Laurelhurst, Seattle
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Laurelhurstis a residentialneighborhoodinSeattle, Washington,US. It is bounded on the northeast by Ivanhoe Place N.E., beyond which isWindermere;on the northwest by Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 45th Street, beyond which areHawthorne Hills,Ravenna,andUniversity Village;on the west by Mary Gates Memorial Drive N.E., beyond which is the East Campus of theUniversity of Washington;on the southwest byUnion Bay;and on the east byLake Washington.Seattle Children'sHospital is located in its northwest corner. Once a seasonal campground of theDuwamish people,the neighborhood has been a part of Seattle since its annexation in 1910.[1]
The community center is an officialcity landmark.[2]The Laurelhurst Beach Club,Laurelhurst Park,and its Laurelhurst Community Center serve as gathering places.
Laurelhurst has had several famous residents, includingMelanie Griffith[citation needed]andAntonio Banderas,[citation needed]who rented a house on the waterfront one summer while filming a movie; musicianDuff McKagan,bassist forGuns N' Roses.[citation needed]Bill Gateslived as a young child inWallingfordbefore moving to the neighborhood, where his fatherBill Gates Sr.lived.[3]
The neighborhood is one of the most expensive in Seattle, with median home prices around $1,649,000, over double the overall Seattle median of $735,000, as of September 2018[update].[4]
History
[edit]The nameLaurelhurstdates from between 1906 and 1909, when Joseph McLaughlin and R.F. Booth, incorporated under the name McLaughlin Realty Company, acquired property from several owners in the already established areas of Scottish Heights and Yesler Village. They established a new plat, introduced the new name, brought in water, electricity, and sewer services, but failed to attract a streetcar line.[5]
"Laurel" stands for the plant nameLaureland "hurst" means "wood" in archaic English.[6]
Education
[edit]Laurelhurst is home to Laurelhurst Elementary School,Villa Academy,an independent grade school, the Wu Hsing Tao School, and the Seattle Midwifery School.
News sources
[edit]The community was served by theNorth Seattle Herald-Outlook,which printed a weekly edition until it was shut down – in January 2012 – by ownerPacific Publishing Company.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^Rochester, Junius."Seattle Neighborhoods: Laurelhurst — Thumbnail History".historylink.org.RetrievedOctober 28,2018.
- ^Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for LArchivedJuly 21, 2011, at theWayback Machine,Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Accessed online July 13, 2008
- ^Harville, Tim (April 4, 2009)."Laurelhurst is a good place to move up to".Seattle Times.RetrievedOctober 28,2018.
- ^"Laurelhurst Home Prices & Values".Zilloe.RetrievedOctober 28,2018.
- ^Valarie Bunn, "The McLaughlin Realty Company (The Earl J. McLaughlin Plat in Wedgwood)",Wedgwood Echo(Seattle), Volume 26, Issue II, March 2011, p. 3.
- ^"Hurst definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary".
- ^Carder, Justin (January 10, 2012)."New ownership readies a revamped Capitol Hill Times".Capitol Hill Seattle.RetrievedJanuary 26,2023.
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