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1860s |
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David Denny’s wife donates pioneer’s land claim to City of
Seattle |
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1870s |
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Inaugural run of narrow gauge railway to deliver coal from
Lake Union to Pike Street Coal Wharf |
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1880s |
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First mill in South Lake Union area, Western Mill, begins
operation.
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Westlake not currently developed, just a boardwalk to
Western Mill. |
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1890s |
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Fairview Home Association - early development for working
families
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Denny, Thomas, Harrison, Republican, and Mercer become major
throughways to Capital Hill -- blending the Cascade
neighborhood and the dappling of new residences in the
Capital Hill neighborhood
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Electric trolley on Eastlake and Westlake
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Recreation area created on southwest corner of Lake Union
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Western Mill enlarged considerably. |
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1900s |
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Denny Park improved with paths, planting areas, and
children’s toys.
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Westlake Avenue developed as a regular street with clappered
structures of residences and retail offices |
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1910s |
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South shoreline of Lake Union moved block and half north
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Residential buildings with frames structures being built
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A minimal number of buildings established; brick had not yet
been introduced |
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1920s |
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More extensive development of Westlake and Terry Avenues
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St. Dimitrios built
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Navy Reserve Center makes a home at the south end of Lake
Union. |
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1930s |
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Aurora Avenue widened
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Russian Church moves into new building on Yale Street |
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1950s |
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Overpasses built for Broad and Mercer Streets – the two
busiest intersections in Seattle |
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1960s |
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1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. Seattle Center and Space
Needle built |
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1980s |
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Chandler’s Cove renovated and expanded
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Wooden Boat Center subleases from the Naval Reserve |
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1990s |
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Naval Reserve & City of Seattle begin land transfer
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Seattle Commons Initiative is put on the ballot & defeated
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ZymoGenetics, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
Shurgard and other corporations renovate and occupy South
Lake Union buildings |
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2000s |
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City of Seattle sells eight of its holdings in South Lake
Union
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Vulcan Inc. purchases land in South Lake Union making it the
largest landowner in the community.
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Plans to develop 12 acres of land into South Lake Union Park
are approved. The park will include the Maritime Heritage
Center, picnic areas, a launching areas for hand-carried
boats, a walkway along the waterfront and open spaces for
neighborhood gatherings.
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Seattle Mayor Paul Schell recognizes the efforts of SLUFAN
in transforming the current 1-5/Mercer Street interchange
into a welcoming gateway into South Lake Union, and declares
November 8th to be Mercer Portal Day. The renovation project
of the historically unsightly intersection, nicknamed the
"Mercer mess," will provide a needed link between area
communities.
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Construction begins on several biomedical and biotech
facilities, bringing SBRI and Rosetta to the neighborhood. |
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