Alki Beach, Seattle WA
Alki beach lies on the shores of West Seattle, overlooking the Puget Sound and the city with the Space Needle in the distance. This is the perfect place for a walk, a bit to eat or drink on a sunny day or just to crash on the beach for a while. The walkway is lined with nice restaurants and cafés with tasty food for anyone to enjoy. The Alki Beach Park offers public outdoor grills popular for families celebrating holidays.
Alki Beach - Seattle, Washington, United States
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Beach made famous in a scene from the movie Sleepless in Seattle where Tom Hanks flies a kite with his son.
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Travel blogs from Alki Beach:
- ... Coffee at Alki Beach on a weekday morning, driving by houseboats and guessing their price, and a cheap late night movie (I love ...
- ... Ron continued his drive over one of Seattle 's many bridges as we headed toward Alki Beach ...
- ... The following day was an absolute scorcher so I took the water taxi across to West Seattle and went to Alki Beach accompanied by my MP3 player and a good book The beach is about a 2 mile walk from the ...
- ... So, as we still had the car we went to Alki beach, which has a nice little seaside town feel ...
- ... We had a quick drive down to Alki Beach and a walk around - spotting the Space Needle and downtown Seattle just across the bay ...
- ... Having had a brief opportunity to explore today we have taken a water taxi across the sound to Alki beach (a suitable name eh), familiarised ourselves with the down town area and witnessed the famous Pike Fish Market! We are off to ...
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- Space Needle and Ferry from Alki Beach by Carldombek from a blog titled Seattle and Puget Sound
- Dog takes the plunge at Alki beach by Nancydeb from a blog titled Speechless in Seattle
- Alki Beach, Seattle Birthplace by Burtonll from a blog titled Birthplace of Seattle
- Alki Beach by Wanderingblonde from a blog titled Eating Good in the Emerald City
- Alki Beach by Arlie from a blog titled Sleepless in C@L
- Alki beach by Trippintay from a blog titled MontLake
- Alki beach by Lilach from a blog titled Alki beach , Space needle and Museum of science
Alki Beach, West Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Aerial Footage 4/15/18.
Alki Point /ˈælkaɪ/ is the westernmost point in the West Seattle district of Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. Jutting out into Puget Sound, Alki was the original white settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle. Part of the city of West Seattle from 1902 to 1907, Alki was annexed to Seattle along with the rest of West Seattle in 1907.
The Alki neighborhood extends along the shore from the point, both southeast and northeast. To the northeast it continues past Alki Beach roughly to Duwamish Head, the northernmost point of West Seattle.
Alki Point also marks the southern extent of Elliott Bay; a line drawn northwest to West Point marks the division between bay and sound.
The Duwamish called it Prairie Point (Lushootseed: sbaqWábaqs). The name refers to prairies near the point that were maintained through seasonal burning by indigenous cultivators. It was a place of native occupation as well as colonial reconnaissance well before 1851.[1] Other names for the point include Battery Point, Me-Kwah-Mooks Point, and Roberts Point.[2]
The Denny Party landed at Alki Point November 13, 1851, and platted a settlement of six blocks of eight lots. The original name of the settlement was New York Alki, Alki being a word in Chinook Jargon (Wawa) meaning eventually or by and by.[3] The name New York may have been chosen because it was the state of origin of several of the settlers.[4] However, the next April, Arthur A. Denny abandoned the site at Alki for a better-situated site on the east shore of Elliott Bay, just north of the plat of David Swinson Doc Maynard. This site is now known as Pioneer Square.
Charles C. Terry, who owned the land, and some others held on at Alki for a while, but most eventually joined the others in Pioneer Square. Terry gave his claim to Maynard in 1857 in exchange for his Pioneer Square holdings; Maynard farmed the land for 11 years and sold it to Hans Martin Hanson and Knud Olson in 1868, Hanson taking possession of the point itself. The Alki Point Lighthouse dates from 1913, replacing the United States Lighthouse Service's post light from 1887 and Hanson's lantern-on-a-post from the mid-1870s.
Alki Point bathing beach, 1930
From 1925 to 1936, a ferry route across Puget Sound connected Alki Point with Manchester, Washington on the Kitsap Peninsula.[5]
Well into the 20th century, Alki was reachable from most of Seattle only by boat. Alki today is reminiscent of a Pacific Northwest beach town, with a mix of mid-century bungalows, medium-rise waterfront apartment houses, waterfront businesses, a thin beach, and a road with a bike/foot trail running several miles along the water. This section of West Seattle is bounded on the northwest by Elliott Bay; on the southwest by Puget Sound; and on the east by the West Seattle hill. Its main thoroughfares are Alki Avenue S.W. (northeast- and southwest-bound); Beach Drive S.W. (northwest- and southeast-bound); and S.W. Admiral Way (east- and westbound).
There have been summer concerts at Alki Beach since the early 1900s; the original streetcars to West Seattle were established in order to bring people to these events. Today, the beach plays host to the Seattle Music Fest every August, a three-day music festival that plays host to emerging Northwest artists and selected national and international headliners.
