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About Wallingford
Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named after John Noble Wallingford (died 1913). The QFC supermarket at the corner of N 45th Street and Wallingford Avenue N may be regarded as the center of the neighborhood; its large WALLINGFORD neon sign is made in part from letters in the old FOOD GIANT sign that adorned QFC's predecessor for decades.
John Noble Wallingford was a major local landowner and real estate speculator; at one time his holdings included most of what is now Wallingford and extended north as far as Green Lake. He travelled considerably up and down the West Coast of the United States and lived for a time in Alaska, but Seattle in general, and the neighborhood now named after him in particular, remained his major place of investment.
Wallingford's business district extends along N 45th Street from Stone Way N in the west to Sunnyside Avenue N in the east and features many small shops, two banks, a pharmacy, a few taverns and bars, the two Guild 45th movie theaters, the Wallingford Center (the former Interlake Elementary School, now turned into shops and apartments), and numerous restaurants.
Wallingford has a distinct family feel with its tree-lined streets, grand homes more than
100 years old, cozy 1920s bungalows and a lively commercial district along North
45th Street.
When Wallingford was settled in the 1880s, the area was mainly cranberry marshes
and muck. In the early 1900s industry arrived, and today the neighborhood still boasts
a lively marine industry.
Gas Works Park on Lake Union is on a peninsula that juts into Lake Union from Wallingford just south of the Burke-Gilman Trail. To the northwest of Wallingford is Woodland Park, featuring the Woodland Park Zoo and a rose garden.
Real estate ranges from Wallingford condos, to single family homes and Wallingford townhomes are now also an option. Many Wallingford view condos have city, and Lake Union views looking South. Architecture ranges from modern/new construction to Wallingford craftsman homes. There are many Wallingford condos for sale at any one time so you will have many choices to consider. The most common style of architecture in the area is the Wallingford craftsman home. Several north/south running streets afford views of downtown Seattle from Wallingford. Many residents walk to shopping and restaurants in Wallingford.
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