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Victory Heights Meets Its History

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Ryan

At the June meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council, Vicki Stiles from the Shoreline Historical Museum gave a presentation about the history of Victory Heights. Read the complete minutes of the June meeting. Her slideshow included 19th Century survey … Continue reading →

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Knickerbocker Site History

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Ryan

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has created a page detailing the history of the Knickerbocker Floodplain site (aka Thornton Creek at NE 100th Street and 20th Avenue NE).  Resident Jay Amena has provided a number of historic photographs that show the … Continue reading →

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Victory Heights Co-operative Preschool Enters 4th Decade

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Ryan

The former Community Club/voting site building in Victory Heights Park has been used as one of North Seattle Community College’s Co-operative Preschools for at least 40 years now. (Nobody is quite sure exactly when it started however, no documentation exists … Continue reading →

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The Revived Victory Heights Community Council Is Go

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Ryan

The first meeting in several years of the revived Victory Heights Community Council was held Wednesday night, not in Victory Heights itself but the Seattle Mennonite Church in Lake City (more on that in a bit).  A dozen people including … Continue reading →

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Then and Now: Lake City Way

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Ryan

The “Then” photo (click to enlarge) was taken on August 22, 1955 by the City of Seattle to document the construction of the Victory Heights sewer in the newly annexed (one year earlier) part of the city. Note the crosswalk: … Continue reading →

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Link: Victory Heights – Initial Sale in 1920

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Ryan

The Pinehurst Seattle blog has reprinted the newspaper ad from The Seattle Sunday Times on May2, 1920 announcing the sale of lots in Victory Heights. Check out those low, low prices!  

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