On Tuesdays, we publish a vintage postcard from Green Lake’s past. These postcards were generously shared with us by Green Lake residents Mark and Mary Griffin. (You can find previously-published postcards here, here, and here – sorry we missed last Tuesday!) This week’s card is an aerial view of Green Lake. It was mailed in Bellingham on July 5, 1949. The northwest part of the lake and park can be seen, including the Green Lake Bathhouse (now home to The Seattle Public Theater) and west Green Lake beach. The postcard is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Gosling at 1128 18th Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The…
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Photographs from Daniel Bagley Elementary’s past
The Seattle School District Archives recently uploaded several historical photographs to flickr. One set, titled Bagley, chronicles the history of Green Lake’s Daniel Bagley Elementary (7821 Stone Ave N). Here are some highlights, published with permission from the Seattle School District Archives: A historical timeline of Daniel Bagley School can be found here.
Green Lake home on market for first time since 1940
A historic house at corner of Woodlawn Ave N and Kenwood Pl N is on the market for the first time in 70 years. The seller, who is 94, lived in the home with her sister, who passed away several years ago at the age of 102. The younger sister is now living elsewhere and is in good health. The seller’s agent, Nancy Carroll, calls the house “a classic, untouched Seattle Box, ready for updates.” A slide show of the home is available here, and listing info can be found here. The house sold for $12,000 in 1940 and is now listed…
Pacific Color building to lose its signature tower
The Pacific Color building, located at 7107 Woodlawn Ave NE (between Starbucks and The Big Hole), is undergoing a major renovation. RGN Construction is heading up the project and roofing is being done by KSR Commercial and Industrial Roofing. According to a sign on the door of the building, work began on August 23, 2010. Kelly Stergo of KSR Roofing told me that the project will “beautify the building inside and out.” In addition to the roofing work, the interior and exterior will be painted. The building will be also be losing its signature tower, a remnant from when it…
The Fourth of July in Green Lake: A history
For 60 years, from 1920 until 1980, Green Lake was a prime Fourth of July destination, offering a spectacular fireworks show to crowds that descended on the neighborhood from all over Seattle. Seattle’s Post No. 1 of the American Legion sponsored the show from the event’s inception in 1920 until 1972. The fireworks, which began at the north shore of Green Lake and then moved to Duck Island, were traditionally preceded by naturalization ceremonies at Woodland Park or the Green Lake Aqua Theater. A 1952 Seattle Times article about the show quoted Col. Ralph H. Hall of the American Legion:…
