Like Harbor Avenue SW, Beach Drive SW was once part of Alki Avenue SW. It became Beach Drive sometime between 1912 and 1920. In contrast to Alki and Harbor Avenues, most of Beach Drive’s beaches are private, though there is a long public stretch at the Emma Schmitz Memorial Outlook, as well as Lowman Beach Park at the south end.
Beach Drive SW begins at Alki Avenue SW just south of Alki Point and goes just over 3 miles southeast to Trail #1 at Lincoln Park.
Born and raised in Seattle, Benjamin Donguk Lukoff had his interest in local history kindled at the age of six, when his father bought him settler granddaughter Sophie Frye Bass’s Pig-Tail Days in Old Seattle at the gift shop of the Museum of History and Industry. He studied English, Russian, and linguistics at the University of Washington, and went on to earn his master’s in English linguistics from University College London. His book of rephotography, Seattle Then and Now, was published in 2010. An updated version came out in 2015.
Hi my name is Tiffany Brucker
I moved to Seattle 3 years ago.
I LOVE history. I would like to talk to you about getting the 3 duplexes built in 1946 in front or behind 🙃of Cormorant park grandfathered in as part of Seattle’s history.
Please, I would like to hear your thoughts and encouragement on how to go about this.
I moved from Breckenridge Colorado, the town was built on the 1800’s we take our history as a sense of community and pride.
I would like to help achieve this for 3704 Beach Dr. SW as well as the 5 other units on this property.
Kindest Regards,
Ms. Brucker
Emailed you!