Broadview, Seattle | |
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 View of theOlympic Mountains andPuget Sound from Broadview | |
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| Coordinates:47°43′14″N122°22′03″W / 47.72056°N 122.36750°W /47.72056; -122.36750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| City | Seattle |
| Zip Code | 98177 |
| Area code | 206 |
Broadview is aneighborhood in northwesternSeattle,Washington, United States. It is at the northwestern corner of the city, adjacent toPuget Sound and the city ofShoreline to the north. The neighborhood is predominantly residential and includes portions ofCarkeek Park.
The name "Broadview" was given to the neighborhood because of its panoramic views of thePuget Sound andOlympic Mountains, which can be viewed to the west from its steep, westerly hillsides.[1]
Farmers began to settle in Broadview and neighboring Bitter Lake in June 1889, after theGreat Seattle Fire. These farmers had to float their goods into Seattle via the Puget Sound, because there were no roads at the time. Eventually, logging began in the area.[1]
Broadview and neighboringBitter Lake were annexed into the City of Seattle on January 1, 1954.[2] The neighborhood's first residential areas had been developed while it was unincorporated, leading to a lack ofsidewalks on most minor streets.[3]
Broadview is bounded on the west byPuget Sound; on the north by the Seattle city limits at N.W. 145th Street, beyond which isThe Highlands community in the city ofShoreline; on the east by Greenwood Avenue N., beyond which lies the neighborhood ofBitter Lake; and on the south byCarkeek Park, beyond which, from west to east, are the neighborhoods ofBlue Ridge,Crown Hill, andGreenwood.
On the western edge of Broadview is abluff, below which runs theBNSF Railway mainline along Puget Sound. The neighborhood has several waterways, including Broadview Creek, which flow for 2,600 feet (790 m) from its headwaters near Northsite Road into Puget Sound.
Carkeek Park occupies the southwest corner of the neighborhood along the shoreline; within it isPipers Creek. On the northwest side of Broadview bordering the Highlands, the 9-acre (3.6 ha) Llandover Woods Greenspace is home to native habitats and hiking areas. It was acquired by the city government in 1995 and had been preserved due to limited residential development in the area.[3] The greenspace includes old-growth forests and habitats for owls, eagles, and mountain beavers.
TheDunn Gardens were constructed in 1915 using a plan by theOlmsted Brothers, the landscape architects who designed many of Seattle's major parks. The grounds are open for public tours and maintained by volunteers under the direction of the E.B. Dunn Historic Garden Trust, which owns the property.[4]
TheSeattle Public Library system has abranch library in Broadview that opened on January 3, 1955. It replaced aKing County Library System branch in the same building that had been established in 1944 after lobbying from local community groups. A new library building at Greenwood Avenue and North 130th Street was approved in 1967, but funding was held due to city appropriations needed to renovateSicks' Stadium for use byMajor League Baseball. The Broadview Library opened on January 25, 1976, and had a collection that was designed for its suburban clientele. The library was renovated in 1988 and expanded in 2007 using funding from the 1998 Libraries for All bond measure.[2]
According toHistoryLink, the population of Broadview is approximately 13,000. The area is mainly residential.[1]
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