The Roosevelt Neighborhood Blog
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Roosevelt High School’s commencement ceremony was held last night, June 16, 2011 at Memorial Stadium. William H. Gates Sr. was the keynote speaker. We’re happy to report that the evening passed without a drop of rain. Congratulations to the Class of 2011!
Although Roosevelt only received a dusting of snow, it did manage to stick itself to the side streets. As of 8:30 a.m., Roosevelt Way looks good, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation cam at NE 75th Street.
As the BIG FIERCE WINTER STORM moved in this afternoon, many neighbors in Roosevelt and Ravenna and other North Seattle ‘hoods reported seeing tiny white balls dropping from the sky. What was this weird weather phenomenon?
This week’s question: How do you find historical records of houses and other specific locations in Seattle, including photographs?
A beautiful, sunny New Year’s Day in Seattle made for a gorgeous sunset. We managed to nab a few pictures from Rainbow Point Park in the north end of Roosevelt. Have some photos of our ‘hood to share? Add them to our Roosevelt Neighborhood photo pool on Flickr!
Remember Hollywood Video, with their one, sad little TV playing technicolor movies mostly in black-and-white? Seemingly ignored by their corporate overlords, Hollywood Video occupied the huge retail space above Dania, across the courtyard from Starbucks in Roosevelt Square. Now, this movie return box is all that remains of our last, lonely Roosevelt video store. (Awww! Buck up, [...]
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