Center of Wallingford, 45th St. looking northwest
Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood has become one of the more trendy places to live and visit in the city. Unfortunately, with all this popularity, there comes a steady stream of litter, which often spreads out into other neighborhoods. Long-time residents have thus decided to take matters into their own hands and have launched a clean-up event: Operation Beautification Wallingford.
The official event is being organized by the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce. The beautification project is scheduled for April 17, between 10am and 1pm. The central meeting place to kick-off the clean-up will be Wallingford Center, once the old schoolhouse building, now a quaint shopping/dining mecca.
Wallingford Center (Old Middle School House), facing east
Neighborhood businesses and residents are invited to lend a hand, and gloves and bags will be handed out, courtesy of the City of Seattle. To make things more efficient, organizers will be handing out neighborhood maps to key areas most in need of cleaning up. Donated coffee and water will also be available for volunteers.
Wallingford, which is located mid-way between the University District and Fremont, is mostly known for it’s trendy main street, the well-trafficked 45th Street. The main thoroughfare is full of great ethic restaurants, old-school art house movie theaters, an assortment of cafes, indie shop/boutiques, old-time bars and fashionable clubs. In the past housing prices soared here, and now they have remained fairly stable, even post-housing bubble collapse.
Wallingford is also home to many political, environmental, civic and citizen’s groups and organizations, such as Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice, Sustainable Wallingford, Solid Ground, FamilyWorks, the Boys and Girls Club, Seattle Tilth and Garden and the Wallingford Community Council.
To stay up on what’s going down in Wallingford (and its surrounding communities, check out Wallyhood.org.
photo credits: M. Ricciardi
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