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May 07, 2026
Solarbird 
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FUN #LAURELHURST HISTORICAL FACT!
I'm from University Park in Seattle's U. District. Laurelhurst is east of us; we both had seats on the old Northeast District Council, etc.
My area specifically was platted earlier than most, in 1896, as Ravenna Springs, part of Ravenna Township, a failed resort town. University Park per se wasn't platted until 1905.
While digging into this history, I found that 1) Ravenna Township wasn't organised enough to have deed covenants, 2) University Park was more organised but chose not to, and 3:
Laurelhurst _did_, and its organising group when it was platted ran ads _using that against University Park_, specifically saying _they_ were the most exclusive neighbourhood in the area.
#seattle #history
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@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net
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Solarbird
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Bluesky user? Read: http://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/113647708264029959 She/her ex-software dev; writer of words for money, fun, and survival both here & at my blog; maker of bike maps, printables, radio noise (KK7ZLU), baked goods, & random projects. Republicans have tried to kill off me & mine my whole life; if you hate "Dems" & "libs" more than actual fash, DNI & GFY. Support me or my Mastodon instance: http://patreon.com/solarbird https://justmytoots.com/@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net
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Which is another way of saying:
These fuckers have _always_ been like this. _Always._
#seattle #history #laurelhurst #UniversityPark
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Solarbird
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Bluesky user? Read: http://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/113647708264029959 She/her ex-software dev; writer of words for money, fun, and survival both here & at my blog; maker of bike maps, printables, radio noise (KK7ZLU), baked goods, & random projects. Republicans have tried to kill off me & mine my whole life; if you hate "Dems" & "libs" more than actual fash, DNI & GFY. Support me or my Mastodon instance: http://patreon.com/solarbird https://justmytoots.com/@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net
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The Stranger read all the publicly-posted minutes from the Laurelhurst Community Council's website before the LCC suddenly took them all down:
https://www.thestranger.com/news/laurelhurst-community-council-isnt-sure-helicopters-needed-to-land-sick-kids-at-the-hospital/
#laurelhurst #seattle #SeattleChildrensHospital #TheStranger #LCC
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