Beautiful leaded glass windows ...


 ... were a highlight of today's walk in the Roosevelt neighborhood.

I admired the Tudor style houses, both brick ...
... and wooden, that were examples of the most prevalent style along these streets between Lake City Way and 20th Avenue NE from 75th to 85th Street.

Not too many houses have been replaced by larger, newer ones. Many of the newer homes appear to have tried to "fit in" with the existing character of the neighborhood but a few did not.

Most of the homes were on small lots and appeared to be small in size until I realized that some were on sloped lots and were single story on the front side but multiple story on the back side.
Apartment buildings have gone up close to Lake City Way and there are a few pubs, restaurants, take-out places, auto-related businesses, a 7-Eleven, a naturopathic medicine facility, a veterinary clinic and an Eagles Lodge along this busy, noisy street. The dry cleaners has closed and the BMW Motorcycle shop is being remodeled - I don't know what will occupy this space.

Not along Lake City Way, but in this area, I spotted a large Safeway, an Aikido facility, a florist, an art studio and the Roosevelt Reservoir.

Bike lanes ...

... have been accommodated ...

... and trees have been pruned to accommodate overhead wires.


I wondered if these homeowners had done their own pruning.
I spotted quite a few Cherry Blossoms in bloom and at least three nests in trees.
This mosaic adorns Faith Lutheran Church which is also home to the Wedgwood Coop Preschool.

Seattle Public Utilities provides a bench on a small piece of property along Lake City Way.

One of the many alleys in the area provided me with a way to walk parallel to the I-5 exit ramp while walking to 75th Street. It gave me a view of the debris alongside the on-ramp. 

On this six mile walk, I spotted a sad tree, a USPS mailbox (at 75th and 18th) ...

... and a blue pickup truck with pink rims.


Girl scout Troop #41938 collects/provides non-food supplies and another Little Free Pantry collects/provides food. There are five Little Free Libraries. They contained novels, children's books, magazines, how-to books and a coloring book.



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