Queen Anne is a neighborhood and geographic feature in

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, United States, located northwest of

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. The affluent neighborhood sits on the eponymous hill, whose maximum elevation is , making it Seattle's highest named hill. Queen Anne covers an area of , and has a population of about 28,000. It is bordered by Belltown to the south,

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to the east, the

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to the north and Interbay to the west. The hill became a popular spot for the city's early economic and cultural elite to build their mansions. Its name is derived from the

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in which many of the early homes were built.

Geography and history

Location and borders

Queen Anne is bounded on the north by the

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of the

, beyond which is Fremont; on the west by 15th and Elliott Avenues West, beyond which is Interbay,

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, and

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; on the east by

and

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, beyond which is Westlake. As a neighborhood

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, ''Queen Anne'' may include

Lower Queen Anne Lower Queen Anne (officially known since 2021 as Uptown) is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, at the base of Queen Anne, Seattle, Queen Anne Hill. While its boundaries are not precise, the toponym usually refers to the sho ...

, also known as ''Uptown'', the area at the southern base of the hill, just north and west of

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. Whether or not Lower Queen Anne is considered a separate neighborhood matters in setting Queen Anne's southern boundary, which is either West Mercer Street or Denny Way. Queen Anne can be reached from

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via the Mercer Street Exit (Exit 167). The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are Gilman Drive West, 3rd Avenue West, Queen Anne Avenue North, Boston Street, and a set of streets, collectively known as Queen Anne Boulevard, that loop around the crown of the hill and reflect a comprehensive boulevard design in the style of the

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architectural firm. The design was never fully executed, but it remains part of the Seattle Parks System. While Queen Anne stands out in Seattle geography due to its proximity to downtown and three television broadcast towers, the highest point in the city, above sea level, is in

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. Queen Anne slopes are home to seven of the twenty steepest streets in the city and 120 pedestrian staircases.

Demographics

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Including the sub-neighborhoods of ''North Queen Anne'', ''West Queen Anne'', ''East Queen Anne'' and ''Lower Queen Anne'' (or ''Uptown''), Queen Anne has approximately 19,000 households and a total population of about 36,000. Queen Anne is disproportionately populated by unmarried, white, young adults. The population is more racially homogeneous than Seattle as a whole.

Significant events

The Vashon

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carved Queen Anne Hill's

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more than 13,000 years ago, and human habitation in the area began some 3000 years ago. When white settlers arrived in the mid-19th century, the

Duwamish tribe The Duwamish ( lut, Dxʷdəwʔabš, ) are a Lushootseed-speaking Native American tribe in western Washington, and the indigenous people of metropolitan Seattle, where they have been living since the end of the last glacial period (c. 8000 BCE ...

maintained a seasonal presence in and around Queen Anne. Queen-anne-houses

White settlement of Queen Anne stemmed from the arrival of the

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at West Seattle's

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in November 1851. In 1853,

David Denny David Thomas Denny (March 17, 1832, Part II: Chapter 3, p. 203 – November 25, 1903) was a member of the Denny Party, who are generally collectively credited as the founders of Seattle, Washington, USA. Though he ultimately underwent bankr ...

staked a claim to of land the Duwamish called ''baba'kwoh'', prairies, known today as Lower Queen Anne, and bounded by Elliott Bay to the west, Lake Union to the east, Mercer Street to the north, and Denny Way to the south. Denny called the area "Potlach Meadows". Development of the hill, called at various times North Seattle, Galer Hill, and Eden Hill, was slow. Then an 1875 windstorm flattened thousands of trees on Queen Anne, making the previously dense forest more appealing for settlement. The hill began to be called "Queen Anne" by 1885, after the Queen Anne style houses that dominated the area. The arrival of the

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(1883) and the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (1887), the

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of 1889, and the opening of three

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lines to the top of the hill starting in 1890, including the Queen Anne Counterbalance, further encouraged residential and business development. The 1917 opening of the

, and the Fremont and

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s over it, made the area more appealing for maritime and timber industries, and connected Queen Anne with communities to the north. On the south side of the hill, the 1927 completion of a Civic Center (with auditorium, ice arena and football field) on David Denny's Potlach Meadows land brought residents from all over the city to Queen Anne for concerts and sporting events. The first

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in the

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originated from the hill in November 1948, when KRSC-TV (now

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) signed-on from its transmitting tower at Third Avenue North and Galer Street.

