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Lynnwood, Washington
Lynnwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan area and is located north of Seattle and south of Everett, Washington, Everett, near the junction of Interstate 5 in Washington, Interstate 5 and Interstate 405 (Washington), Interstate 405. It is the fourth-largest city in Snohomish County, with a population of 38,568 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. census. Often characterized as a suburb or bedroom community, Lynnwood has the highest concentration of retailers in the region and a growing core of businesses, anchored by the Alderwood Mall. The city also has a Edmonds College, community college, a Lynnwood Convention Center, convention center, and a major Lynnwood City Center station, transit center. It is headquarters for several major companies, including Zumiez. The Lynnwood area was logged and settled by Homestead Acts, homesteaders in the late 19th century and early 20th century, including the deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City (Washington)
There are 281 municipality, municipalities in the U.S. Washington (state), state of Washington. State law determines the various powers its municipalities have. City classes Legally, a city in Washington can be described primarily by its class. There are five classes of cities in Washington: * 10 first class cities * 9 second class cities * 69 towns * 1 unclassified city * 192 code cities ''First class cities'' are cities with a population over 10,000 at the time of reorganization and operating under a home rule charter. They are permitted to perform any function specifically granted them by Title 35 RCW (Revised Code of Washington). Among them are Seattle, Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, Spokane, Washington, Spokane, Vancouver, Washington, Vancouver, and Yakima, Washington, Yakima. ''Second class cities'' are cities with a population over 1,500 at the time of reorganization and operating without a home rule charter. Like first class cities, they are permitted to perform any fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 5 In Washington
Interstate 5 (I-5) is an Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States that serves as the region's primary north–south route. It spans across the state of Washington (state), Washington, from the Oregon state border at Vancouver, Washington, Vancouver, through the Puget Sound region, to the Canada–United States border, Canadian border at Blaine, Washington, Blaine. Within the Seattle metropolitan area, the freeway connects the cities of Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett, Washington, Everett. I-5 is the only interstate to traverse the whole state from north to south and is Washington's busiest highway, with an average of 274,000 vehicles traveling on it through Downtown Seattle on a typical day. The segment in Downtown Seattle is also among the widest freeways in the United States, at 13 lanes, and includes a set of Local–express lanes, express lanes that reversible lane, reverse direction depending on time of the da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snohomish People
The Snohomish people (, , ) are a List of Lushootseed-speaking peoples, Lushootseed-speaking Coast Salish, Southern Coast Salish people who are Indigenous peoples, indigenous to the Puget Sound region of Washington (state), Washington State. Most Snohomish are enrolled in the Tulalip Tribes, Tulalip Tribes of Washington and reside on the reservation or nearby, although others are enrolled in other tribes, and some are members of the non-recognized Snohomish Tribe of Indians. Traditionally, the Snohomish occupied a wide area of land, including the Snohomish River, parts of Whidbey Island, Whidbey and Camano Island, Camano Islands, and the nearby coastline of Skagit Bay and Puget Sound. They had at least 25 permanent villages throughout their lands, but in 1855, signed the Treaty of Point Elliott and were relocated to the Tulalip Reservation. Although some moved to the reservation, the harsh conditions, lack of land, and oppressive policies of the United States government caused ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Incorporation
Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local government, local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) city, cities, county, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owned corporations. Municipal corporation as local self-government Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipality, municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter. A city charter or town charter or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, such as a city or town. Bangladesh There are 12 city corporations in Bangladesh. Two of them are located in the capital Dhaka and the remaining 10 are located in the most populous cities of the eight divisions. They carry out major works in the cities and perform socio-economic and civic functions. In a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Route 99
State Route 99 (SR 99), also known as the Pacific Highway, is a state highway in the Seattle metropolitan area, part of the U.S. state of Washington. It runs from Fife to Everett, passing through the cities of Federal Way, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, and Lynnwood. The route primarily follows arterial streets, including Aurora Avenue, and has several freeway segments, including the tolled SR 99 Tunnel in Downtown Seattle. SR 99 was officially named the William P. Stewart Memorial Highway by the state legislature in 2016, after a campaign to replace an unofficial moniker honoring Confederate president Jefferson Davis. SR 99 was originally a section of U.S. Route 99 (US 99), which was once the state's primary north–south highway before the construction of I-5. US 99 was created in 1926 and replaced earlier local roads that date back to the 1890s and state roads designated as early as 1913. The highway was moved onto the Alaskan Way Viad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alderwood Manor, Washington
