs--was on Highway 99....
Mt. Baker is a strange enclave of enormous mansions and large single-family homes mingled in a small neighborhood. The nicest of the homes are atop a hill, with a view of the mountain for which the area is named—on a clear day. The neighborhood...
The Rainier Valley contains the single most diverse zip code in the United States. This distinction comes from it having been a welcoming neighborhood to all people, including immigrants and mixed race couples throughout its history. Rainier...
Renton, whose hilarious slogan is “ahead of the curves,” in reference to the traffic-ridden ‘s-curves’ is a southern suburb of Seattle and Bellevue. It surrounds the southern tip of Lake Washington, with Bellevue and Tukwila to its north...
West Seattle is a huge strip of land, a large hunk of the western coastline along the southern end of Seattle. It encompasses a variety of different mini-neighborhoods, including Admiral Junction, Morgan Junction, Alaska Junction, Delridge,...
