Comments on: North Seattle: Locate That Neighborhood!

By: Freball Dweller

Freball Dweller — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:35:56 +0000

I live in that area: we refer to it as “FreBall”

By: Triska

Triska — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:56:34 +0000

http://leehd.com/christmas/old-fashioned-christmas-tree.php

By: dkella

dkella — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:21:00 +0000

AHJ,
I think that “cross-over ‘hood” is a great term. However, I feel that the people that really care about where they live tend to give their Shingletowns proper names. Its about individualism. Its like that phenomenon when you’re out of the country and you meet an American and you say, “where are you from?” and they respond “Seattle”, and you say, “AH! me too! which neighborhood do you live in?”. People like giving proper names.

However, Seattle is full of these cross-over neighborhoods (e.g., Walli-mont). I rarely find this to be the case in Manhattan or San Francisco (also both great neighborhood towns). Is it that because Seattle is so neighborhood-centric that we place greater emphasis on the individuality of the neighborhood?

By: Reba_Haas

Reba_Haas — Tue, 22 May 2007 21:17:33 +0000

Are you the Amy Helen Johnson that has written for ComputerWorld? I’m curious as I’ve seen your byline before. Did you turn real estate blogger in Seattle as a full time gig?

By: Amy Helen Johnson

Amy Helen Johnson — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:07:34 +0000

Thanks, dkella. I like the term “cross-over neighborhood.” It’s sad that some of these old nicknames are no longer in use, but they just don’t describe the areas any more. Shingletown, anyone?

By: dkella

dkella — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:57:25 +0000

Sorry about the long delay, Amy. Here I will pontificate about the boundaries of one certain “cross-over” neighborhood, Halibut Flats.

You know that area between Fremont, Phinney and Ballard? Phin-Fre-Lard? Phin-mont? (the possibities are endless). I have come to the understanding that this area used to be known as “Halibut Flats” by the fisherman who used to frequent the north side of the canal. Halibut, b/c perhaps that’s what they were unloading? Flat, b/c its pretty flat (by Seattle standards?) or because its a play on the type of fish? (those crafty fishermen).

The borders of Halibut Flats are 3rd Ave NW to the East, Market to the North, 15th ave NW to the West, and Leary to the South. Granted, this makes it a very small area – a subneighborhood, as you will – however, the residents are pretty passionate about this part of the Ballard world.

A good way of describing this neighborhood…”You know that bar by Le Gourmand, Sambar? We’re a few blocks away from that”.

Nice neighborhood bar, indeed.