Denny Monument is located at Alki Point. It has the names of the first Seattle colony listed on it. The third side of the monument gives the names of the adults composing the first Seattle Colony: Arthur A. Denny and his Wife. John N. Low and Wife. Carson D. Boren and Wife. David D. Denny. Charles C. Terry, and on the base, New York Alki (By and By), the name first given the settlement. The fourth side says Erected by the Washington University State Historical Society, 13 November 1905, and on the base, Presented by Lenora Denny.
Alki Beach in Seattle Washington
This is a clip of the sunset viewed from Alki Beach in Seattle on April 19th, 2005.
Alki Beach - Seattle/WA #ByOneClick
Just a little bit about Alki Beach in Seattle. Now is a really nice weather and time to hang out in this place. Enjoy a little bit about Seattle.
Seattle Skyline from Alki Beach.
Looking at Seattle Skyline from Alki Beach. 70 F/ 22 C. What a beautiful and gorgeous day in Seattle, Washington State, United States of America.
Alki Beach Seattle Washington Real Estate
Alki Beach -- Seattle Washington Real Estate
Located in West Seattle, about 15 minutes from downtown. A trip to Alki Beach and drive along the water has few, if any, equals in the city. It features stunning views of the downtown skyline and across Puget Sound. It has a sparkling sand beach that imparts a resort character and prompts an undeniable hunger for fish and chips. The drive also includes the historic spot on Alki Beach where the first white settlers arrived in Seattle and spent the winter of 1851 before retreating to the less blustery site on Elliot Bay that became downtown.
In the summer, Alki Beach is hot spot with joggers, roller bladers, cyclists, volleyball players and sun bathers. Alki Beach is also a home to several restaurants year around ranging from hamburger joints to upscale gourmet with mesmerizing views of downtown Seattle. Whether you want to catch some rays or watch a winter storm roll in, Alki Beach is a great place to view Seattle from a different perspective.
Alki Beach in Seattle, Washington - Drone Flight
Drone video footage taken from my DJI Phantom 2 Vision + over the Alki Beach area in Seattle, Washington.
Seattle Washington, Sea Village
Seattle Washington, Sea Village
Seattle, a city on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest, is surrounded by water, mountains and evergreen forests, and contains thousands of acres of parkland. Washington State’s largest city, it’s home to a large tech industry, with Microsoft and Amazon headquartered in its metropolitan area. The futuristic Space Needle, a 1962 World’s Fair legacy, is its most iconic landmark.
WASHINGTON STATE - SEATTLE - USA
Seattle (Listeni/siˈætəl/) is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 684,451 residents as of 2015,[3] Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013 it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States,[7] and remained in the top five in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.[8] The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.7 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States.[9] The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.[10]
The Seattle area was previously inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers.[11] Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851.[12] The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named Seattle in 1852, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country.[13] However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s, with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region. In 1994, the Internet retail giant Amazon was founded in Seattle. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District, to the Central District. The jazz scene developed the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix and the alternative rock sub-genre grunge.[14]
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Visiting Seattle Washington
While in Seattle for a conference, I was able to take in some tourist attractions like the Public Market (Pike Place Market), the Space Needle, the first Starbucks, Elliott's Restaurant, Alki Beach (Alki Point), Kerry Park, the monorail, light rail, etc. Fun was had by all! I hope you enjoy what I have to share.
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15 Top Rated Tourist Attractions in Washington State
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Kerry Park - Seattle Washington
Description: This is a Video flight from Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle Washington. From this park is a great view of Seattle City Center featuring the famous Space needle. It was somewhat cloudy this day which made it hard to clearly see Mt Rainier off to the right of the Space Needle.
Driving from Puyallup to Alki Beach, Seattle, WA Part# 2
Alki Beach Park is a 135.9-acre park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head. It has a 0.5 miles of beachfront, and was the first public salt-water bathing beach on the west coast of the United States.
3 Weeks Travel in California & Washington
My trip to California and Washington State, USA from August to September 2017.
Every place featured in the video (chronological order): LAX, Anaheim, Disneyland Park, California Adventure Park, Long Beach, Catalina, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Monica Pier & Venice Beach, Seattle, San Juan Islands & Friday Harbor, Pike Place Market, Olympic Sculpture Park, Alki Beach, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Occidental Square, Gas Works Park, train ride from Seattle to Oakland, Lombard Street, Fisherman's Wharf & Pier 39, Golden Gate Bridge, Painted ladies, Golden Gate Park, Pier 33 and San Francisco Bay.
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Looking for THINGS TO DO in Washington state? (mostly by the greater seattle area) I travel to 5 of my favorite spots in western washington.
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Crusin' Alki Beach.
Driving on Harbor Blvd SW to Alki Blvd SW to give viewers of Alki Beach on a beautiful and gorgeous day. At Alki Beach, West Seattle, Washington State. United States of America. 70 degrees F/ 22 degrees C.
Tourist destinations in Seattle, Washington
In this video we tour the famous Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. This is the location of the original Starbucks Coffee as well as the world renown Space Needle! Keep smiling!
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