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installed its own tower nearby, on Galer Street and Orange Place North, and began operations from there in December 1953, and

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went on the air in February 1958 from a tower adjacent to its original studios on Queen Anne Avenue. "The 1962 Seattle

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was perhaps the most transformational single event in the history of Queen Anne", according to historians Florence K. Lentz and Mimi Sheridan. Named the

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, home to the

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Pacific Science Center Pacific Science Center is an independent, non-profit science center in Seattle with a mission to ignite curiosity and fuel a passion for discovery, experimentation, and critical thinking. Pacific Science Center serves more than 1 million people e ...

Experience Music Project The Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to contemporary popular culture. It was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000 as the Experience Music Project. Since then MoPOP has organized ...

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, the north terminal of the

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and

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. The

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began playing at the then-

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in 1967. The

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hockey team began play next door at the Mercer Street Arena in 1977. The

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basketball team began play at KeyArena in 2000. As late as 1964, the area had a large enough population of families with children to motivate opening McClure Middle School, but by 1981 a decline in such families led the school system to close Queen Anne High School, North Queen Anne Elementary School, and West Queen Anne Elementary School. Assistant

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Thomas C. Wales Thomas Crane Wales (June 23, 1952 – October 12, 2001) was an American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate who was the victim of an unsolved murder. In 2018, FBI investigators announced they strongly suspected the killing to have been ...

was shot in his home in the Queen Anne neighborhood on October 11, 2001, dying the next day of his wounds. The murder remains unsolved.

Landmarks

Queen Anne is home to 29 official Seattle landmarks, including 12 historic houses. A group of residences on 14th Avenue West, built between 1890 and 1910, include one of the few remaining Queen Anne style houses on the hill. The North Queen Anne Drive Bridge, built in 1936 across Wolf Creek, is a parabolic

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, declared a historic landmark for its unique engineering style. One of the oldest wooden-hulled

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s still afloat, the ''

Arthur Foss ''Arthur Foss'', built in 1889 as ''Wallowa'' at Portland, Oregon, is likely the oldest wooden tugboat afloat in the world. Its 79-year commercial service life began with towing sailing ships over the Columbia Bar, Columbia River bar, and ended ...

'', is moored near the base of Queen Anne. Queen Anne Boulevard, which circles the crown of the hill, and some of the original

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s complete with decorative

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s, and

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s, are also designated landmarks. Although not located at Queen Anne and no longer located west of present-day

, the Denny Cabin was built by

in 1889 as a real-estate office and was made from trees cut down on Queen Anne Hill.

Community services

Businesses

An stretch of Queen Anne Avenue North between West McGraw and West Galer Streets serves as the spine of the

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. The Greater Queen Anne

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is an association of neighborhood business leaders. Queen Anne hosts a weekly

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between June and October.

News and information

The ''Queen Anne News'' is a weekly

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founded in 1919 and published by the

Pacific Publishing Company The Pacific Publishing Company Publication Division produces print and digital editions serving the numerous neighborhood communities throughout Seattle. Its print editions include ''The Queen Anne'' and ''Magnolia News'', ''Madison Park Times'' ...

. The ''Queen Anne View'' is a neighborhood news

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Schools

Within the

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district, Queen Anne is home to six public schools. * Cascade Parent Partnership * Frantz Coe Elementary * John Hay Elementary (which has had three different buildings, all on Queen Anne Hill) * Queen Anne Elementary * McClure Middle School * The Center School Two former schools, Queen Anne High School and

West Queen Anne School The West Queen Anne School was a Seattle public elementary school located in the Queen Anne, Seattle neighborhood from 1896 to 1981 and is now high-end condominiums. The School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 as Que ...

