Writes of Way ~ Seattle Street Names and History
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Musings on Seattle’s streets, their names, and more besides. https://writesofway.org/about/ #NameStudies #onomastics #LocalHistory #LocalHistorians #SeattleHistory #StreetNames #cities #maps #plats #history #SeattleStreets #PNW
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a curiosity search led me to a website by @lukobe.bsky.social which appears to be dedicated to the impossibly nerd-friendly matter of seattle street names
www.writesofway.org/diagonal-ave...
www.writesofway.org/diagonal-ave...
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
a curiosity search led me to a website by @lukobe.bsky.social which appears to be dedicated to the impossibly nerd-friendly matter of seattle street names
www.writesofway.org/diagonal-ave...
www.writesofway.org/diagonal-ave...
Reposted by Writes of Way ~ Seattle Street Names and History
it might be time for a renaming
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
it might be time for a renaming
I’ll look into it!
September 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I’ll look into it!
Unrelated to @seattleu.edu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle...
Seattle University - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Unrelated to @seattleu.edu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle...
@tonychiado.com From www.seattle.gov/documents/De...
“'College Grounds' was given to Father Prefontaine by his friend Joseph McNaught. He hoped to establish a college in this area of south Seattle. Father Prefontaine founded Seattle’s first Catholic church.”
“'College Grounds' was given to Father Prefontaine by his friend Joseph McNaught. He hoped to establish a college in this area of south Seattle. Father Prefontaine founded Seattle’s first Catholic church.”
www.seattle.gov
August 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
@tonychiado.com From www.seattle.gov/documents/De...
“'College Grounds' was given to Father Prefontaine by his friend Joseph McNaught. He hoped to establish a college in this area of south Seattle. Father Prefontaine founded Seattle’s first Catholic church.”
“'College Grounds' was given to Father Prefontaine by his friend Joseph McNaught. He hoped to establish a college in this area of south Seattle. Father Prefontaine founded Seattle’s first Catholic church.”
Hi! It's me, @lukobe.bsky.social -- but I don't check Bluesky as often as I should
August 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hi! It's me, @lukobe.bsky.social -- but I don't check Bluesky as often as I should
Does this mean all the old content is coming back?
August 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Does this mean all the old content is coming back?
Not quite — the school district named the school, supposedly after the nearby subdivisions he 𝘥𝘪𝘥 name after himself… pauldorpat.com/2017/08/05/s...
Seattle Now & Then: The Gatewood School
(click to enlarge photos) Set five-or-so blocks east of Puget Sound and 200 feet above it, Gatewood Elementary School is also only a half mile west of – and about 320 feet below – the h…
pauldorpat.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Not quite — the school district named the school, supposedly after the nearby subdivisions he 𝘥𝘪𝘥 name after himself… pauldorpat.com/2017/08/05/s...