Northeast

Northeast Seattle, bordered by both Lake Washington and Portage Bay, is home to the University of Washington Seattle campus and includes such neighborhoods as Roosevelt, Laurelhurst, Ravenna, Sand Point, Montlake, University Park and the U District. The projected arrival of Link Light Rail in 2016 will connect the U District with downtown, Capitol Hill, the Rainier Valley and Sea Tac airport, marking a new phase in the neighborhood’s development.

Some Neighborhood Notables

Husky Stadium re-opened August 31, 2013, after a 21-month, $261 million renovation, privately funded. Take a comprehensive look at its history and future.

 

Chris Curtis, ’73, spent 18 months in the early 1990’s getting the first Seattle Farmer’s Market organized in the University District. Open Saturday mornings year-around, the University District Farmer’s Market offers shoppers fresh produce from Washington farmers and is part of the award-winning Neighborhood Farmer’s Market Alliance also organized by Curtis.

Named after Edmond S. Meany, the history professor, registrar and prominent civic leader for whom the UW’s Meany Hall is also named, the Edmond Meany Hotel (1930-1931) remains an impressive landmark in the University District and is currently home to the Hotel Deca.

Drumheller Fountain on the UW campus (see 1910 view, left) was built for the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) and offers a stunning view of Mt. Rainier on a clear day. Look for nearby signage about AYPE.

Drawing on two decades of vocal and piano training, Ph.D candidate in information science Jill Woelfer is using music as a way to help homeless young people near the UW campus develop the personal technology skills they need to find a job or overcome other everyday challenges.

Greek Week in the U District

For the annual All Greek Service Week, members of UW sororities and fraternities in 2012 volunteered at Teen Feed events and the Boys and Girls Club Carnival in the University District. They also conducted a week-long sock drive.

The Center for Urban Horticulture

The Center for Urban Horticulture, part of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, includes greenhouses, gardens, meeting space and the publicly accessible 74-acre wildlife habitat, Union Bay Natural Area.

Henry Art Gallery

In 1926, railroad builder and banker Horace C. Henry donated his large collection of American and French art to the University of Washington. The Henry Art Gallery has since grown to four times is original size with more private gifts.

Center for Pediatric Dentistry

Named in honor of UW alumnus Warren Magnuson, ’26, ’29 JD, the new Center for Pediatric Dentistry in Magnuson Park, a partnership between UW School of Dentistry and Seattle Children’s Hospital, is a national leader is early childhood oral health.

Sand Point Gallery

The UW School of Art Sand Point Gallery in Magnuson Park is open and free to the public during the academic year with exhibitions, installations, performances, forums, lectures and media presentations.

Northwest Fisheries Science Center

For over 75 years, the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Montlake has collaborated with University of Washington marine scientists and others to create state of the art science and technologies that will conserve and manage living marine resources and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest.

ROOTS Young Adult Shelter

ROOTS Young Adult Shelter in the University District offers shelter, hot meals and caseworker services to homeless young adults. Many UW students volunteer here through a Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center program combining service-learning with academic coursework.

University District Food Bank

University District Food Bank also provides volunteer opportunities to students. In a UW 360 video, one of them describes her experiences at the Food Bank and what they taught her about herself and the “real world” outside of campus.

Burke Gilman Trail

Approximately 1.75 miles of the Burke Gilman Trail passes through the Seattle campus of the University of Washington, which owns and operates that portion of the trail.

Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences

The Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Building, named in recognition of the senator’s role in establishing the UW as a leading medical research institution, is the world’s largest single university building. It is an outgrowth of UW Hospital, first opened in 1959, and includes the top-ranked UW School of Nursing.

Suzzallo Library

The Suzzallo Library graduate reading room contains the Senate desk used by Warren Magnuson from 1944 –1980, when he served as U.S. senator from Washington.

UW Information School Associate Professor David Hendry and Master of Science grad Jill Woelfer created a project to engage homeless youth in the University District with technology literacy and life skills.

Husky Neighborhood Assistants

Husky Neighborhood Assistants (HNA) are UW students working to build better relationships with north campus neighborhoods. Projects focus on neighborhood safety, rental housing issues, safe party planning, increasing volunteer participation and developing a greater sense of community. HNA works in partnership with UW Regional Relations, Community Standards & Student Conduct and Carlson Center.

Husky Neighborhood Cleanup

The Husky Neighborhood Cleanup program was established in 2005 in cooperation with the City of Seattle to relieve neighborhoods around the Greek housing area of excess trash that accumulates at the end of the academic year. In 2007, UW Recycling and UW Solid Waste spearheaded a plan for a four-day recycling/reuse alternative for certain materials.

Candy Cane Lane

In Ravenna, a loop of 23 small brick houses with peaked roofs are transformed each holiday season into iconic Candy Cane Lane. Designed in the l920’s as a University of Washington architectural project, the houses continue a tradition that goes back 60 years.

Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture and the Henry Art Gallery

The Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture and the Henry Art Gallery are both located on the UW Seattle campus and are free to the public on first Thursdays. The Jacob Lawrence Gallery in the School of Art building always has free admission.

Ceramics Gallery

The Ceramics Gallery on Mary Gates Memorial Drive NE has been operating for more than 20 years and features free exhibitions that serve as the capstones for undergraduate and graduate degrees. It’s open during the academic year.

Theodor Jacobsen Observatory

Stargaze with experts from the Astronomy Department at the 150-year-old Theodor Jacobsen Observatory from March to November each year.

UW Neighborhood Ravenna Clinic

The UW Neighborhood Ravenna Clinic offers a complete spectrum of primary care services for the entire family, including obstetrics and gynecology and travel medicine services.

Boosting Local Economies

Many businesses with technology developed at the University of Washington have transferred to the private sector to become community start-ups in Northeast Seattle, including:

• Cardiac Insight, with headquarters in Laurelhurst, manufactures surgical and medical instruments and was launched with the assistance of the UW Center for Commercialization Entrepreneur-in-Residence program.