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| Coordinates:47°35′08″N122°23′05″W / 47.5855°N 122.3847°W /47.5855; -122.3847 |
North Admiral (or simply theAdmiral District) is the oldestneighborhood inWest Seattle,Washington. In the early 1900s, it was connected toSeattle by ferries and a cable car. These ferries included the paddle steamersCity of Seattle andWest Seattle.[1]
The North Admiral district is the location ofWest Seattle High School, which is adjacent toHiawatha Playfields and Community Center, the oldest community center west of the Mississippi.[2] North Admiral is also home toSchmitz Preserve Park, 53.1 acres ofold-growth forest traversed by 1.7 miles of hiking trails.[3][4] The neighborhood name implies that it is at the north end of Admiral Way S.W.; however, Admiral Way runs east and west and crosses California Avenue S.W. north of the major junction at S.W. Alaska Street and California. Thus the nameNorth Admiral combines the orientation to The Junction with the name of the main cross street.
The population of the area is approximately 22,241, based on the estimates of the U.S. Census.[5]
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