Alderwood Manor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,198 at the 2020 census. Prior to the 2000 census, Alderwood Manor was counted as part of the Alderwood Manor-Bothell North CDP. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km2). Parts of Alderwood Manor lie in the Lynnwood MUGA (Municipal Urban Growth Area). Depending on location, buildings in Alderwood Manor may use either Lynnwood, Bothell, or Brier mailing addresses. History Alderwood Manor was a community that is now the cities of Lynnwood, Brier, and Mountlake Terrace. Alderwood Manor was a farming community where most residents raised chickens. Alderwood Manor was connected to Everett and Seattle by the Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway. Most signs of Alderwood have since disappeared but in 2004 Lynnwood's Heritage Park opened. The Heritage Park has some old buildings of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead Acts
The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead. In all, more than of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River. An extension of the homestead principle in law, the Homestead Acts were an expression of the Free Soil policy of Northerners who wanted individual farmers to own and operate their own farms, as opposed to Southern slave owners who wanted to buy up large tracts of land and use slave labor, thereby shutting out free white farmers. For a number of years individual Congressmen put forward bills providing for homesteading, but it was not until 1862 that the first homestead act was passed. The Homestead Act of 1862 opened up millions of acres. Any adult who had never taken up arms against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zumiez
Zumiez Inc. () is an American multinational specialty clothing store founded by Thomas Campion and Gary Haakenson in 1978, and publicly traded since 2005. The company is a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories and hardgoods for young men and women. Zumiez markets clothing for action sports, particularly skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. Zumiez is based in Lynnwood, Washington. The current president and CEO is Richard Brooks. Originally named "Above the Belt" when the first store was opened at Northgate Mall in 1978, the company grew quickly through the early 1980s with the addition of stores at Everett Mall, Alderwood Mall, Tacoma Mall, and Bellevue Square. The mid and late 1980s brought new stores online outside of the Puget Sound area, and the corporate name changed to Zumiez. The corporate office moved from Everett to Lynnwood, Washington in 2012. Stores As of February 3, 2018, Zumiez operates 726 stores; 608 in the United States, 52 in Canada, 54 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynnwood City Center Station
Lynnwood City Center station is a light rail and bus station in Lynnwood, Washington, United States. It is the largest transit hub in southwestern Snohomish County, Washington, Snohomish County and is the northern terminus of the 1 Line (Sound Transit), 1 Line, part of the Link light rail system managed by Sound Transit. It is also served by Community Transit and Sound Transit Express buses and includes a parking garage with 1,670 spaces and bicycle lockers. A park and ride lot near Interstate 5 in Washington, Interstate 5 and 44th Avenue West in Lynnwood opened in May 1981 and was the largest of its kind in Washington, with 808 stalls. It was rebuilt by Sound Transit in 2003 and renamed to Lynnwood Transit Center. A Lynnwood Link Extension, light rail project to extend service to Lynnwood was approved by voters in 2008 as part of the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure and began construction in 2019. The light rail station at the transit center opened on August 30, 2024, and the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynnwood Convention Center
The Lynnwood Event Center is a suburban convention center located in Lynnwood, Washington, near Seattle. The $31 million facility opened in 2005 and is managed by Oak View Group (OVG). The convention center was first proposed in the 1980s, but was rejected by voters on three occasions; the formation of a public facilities district in 1999 funded its construction. History Lynnwood, historically a bedroom community of Seattle and nearby Everett, began pursuing a convention center and performing arts venue in the late 1960s. Boosters from the Edmonds Community College attempted to lure a state-sponsored "festival center" in 1977, but failed to garner support over a site near Federal Way. A 3,000-seat arts-and-convention center on the college campus was also proposed in 1980, but failed to receive funds from the Washington State Legislature. In the November 1982 election, voters in south Snohomish County (including Lynnwood and nearby cities) rejected the formation of a special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonds College
Edmonds College, formerly Edmonds Community College, is a public community college in Lynnwood, Washington. More than 17,000 students annually take courses for credit toward a certificate or degree at the college. The college employs more than 1,300 people, including 126 full-time and 283 part-time instructors and 267 students. History In 1967, the state legislature separated community colleges from the common schools and created 22 community college districts, including District 5 for Everett and Edmonds Community Colleges. Governor Daniel J. Evans in May 1967 appointed a five-member board of trustees for District 5 to administer the operations of the already existing Everett Junior College and the new Edmonds Community College. In June 1967, the trustees established a district administrative structure with Paul McCurley, President of Everett CC, as the district president and district offices were located at Paine Field in 1968. On July 1, 2013, the governor appointed the colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alderwood Mall
Alderwood, formerly Alderwood Mall, is a regional shopping mall in Lynnwood, Washington. It is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's (formerly The Bon Marché and Nordstrom and comprises both a traditional enclosed mall and two open-air areas known as The Village and The Terraces. Brookfield Properties manages. Alderwood is Snohomish County, Snohomish County's largest mall and one of the major malls in the Puget Sound region. It was named after the unincorporated area called Alderwood Manor where the mall is located, now part of the city of Lynnwood, Washington. The mall is home to one of the world's first Zumiez stores and the United States' first Daiso store. Description Alderwood is located near the eastern edge of Lynnwood proper. It stands just west of the junction of Interstate 5 in Washington, Interstate 5, Interstate 405 (Washington), Interstate 405, and Washington State Route 525, State Route 525 in an area bounded by 184th Street Southwest to the north, 33rd Avenue West to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
