Georgetown, Seattle, Washington
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is South Park; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is Beacon Hill; and on the south by Boeing Field.
Despite being surrounded on all sides by industry and major transportation corridors, Georgetown retains a good number of residences and businesses.
[edit] History
White settlement began on September 16, 1851, when Luther Collins staked his claim. It was named by Julius Horton after his son in 1890. Rainier Brewing Company's original Rainier Brewery, once reportedly the sixth-largest brewery in the world, began operations in 1882. On the National Register of Historic Places and now called the Georgetown Brewhouse, the red brick brewery, home to artists and small businesses, dominates the commercial district along Airport Way S.
Georgetown existed as an independent city from 1904 to 1910, when it was annexed by Seattle. The movement for annexation began in 1906 but did not gain significant support until 1909. Following presentation of a petition for an annexation vote, a special election was held on March 29, 1910. The annexation proposition passed with 389 votes in favor and 238 opposed. The City of Georgetown was officially consolidated with Seattle on April 4, 1910.
Georgetown has had a certain degree of a "scene" since the 1990s. It seemed to peak in the winter of 2001, when Industrial Coffee and Stella Pizza were both hosting a lot of live musical performances. The former folded, and the latter stopped hosting shows and changed its name to Stellar Pizza. Since that time, however, quite a few new bars and coffeehouses have opened in the neighborhood, plus a record store, a barber shop, a bakery, a scooter shop, a "skin sanctuary" (which is to say, a waxing salon), and an art gallery/recording studio. Laura Cassidy of the Seattle Weekly described the prevailing aesthetic: "Creatively employing the open, airy brick-walled spaces left behind by industry and manufacturing, and augmenting them with local art and 20th-century detritus, Georgetown's merchants consistently fashion warm, imaginative interiors: places you want to visit and never want to leave. Just walking through the streets you witness post-squat, industrial bohemian chic."[1][2]
 Old City Hall |
 Offices, Rainier Cold Storage |
 The Georgetown sign |
[edit] External links
- Georgetown Community Council
- Guide to the City of Georgetown Records 1903-1910
- David Wilma, Seattle Neighborhoods: Georgetown -- Thumbnail History, HistoryLink.org, February 10, 2001
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