Category: History
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Woodland Park Avenue was once Motor Avenue, for streetcars
The Fremont block where neighbors currently disagree over parking and traffic calming measures has been changing names and…
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House History: The Sibling Houses
Fremont Coffee Company at 459 North 36th Street and Charlie’s Queer Books next door at 465 started out…
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Stone Way Rising: Transformation from DIY to Apartment Row
We’re back for another walk up Stone Way; last time we stopped at Stone Way Auto. Keep heading…
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The Bryant Lumber Company in Fremont
When the Fremont neighborhood in Seattle was founded in 1888, its developers organized a business, Fremont Milling Company,…
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House History: The Mission Revival speakeasy mystery
Sometimes referred to as the Speakeasy House, here’s a rundown of the history of the 1924 Mission Revival…
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The history behind Fremont’s most divisive corner
Fremont’s iconic Lenin statue got some World Cup spirit recently, courtesy of the Fremont Arts Council. A soccer…
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A new film brings the Fremont Bridge to life
Freyja Whitney grew up in Ballard’s Sunset Hill neighborhood and would get stuck, like all locals, waiting on…
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Stone Way Rising: The block that smells amazing
We’re back again for the next installment of Stone Way Rising. The previous installments were heavy on the…
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Fremont’s mail: Then and now
If you’ve gone looking for a blue United States Postal Service mailbox in Fremont in the last year…
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House History: A Folk Victorian rarity on Phinney Avenue
Check out this latest installment of our Fremont house history series by Valarie Bunn, which covers one of…
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