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Check out the ‘Signs of Greenwood’

September 10th, 2008 · 10 Comments

David Stoesz has a great photostream on Flickr aptly called ”Signs of Greenwood.”

He’s also got a biting post on Seattle Weekly’s blog that compares the differences between Phinney Ridge and Greenwood, saying in part that Phinney has ”the charming Ken’s Market. We have a hideous Safeway. They have twelve dollar cocktails. We have $3 well drinks.”

How would you compare the neighborhoods and where indeed is the dividing line - be it street or state of mind? Your call.

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10 responses so far ↓

  • 1 breadandcirce // Sep 10, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    Our Safeway could be hideous-er. It’s not bad at all, actually.

  • 2 aerogiraffe // Sep 10, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    I do believe the dividing line is the turn at Red Mill.

  • 3 Bruce // Sep 10, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    My vote would be for 80th to be the dividing line. The library and post office seem like they are Greenwood anyway…

  • 4 Mike // Sep 11, 2008 at 1:36 am

    Lived in em both, love em both. Don’t see how you can separate the two. Everything from the zoo to 87th is Greenwood/Phinney (one big nutty family) in my book. BTW, anyone who complains about Safeway now should have seen the place 7 years ago before they tore it down and built the new one. THAT was rather crappy. Greenwood is going through all sorts of changes now. Exciting, but you always get a little nervous.

  • 5 Lindsarella // Sep 11, 2008 at 9:37 am

    Seriously? You think Safeway is hideous? None of you have obviously seen the hideous Albertsons in White Center! haha. We should be happy we have a nice clean Safeway!

  • 6 E-Curb // Sep 11, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    I think that 80th makes sense as the logical dividing line. Pete’s Egg Nest, Yanni’s and Herkimer are Phinney Ridge all the way.

    Or is Red Mill to 80th considered the DMZ?

  • 7 Mike // Sep 12, 2008 at 10:20 am

    I gotta say, I love the design of Herkimer, and their coffee is good, but that is not a welcoming atmosphere. Those are the sorts of customers I think that Ken’s employee was referring to.

  • 8 DC // Sep 12, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    I personally don’t think we need to define a border…I love the Phinney/Greenwood meld. We’re lucky to have all of it at our fingertips (and toetips, if you’re walking :-) ).

    Mike: +1 on your sentiment about Herkimer. I usually walk down to Fresh Flours, where the atmosphere is much warmer!

  • 9 seattle mike // Sep 13, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    I take a radical approach and consider Phinney Ridge to be the actual ridge, rather than just the few blocks where Phinney is the arterial. So to me Phinney Ridge goes from about 46th north to about 83rd (where the slope goes down). After all, Fremont Avenue goes way the heck north (100th+) and nobody would call that neighborhood Fremont.

  • 10 etta // Sep 14, 2008 at 10:30 am

    I’m on 81st St., a proud Greenwoodling, but if and when I sell my house, it will be a “Phinney Ridge” listing.

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