SW Seattle Street

What better way to start things off than with SW Seattle Street? SW Seattle Street is a minor residential street in West Seattle that runs about ³/₁₀ of a mile from 42nd Avenue SW in the east to Sunset Avenue SW in the west. It might seem strange that such a short street would be…

The signs of my times

I’ve been fascinated by streets, signs, maps, and addresses since I was very young. As I look back, I can identify three books that set me upon the path to becoming a certifiable “address nerd.” 1. My parents bought me John Oliver and Robert Galster’s What We Find When We Look at Maps toward the end of…