What Should Be Done with Building 18 at Magnuson Park? Have a Say!
Should Building 18 in Magnuson Park become a Navy support museum, information center, “Firehouse Cafe,” or something completely different? It could be up to you. Read More …
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Strategic Development Planning Workshop for Magnuson Park – Take Part on Saturday, Feb. 11th
Come out Saturday, Feb 11th from 8:30AM to 1PM, to help guide the City’s strategic development planning for Magnuson Park. Read More …
Seattle City Council Approves Amendment to Building 11 Lease
UPDATE (8-11-11): Councilmember Bagshaw has provided another update on her blog. In it, she explains that the full council has now approved the amendments to the lease, with Councilmember Burgess as the lone vote against the amendments. UPDATE (8-5-11): Councilmember Bagshaw, who chairs the Council’s Parks and Seattle Center Committee, provided an update on her blog about the Building 11 lease. In her post, Councilmember Bagshaw recognizes “the engagement of our citizens and their passion for our parks. I (Bagshaw) extend my appreciation to everyone who called, emailed, and provided testimony at our meetings. Future public/private partnerships will be better Read More …
Sand Point Naval Air Station is Officially Seattle's Latest Historic District!
We reported last month that the Seattle Landmark Preservation Board had nominated the Sand Point Naval Air Station for Seattle’s latest historic district. A designation that hasn’t been bestowed on another area of Seattle in more than 20 years! Late last week, the Wedgwood View reported on a tweet from Sally Bagshaw that the Landmark Preservation board had officially voted to approve the new historic district; however, we could not find any additional information describing the outcome of the vote. Now, the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has officially issued the news release confirming the vote (7-1 in favor) and describing Read More …
Sand Point Naval Station one step closer to Historic District status
Posting from Valarie Bunn, Wedgwood historian: On February 2, Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board nominated the former Naval Station at 7400 Sand Point Way to become a Historic District. The all-volunteer Landmarks Board serves under the auspices of the Department of Neighborhoods and heard the proposal by the Friends of NAS-Seattle Historic District, represented by Lynn Ferguson. The Historic District would include almost all of the buildings on the former naval base along Sand Point Way, and some of the shoreline areas adjacent to Warren G. Magnuson Park. The Historic District nomination is just the first step in the process. Exact Read More …