, are on the

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. Both are now condominium apartment buildings. Queen Anne has five

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. * Queen Anne Community School * St. Anne School *

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* Seattle Waldorf High School * The Downtown School, A Lakeside School

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, a private

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founded in 1891 by the

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of North America, has 4000 undergraduate and graduate students on a campus on the north slope of Queen Anne.

Library

The Queen Anne branch of the

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is housed in a 1914 building funded by

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and built in late

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style. The structure, renovated in 2007, is listed on the

and has been named a landmark by Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board.

Parks and cemeteries

The

Seattle Parks and Recreation Seattle Parks and Recreation (officially the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)) is the government department responsible for maintaining the parks, open spaces, and community centers of the city of Seattle, Washington. The department mainta ...

department maintains 24 parks on Queen Anne.

Kerry Park Kerry Park is a small public park and viewpoint on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, United States. It overlooks Downtown Seattle and is located along West Highland Drive between 2nd Avenue West and 3rd Avenue West. ...

, located on Highland Drive, covers a mere , but boasts one of the most attractive views of the city, with downtown at the center of focus along with the Space Needle, and on clear days,

Mount Rainier Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a s ...

in the background. From this point there are also views of

and

Kinnear Park Kinnear Park is a park on the southwest slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, United States located between W. Olympic Place on the northeast, W. Mercer Place and Elliott Avenue W. on the southwest, the 9th Avenue W. right of way on t ...

, with of

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and grass, is Queen Anne's largest park, offering views of the

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86. Rachel's Park, formerly Soundview Terrace, is a play area on the west slope of the hill named after Rachel Pearson, a 6-year-old girl who died on

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in 2000. Queen Anne Bowl, adjacent to the 9.2 David Rodgers Park on the north slope of Queen Anne, has a dirt

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track and synthetic surface

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. Bhy Kracke Park in East Queen Anne, features "one of the best views in the city," a playground, picnic shelter, several small grassy areas, and a paved walking path connecting the different levels of the park. West Queen Anne Playfield includes a community center, indoor

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, and

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and

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fields. Queen Anne has two

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. Mount Pleasant Cemetery contains the remains of the unknown dead of the 1906 disaster, as well as many early Seattle pioneers, and Filipino-American author and activist

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. A memorial to the dead of the 1916

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is located in the northeast section of the cemetery. During World War II, the cemetery served as a site for anti-aircraft defenses.Wilma, David
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. Retrieved March 5, 2011. Hills of Eternity Cemetery, owned and operated by

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, is adjacent to Mount Pleasant.

Government and infrastructure

Queen Anne Hill is part of

Washington's 7th congressional district Washington's 7th congressional district encompasses most of Seattle and Burien, and all of Vashon Island, Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Shoreline, and Normandy Park. Since 2017, the 7th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Represe ...

and 36th legislative district. Queen Anne residents are represented by

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in the

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Jeanne Kohl-Welles Jeanne Elizabeth Pearl Kohl-Welles (née Jean Elizabeth Pearl Kohl; October 19, 1942) is an American politician and academic. Since January 2016 she has served as a member of the King County Council from the 4th district. She previously served as ...

in the

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, Reuven Carlyle and

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in the

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, and Larry Phillips on the Metropolitan

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. Queen Anne has two ZIP codes: 98109 and 98119. The

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operates the Queen Anne Post Office at 415 1st Avenue North. The

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maintains two

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on Queen Anne.

Notable people

Past and present residents include: *

Alden J. Blethen Alden J. Blethen (December 27, 1845 – July 12, 1915) was a teacher and attorney, who was editor-in-chief of the ''Seattle Daily Times'' from August 10, 1896 Boswell 1994, p. 96 until his death. He written referred to as Colonel Blethen. B ...

(1845–1915), newspaper publisher. *

Betty Bowen Betty Bowen (born Betty Cornelius) (1918–1977), was an American journalist and art promoter. She was born in Kent, Washington, and earned an English degree from the University of Washington. She worked briefly as a reporter for ''The Seattle Time ...

(1918–1977), journalist and art promoter; named "First Citizen of Seattle" two days before her death. *

Arthur C. Brooks Arthur C. Brooks (born May 21, 1964) is an American author, public speaker, and academic. Brooks served as the 11th President of the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of twelve books, including ''Love Your Enemies'' (2019), The ''Co ...

