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| - West Seattle is the area west of the Duwamish River and was annexed by Seattle in 1907. Thanks to the city's many hills, lakes, and bays, all Seattle neighborhoods are distinct. However, none is more a world unto itself than giant West Seattle. It is only minutes from city center travelling down Highway 99 and across the West Seattle Bridge. On September 28, 2006, Seattle Times columnist Ron Judd, in a humor piece titled "How to tell the truth about the Pacific N.W.," described West Seattle in an imagined Q&A explaining the NW to a non-local: Q: What should I know about West Seattle?
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| - West Seattle is the area west of the Duwamish River and was annexed by Seattle in 1907. Thanks to the city's many hills, lakes, and bays, all Seattle neighborhoods are distinct. However, none is more a world unto itself than giant West Seattle. It is only minutes from city center travelling down Highway 99 and across the West Seattle Bridge. On September 28, 2006, Seattle Times columnist Ron Judd, in a humor piece titled "How to tell the truth about the Pacific N.W.," described West Seattle in an imagined Q&A explaining the NW to a non-local: Q: What should I know about West Seattle? A: It’s lovely, and sort of an island unto itself in a social sort of way. Unfortunately, after the next big earthquake, it very likely will be an island unto itself in a physical sort of way. West Seattle's miles of rolling peninsula feature many of the city's loveliest parks and beaches, its highest hills, a couple of happening retail districts studded with good restaurants, middle-class neighborhoods blessed with gorgeous views, and a mix of residents as diverse as any in town. West Seattle might be more apt to be called Southwest Seattle because it occupies that quadrant of the city. The "south" part was skipped because Seattle has long been divided along class lines north and south. As the nicest part of the South End, early boosters called the place West Seattle to distance it from its embarrassingly obvious southern location. Known as the "gold coast" to many in the housing market, West Seattle has broad spectrum of available housing, with the majority of real estate retaining a very favorable return. The latest development to raze and remodel the Highpoint area has helped land values continue up at a pace outlasting the bubbles the rest of the city sees. Generally, the socio-economic spectrum stretches from the southeast, near White Center, northwestward until one arrives among the leafy, pricey homes overlooking Alki Beach, the city's favorite strand. Among its residents, West Seattle features more than its share of famous and not-so-famous rock stars, mountaineers, artists and others taken with its unpreposessing, outdoorsy style.
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