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− | Wallingford is a |
+ | Wallingford is a cute subset of Seattle. It's East of [[Fremont]], South of [[Northgate]], West of the [[University District]]. |
− | When you think Wallingford, think [[45th Street]] and the [[Woodland Park Zoo]] ( |
+ | When you think "Wallingford," think "[[45th Street]]" and the [[Woodland Park Zoo]] (on the northwest corner). |
− | It's something like a liberal college town (say, the |
+ | It's something like a liberal college town (say, the University District), but a bit older in feel. You see some students around, but not many -- mostly, people are living established lives. I didn't hear much about crime while living here. It probably exists, but I was never aware of any of it. |
+ | Some places you might like to go in Wallingford: |
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− | ==Attractions== |
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+ | * Woodland Park, the Woodland Park Zoo, and the Woodland Park Rose garden - both on the northwest corner |
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+ | * the used bookstore just west of the QFC, on 45th street - small, but comfortable and friendly |
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+ | * the Asteroid Cafe - ''awesome'' Italian food, very strange appearance from the outside, though- there's a gigantic "meteor" on top of the otherwise normal looking building. Inside, it's cramped, but ''lively,'' and the staff are friendly. A plate will cost you $20-$30, but it'll be ''excellent.'' |
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− | [http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_open&branchID=28 Wallingford Library] is the local branch of the library. |
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⚫ | There's a street in Wallingford called "Woodland Park." As you might expect, it goes to the Woodland Park. There's something interesting about the street- if you look at it on the edge in the right places, you can see where the road has worn thin, and you can see ''red brick'' beneath it. That is, there is old red brick beneath the road. Story has it that long ago, it was a major road, and they didn't have pavement, or something like that. So it's all red brick. |
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+ | Another small thing you may be interested in is the Pea Patch garden on the south end of Woodland Park, if I remember right. It's small, but fun to look through, see what people are growing. |
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− | ===Parks and Gardens=== |
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− | [[Woodland Park]], the [[Woodland Park Zoo]], and the [[Woodland Park Rose Garden]] - all on the northwest corner of Wallingford. There are free peace concerts in Woodland Park on Sundays in the summer, and sometimes you'll find a samba band practicing. Lots of wild rabbits in Woodland park too, but don't feed them please, as their population is already out of control. |
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+ | Wallingford has/had a small neighborhood paper; I don't know if it's in circulation any more. |
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− | [http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/parks/parkspaces/meridian.htm Meridian Park], 4649 Sunnyside Ave N. Has fields, a basketball hoop, and a kid's play area. Lots of apple trees too, if you're here in September. Volleyball and frisbee groups meet here. |
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+ | * [http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/seattle/Wallingford/Wallingford.htm GoNorthwest Wallingford] |
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− | * [http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/neighborhoods/ppatch/locations/9.htm Good Shepherd P-Patch] (Not pea patch! P stands for [[Picardo Farm|Picardo]], the owner of a farm in [[Wedgwood]] that he donated to the city to become the first P-Patch.) garden on the south end of Meridian Park. It's small, but fun to look through, see what people are growing. |
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− | * [http://www.nonprofitcenters.org/centers/profiles.php?op=view&id=89 Good Shepherd Center], adjacent to Meridian Park. An old center for "wayward girls", it is now a building that houses a school, senior center, many nonprofit organizations, and artist lofts. |
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− | :*[http://www.seattletilth.org/ Seattle Tilth], one of the nonprofits in the Good Shepherd Center, has a demonstration edible garden in Meridian Park. |
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− | ===Shops=== |
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− | [http://www.wallingfordcenter.com/ Wallingford Center], across the street. It's an old schoolhouse that has been converted into shops with apartments above. There's currently a controversy between the tenants and the building owner, whose rates are high. Several favorite neighborhood stores have closed down here in recent years. |
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− | [http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Seattle/Guild45thTheatre.htm Guild 45th Theater] - Classic theater built in 1919, with two screens in two buildings separated by a pizza joint |
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− | Julia's, 4401 Wallingford Ave N. Great food, and the Wallingford Bakery, right next door, makes some of the best cakes in Seattle at a reasonable price! |
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− | Tweedy and Popp Hardware Store - great little old hardware store, knowledgable folks. They put up a huge lit sign of the year number every new years' and change the number with the new year. |
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− | Other businesses along 45th, the main drag in Wallingford: |
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− | *[http://www.goldenoldies-records.com/ Golden Oldies Records], on 45th just a few blocks west of I-5. My goodness, they don't still sell vinyl 45s, do they? |
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− | *Moon Temple - Chinese restaurant and lounge across the street from the Guild 45th |
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− | *[http://teahousekuanyin.com/ Teahouse Kuan Yin] at 1911 N. 45th St—Expensive but excellent tea. A quiet place to hang out for awhile. |
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− | *[http://bottleworks.com Bottleworks] - ''Fabulous'' beer store, specializing in Belgian beer. Fancy chocolate, too. |
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− | * [http://notanumbergifts.com Not A Number Cards and Gifts] - Featuring Fun Stuff, Toys, Eco oriented products, local artists, and political items, newly opened Not A Number (10 months), brings a sense of fun to Wallingford. |
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− | ===Events=== |
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− | * [http://www.stbens.net/wurstfest.shtml Wallingford Wurst Festival] |
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− | * [http://www.wallingford.org Wallingford Garden Tour - Sunday June 6, 2010 10am-4pm ] |
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− | * [http://www.wallingford.org Wallingford/Seafair Kiddies Parade and Street Fair - Saturday July 10, 2010 ] |
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− | * [http://www.wallingford.org Wallingford Home Tour- Sunday Oct 3, 2010 11am-4pm] |
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− | * Seattle Tilth Plant Sale - first weekend in May |
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− | * Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair - mid-September |
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− | * Peace Concerts - in Woodland Park |
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− | ==Buses== |
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− | ==Trivia== |
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⚫ | There's a street in Wallingford called |
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− | Wallingford has a small neighborhood paper. It originally was the North Central Outlook, which got combined with the University Herald. It is now known as the [[North Seattle Herald]] and can be viewed on-line at http://www.northseattleherald-outlook.com . |
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− | The original Food Giant flashes by in the opening credits of the film "Singles". |
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− | * [http://www.wallyhood.org Wallyhood, the Wallingford neighborhood blog] |
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− | * [http://www.wallingford.org, Wallingford Neighborhood Office, located at 45th and Meridian (behind Tully's)] |