Aerial view of Lincoln Park and Fauntleroy

Fauntleroy is a

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in the southwest corner of

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, Washington. Part of

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and situated on

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's Fauntleroy Cove (into which Fauntleroy Creek flows from its source in Fauntleroy Park), it faces Vashon Island, Blake Island, and the

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to the west. On sunny days, many locations in the neighborhood offer views of the

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, which are about to the west. The neighborhood adjoins

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to the north, Fauntlee Hills to the east, and Arbor Heights to the south. Within Fauntleroy is an area known as Endolyne (the "end of the line" of the Fauntleroy Park streetcar route in the early 1900s). Fauntleroy is home to an eponymous

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terminal, providing service to Vashon Island and Southworth. Fauntleroy Way runs into the West Seattle Bridge, which runs across the Duwamish Waterway ( Duwamish River).

History

The neighborhood, creek, and park all take their name from the cove, itself named by one Lt. George Davidson of the U. S. Coast Survey in 1857 in honor of the family of his fiancée, Ellinor Fauntleroy of Indiana.Richardson, Ro
Historylink.org Seattle Neighborhoods: Fauntleroy -- Thumbnail History 2002-04-22
retrieved 2007-12-28 The development of Fauntleroy began in 1905. Fauntleroy's history was chronicled by Roy Morse and Richard Brown in ''Fauntleroy Legacy'' (1989) and by Clay Eals in ''West Side Story'' ('' West Seattle Herald'', 1987).

Community

Central to the Fauntleroy neighborhood are Fauntleroy Church (

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), Fauntleroy

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, and The Hall at Fauntleroy (the closed Fauntleroy School), which now houses Fauntleroy Children's Center (

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); a caterer, rental auditorium and meeting rooms; and several other business tenants. An all-volunteer,

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(Fauntleroy Community Association) founded in the early 1980s brings neighbors together to address local issues such as

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and

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References

External links

Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas — FauntleroyFauntleroy Community AssociationNeighborhood Groups: Fauntleroy (West Seattle Herald)
* {{Mosquito Fleet West Seattle, Seattle 1905 establishments in Washington (state)