Denny Regrade
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Denny Regrade is a Seattle neighborhood historically shaped by massive early-20th-century regrading projects that lowered and leveled the city’s steep northern downtown hills.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former hill
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ neighborhood ⓘ |
| borders |
Belltown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Business District of Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ Denny Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pike Place Market area NERFINISHED ⓘ South Lake Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationChange | hill lowered by up to about 100 feet ⓘ |
| engineeringMethod |
hydraulic sluicing
ⓘ
steam shovels ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Denny Regrade project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLandUse | residential neighborhood on steep hill ⓘ |
| laterLandUse |
apartment and condominium towers
ⓘ
office buildings ⓘ warehouses and light industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Downtown Seattle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRegradingPeriod |
1898–1930s
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur A. Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNearbyFeature |
Elliott Bay waterfront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle Center (to the north) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRegradePhase |
Denny Regrade No. 1
GENERATED
ⓘ
Denny Regrade No. 2 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | King County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfUrbanPlan | expansion of Seattle’s downtown northward ⓘ |
| soilDisposition |
material used to create Harbor Island vicinity fills
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sluiced material used to fill tideflats ⓘ |
| topography | lowered and leveled hills ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Alaskan Way Viaduct (historically adjacent waterfront corridor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battery Street Tunnel (historically nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ Denny Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Westlake Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanCharacter |
densely built urban neighborhood
ⓘ
mixed commercial and residential ⓘ |
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