Cherry Hill, Seattle, Washington
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Cherry Hill (called "The Cherry" by locals) is a predominantly residential neighborhood in Seattle located south of Capitol Hill, west of the Central District, north of the International District, and east of First Hill. One of the Seven hills of Seattle, Cherry Hill is bounded by 12th Avenue, 23rd Avenue, Madison Street and Yesler Street. Cherry Hill is the location of a number of New Urban and sustainable homes.
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[edit] Cherry Hill Landmarks
Swedish Medical Center: Cherry Hill Campus. The first hospital in Seattle, established in 1877 by the Sisters of Providence, a Catholic charity. The Cherry Hill campus was the location of the first open-heart surgery performed in the Northwest.
Historic Firehouse No. 23. Converted in the 1970s to the Cherry Hill Neighborhood Center.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception. Seattle's oldest Catholic Church.
Seven Star Women's Kung Fu Center
[edit] History
Cherry Hill has been the focus of a number of experimental projects since the late 1950s. From 1959-1976 the Cherry Hill Urban Renewal Project—also known as Conservation Project No. 1—was Seattle's first urban renewal project. Cherry Hill has seen a number of progressions, evolving from a predominantly Jewish neighborhood through the 1960's[1], to a predominantly African neighborhood in the 1980s, and transitioning into a predominantly white neighborhood in the 1990s. By the early 2000s, Cherry Hill had become home to one of the highest concentrations of gays and lesbians in Seattle.
The Cherry Hill Baptist Church is currently hosting Tent City No. 3 on property across from the Church on Cherry Street between 22nd and 23rd Avenue. Tent City No. 3 is one of several Tent Cities sponsored by 501(c)(3) organizations Seattle Housing and Resources Effort (SHARE) and Women's Housing Equality and Enhancement League (WHEEL) SHARE/WHEEL. Unlike many areas in the Seattle suburbs, Cherry Hill residents voiced little opposition to the presence of Tent City No. 3 and actively support it.
[edit] Useful Links
City of Seattle land use zoning map for Cherry Hill
Index of City of Seattle archival materials relating to various Cherry Hill projects.
Central District News - A community-generated news blog.
[edit] References
- ^ The Way We Were: Our Village in Seattle. Washington State Jewish Historical Society.
