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Vassar Avenue NE
Vassar Avenue NE, another one of the “university” streets in the Hawthorne Hills subdivision, created in 1928, was named for Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. It runs almost ⅖ of a mile from NE…
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Ann Arbor Avenue NE
Another one of the “university” streets in the Hawthorne Hills subdivision, created in 1928, Ann Arbor Avenue NE was named for the University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It runs nearly ½ a…
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Princeton Avenue NE
This is one of the “university” streets in the Hawthorne Hills subdivision, created in 1928. It was named for Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton Avenue NE begins in the south as a bridge…
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University Circle NE
An article in the July 8, 1928, issue of The Seattle Times describes the new subdivision of Hawthorne Hills thus: The property is situated on a “hogback” between East 55th and East 65th Streets just east…
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Turner Way E
This 275-foot-long diagonal street connects 23rd Avenue E to 24th Avenue E between E Ward Street and E Helen Street, allowing the arterial that begins at Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill to have “an easy…
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W Bertona Street
This street, as with Dravus Street, was created in 1888 as part of Denny & Hoyt’s Addition to the City of Seattle, Washington Territory, and is also is part of a series of streets — Aetna,…