(1964–), social scientist and president of the American Enterprise Institute. * Jack Clay (1926–2019), acting teacher, director and actor. *

George F. Cotterill George Fletcher Cotterill (18 November 1865 – 13 October 1958), born in Oxford, England, was an American civil servant and politician. His public career in Seattle and the state of Washington lasted over 40 years; Cotterill was a Georgist pro ...

(1865–1958), city engineer, state senator and mayor. *

(1832–1903), Seattle co-founder. *

Robert E. Galer Brigadier General Robert Edward Galer (24 October 1913 – 27 June 2005) was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in aerial combat during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. He went ...

(1913–2005), marine corps aviator and medal of honor winner. *

Hank Ketcham Henry King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the '' Dennis the Menace'' comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily cartoon and took up painti ...

(1920–2001), cartoonist who created ''Dennis the Menace''. *

George Kinnear George Kinnear (January 30, 1836 – July 21, 1912) was an early Seattle real estate developer, responsible for some of the early residential development of Queen Anne Hill. He also had a brief military career.Bagley 1916 He was born in Pickawa ...

(1836–1912), real estate developer. *

Lawrence Denny Lindsley Lawrence Denny Lindsley (March 18, 1878 – January 3, 1975) was an American scenic photographer and also worked as a miner, hunter, and guide. Lindsley was a grandson of Seattle pioneer David Thomas Denny (1832–1903). Personal life He was born ...

(1879–1974), photographer, miner, hunter and guide. *

Gary Locke Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician and diplomat serving as the interim president of Bellevue College, the largest of the institutions that make up the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system. Locke serv ...

(1950–), governor and cabinet secretary and former Ambassador to China. *

Rick Parashar Rakesh "Rick" Parashar (December 13, 1963 – August 14, 2014) was an American record producer, recording engineer and musician. Along with his brother Raj, he founded London Bridge Studio in Seattle, Washington, in 1985. During his career he wo ...

(1963–2014), record producer. *

Reginald Parsons Reginald Hascall Parsons (October 3, 1873 - June 9, 1955) was a Seattle businessman and philanthropist during the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on Long Island, New York and came west to Seattle with his family in 1904 to manage ...

(1873–1955), businessman and philanthropist. *

Jonathan Raban Jonathan Raban (born 14 June 1942, Hempton, Norfolk, England) is a British travel writer, critic, and novelist. He has received several awards, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Royal Society of Literature's Heinemann Award, t ...

(1942–), British travel writer and novelist. *

Gerard Schwarz Gerard Schwarz (born August 19, 1947), also known as Gerry Schwarz or Jerry Schwarz, is an American symphony conductor and trumpeter. As of 2019, Schwarz serves as the Artistic and Music Director of Palm Beach Symphony and the Director of Orche ...

(1947–), composer and conductor. * Edo Vanni (1918–2007), baseball player and manager. *

(1952–2001), federal prosecutor and gun control advocate gunned down in his Queen Anne Hill home. * Mike Webb (1955–2007), radio talk show host and activist. * Rick White (1953–), member of U.S. House of Representatives. *

Jake Lamb Jacob Ryan Lamb (born October 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014, and was an All-Star in 2017. He has also played in MLB fo ...

(1990–), baseball player. *

Love Family The Love Family, or the Church of Jesus Christ at Armageddon, was a U.S. communal religious movement formed in 1968 and led by Paul Erdmann, who renamed himself Love Israel. After a fractious conflict in 1984, the community was reduced to a ...

(1940–), urban commune. *

(1913–1956), Filipino-American novelist and poet. *

Sue Bird Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA) Bird was drafted by the Storm first over ...

(1980–), basketball player for the Seattle Storm, 4-time WNBA champion, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist. Voepel, Michelle
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ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

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References

External links

Queen Anne Community Council

Queen Anne HelplineSeattle Photograph Collection, Queen Anne
– University of Washington Digital Collection * {{Seattle neighborhoods Populated places established in 1852 1852 establishments in Oregon Territory