Seattle 2010 - Ballard District, Ballard Locks, Fishermen's Terminal

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May 17th 2015

Published: May 24th 2015

Ballard is an historic neighborhood located in the NW part of Seattle. Its main landmark is the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (known locally as the "Ballard Locks"). The city of Ballard officially (but reluctantly) became part of Seattle in May 1907. Ballard has been the traditional center of Seattle's ethnically Scandinavian seafaring community who were drawn to the area because of the salmon fishing... Read Full Entry

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Each year on the first Sunday of May, a service is held to honor all of those who have died pursuing their livelihood and to place additional names on the plaques.

Historic Ballard District (bd) - Ballard Commons Park

opened to the public in 2005. It features a skate bowl, water feature, engaging public art, relaxing seating areas & lawns & ADA accessible walkways.

bd - Park (in swapped RGB channel colors)

The park forms part of a new municipal center in Ballard, with a Seattle Public Library branch and Neighborhood Service Center located across the street in an award-winning building that also opened in 2005.

bd - Ballard Mini Storage

In former St. Charles Hotel building at 4714 Ballard Ave has been in business here for 27 years.

bd - Dock Street Brokers

has been serving Northwest boaters from the same historic Ballard location since 1976. The provide permits, IFQs (Individual Fishing Quotas), & have over 400 commercial fishing boats listed for sale. More info: http://dockstreetbrokers.com/

bd - Tractor Tavern

popular music venue & bar in an historic building at 5213 Ballard Ave N.W. More info: http://www.tractortavern.com https://www.facebook.com/TractorTavernBallard

bd - Sanborn Building on Ballard Ave

(in swapped RGB channels). This 1901 sandstone building is the district's only example of the Romanesque architecture style. It was the home of French & Nelson Dry Goods and later (1913–1918) Hauff's Department Store.

bd - Hotel Ballard

at 5216 Ballard Ave NW Web site: http://www.hotelballardseattle.com/

bd - Historic Ballard Carnegie Library

located at 2026 N.W. Market Street in downtown Ballard, opened to the public on June 24, 1904. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballard_Carnegie_Library

bd - Was home to Carnegie's

French restaurant until 2010.

bd - Historic Seattle Firehouse No. 18

at the corner of Russell Avenue N.W. and N.W. Market.

bd - closer

bd - 1976 Landamark District plaque

The Ballard Centennial Bell Tower

was created to hold the old Ballard City Hall bell at the site where the City Hall stood, and to mark the Ballard Avenue Historic District. There’s an inlaid compass in the floor of the bell tower. The tower is located in Marvin's Garden, a quiet oasis across the street from Bergen Place Park in Ballard. https://gilmanpark.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/ballard-city-hal/ http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=298

Old city hall plaque

Ballard City Hall was demolished in 1967, two years after it was damaged in the 1965 earthquake. Sadly, formation of the Ballard Ave Historical District in 1976 came too late to save the City Hall building. Funds were being raised to automate the bell in the Ballard Centennial Bell Tower, which stands in the location formerly occupied by the Ballard City Hall (1915).

bd - Eyecatching Guitar Emporium building

bd - former Palmer Apartments

at the intersection of Ballard Ave and NW Dock Place.

bd - Unidentified triangle building,

one of several in historic Ballard District.

bd - Fremont Troll under the Aurora Bridge

took up residence under the north end of the bridge on Halloween 1990. The 18 foot tall hulk was sculpted by four Seattle area artists for the Fremont Arts Council. More info: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2236 The bridge is location C on the map.

25th May 2015

Fred Perry
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Bravo, Rainy !
To my uniformed eyes it looks as if you hit upon the one or two days when it was bright and sunny in Seattle, which I'd always thought of as being like Vancouver ... rain, rain and more rain. Thank you for these fine shots, and for the wealth of URLs for more information. I didn't know that there was such a large Scandinavian influence out there. It looks like "herself" had a thoroughly enjoyable time, getting a great collection of thoroughly fine shots..

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