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There are few locations whose history is more closely entwined with the history of Seattle than Waterway No. 1. In 1910, the Laurelhurst Launch carried residents by boat from Madison Street to Laurelhurst. The launch docked at a pier and the boathouse on the Waterway, which, according to the historical maps, extended at an angle to the present streets, touching the shore to the east of th Street.
After the level of Lake Washington was lowered in 1916, the original pier was left high and dry. In 1916, the Seattle School District erected a one-room schoolhouse to the east of the waterway. In 1919, after the School District moved to a larger site, the one -room school became the first site of the St. Stevens Episcopal Mission, now St. Stevens church in Laurelhurst.
The Laurelhurst Community Club publishes a wonderful book, "A History of Laurelhurst," researched and written by Christine Barrett, which includes pictures of the Laurelhurst Launch and early maps of the waterway. |
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Way Back
These Husky oarsmen made their way on the quiet (pre-Hwy 520) waters of Union Bay.
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