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About West Seattle
West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, encompasses all of
Seattle west of the Duwamish River. It was incorporated as an independent town
in 1902 and was annexed by Seattle in 1907. Among the area's attractions are its
saltwater beach parks along Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, including Alki Beach
and Lincoln Park among others. The area is also prized for its magnificent views
of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Range to the east.
The highest point in Seattle is in the Gatewood neighborhood, adjacent to the
aptly named High Point neighborhood of West Seattle; the intersection of 35th
Avenue S.W. and S.W. Myrtle Street it is 520 feet above sea level. The hill is
dominated by two huge water towers.
Alki Point is traditionally credited as the point where the Denny Party founded
Seattle prior to moving across Elliott Bay to what is now Downtown. A similar
landing at Alki has been reenacted annually since 1950 as part of the colorful,
week-long Seafair celebration of Seattle's marine and boating interests. Seafair
coincides with the much older Hi-Yu festivities in West Seattle now called the
Junction Street Festival.
The heart of West Seattle is the intersection of California Avenue S.W. and S.W.
Alaska Street, called "The Junction," the center of a lively business district.
West Seattle also has two other major intersections of note: the Admiral
Junction in the northern part of the peninsula where California Avenue S.W. and
S.W. Admiral Way meet, and the Morgan Street Junction at the southern end where
Fauntleroy Way S.W., S.W. Morgan Street, and California Avenue S.W. intersect.
The Westwood Village shopping center, between S.W. Trenton and S.W. Barton
Streets in the south end of the district, has undergone several makeovers and
now provides a mall-like shopping experience, including a box store and a large
bookstore from a national chain.
There is a Washington State Ferries dock in the Fauntleroy neighborhood, with
service to Vashon Island and to Southworth on the Kitsap Peninsula. A shuttle
ferry also runs between Duwamish Head and downtown Seattle.
The community is served by a local newspaper, the West Seattle Herald, and
numerous other local websites and blogs.
West Seattle is home to South Seattle Community College.
See also Alki, North Admiral, Fairmount Park, Genesee, Seaview, Arbor Heights,
Delridge, and the adjacent South Park and Industrial District neighborhoods.