Take a spin down Taylor Drive along the north end of the neighborhood to look at some of the huge homes. The neighborhood is primarily residential in nature, with over families making their homes here. The homes here are diverse in their design styles and value with construction eras spanning from the early s to the early s. HSC has a plethora of private and public parks within easy reach including Harborview Park near the sound.
This 8-acre recreation area features a number of trails as well as picnic table to sit at and enjoy the spectacular view.
There is also Howarth Park in the upper east corner. The park is 28 acres in size and features picnic tables, a playground, restrooms, a tennis court, as well as trails, and a nice viewpoint. Port Gardner neighborhood is located south of downtown Everett.
The neighborhood is populous enough to have three separate residential districts within its border. Rucker Hill is in the west part of the neighborhood and was one of the first residential neighborhoods in Everett.
There are some spectacular views of the bay and sound here. Norton-Grand Hill is in the center of the neighborhood and features the W. Boner home a prominent Everett lumberman as well as Doyle Park. Longfellow district takes up the eastern part of the neighborhood and features the historic Longfellow School. Pigeon Creek Number 2 creates its western boundary, while Pigeon Creek Number 1 is its eastern boundary.
The neighborhood has a suburban feel to it with most of the neighborhood comprised of residential homes. The SE corner of the neighborhood has a retail block that includes fast food, banks, and retail shops that run along Evergreen Way. The neighborhood has an active association that host several community events including a National Night Out event every year. The neighborhood features two waterfront parks including American Legion Memorial Park at the very north end of the neighborhood.
Expansion coincided with the arrival of new immigrants, and the city's population tripled over the next decade. Though Canadian and German newcomers accounted for the greatest number, the Scandinavian community seemed most cohesive, creating a comprehensive network of support. By World War I Everett was dominated by the lumber-shingle trade; by the s it had become a well-established regional and international port.
This period of prosperity lasted until the Great Depression. Everett's lumber and shingle industry slowly gave way to the paper making era of Weyerhaeuser, Scott, and the Lowell Paper Mill.
As the timber economy waned, the city welcomed a shift to the aerospace industry with the arrival of Boeing in the s. Though aerospace hasn't proven to be the recession-proof industry that was hoped for, Boeing has remained an important presence in Everett. The arrival of electronics corporations such as John Fluke Mfg. Everett's past is present today in the many historic buildings and residences that still stand.
Restoration and rehabilitation has given new life to older neighborhoods and Everett's central business district. A dozen steam riverboats were built in Everett for the Yukon gold rush. Several survivors of the Bellingham riots settled in Everett for two months, until they were beaten and forcefully evicted by a mob on November 5, Everett also was the site of the Everett Massacre of which was an armed confrontation between a mob, led by local Sheriff Donald McRae, and Industrial Workers of the World members.
Shooting broke out and at least five IWW's were killed and two in the Sheriff's mob were killed, though they might have been accidentally shot by others in their allegedly drunken group. Everett streets are named after each of the three founders. Parallel to Colby and Hoyt are avenues named for other investors, John D.
Rockefeller , railroad executive T. Newer portions of the city generally extend southward from this point for a distance of approximately 8 miles 13 km. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of The climate of Everett is heavily influenced by marine air masses, which tend to moderate temperatures with seasonal variations much less pronounced than inland areas. Downtown is home to the government campuses of Snohomish County and the City of Everett, multiple high-rise office and residential buildings, as well as the Xfinity Arena at Everett , Everett Public Library and other city amenities.
The Everett historic district runs from around 8th Street to 25th Street, north to south and from Broadway to Grand Avenue, east to west. The district contains many old and stately homes, including the home of the former U.
Senator Henry M. Jackson on Grand Avenue. The Port of Everett includes both a deep-water commercial seaport and a marina with over 2, slips, which it claims to be the largest on the west coast of the United States.
The waterfront is also home to the Everett Yacht Club, which was founded in , although it existed in some form as early as During summer months, the marina is home to the Everett Farmer's Market Sundays and the Waterfront Concert Series Thursday nights , part of a citywide free concert series which, in , attracted over 26, visitors.
Everett is home to 40 parks. The biggest parks are Walter E. Hall Park at acres 0. Sullivan Park at 27 acres 0. Walter E. Hall Park, near the Boeing plant, sports a golf course and a skate park; Forest Park, a swimming pool, hockey, horseshoes, miles of trails and an animal farm; Langus Park, a boat launch; Kasch Park, four softball fields; Howarth Park, a sandy beach on Puget Sound; and Thornton A.
Sullivan Park hosts a sandy swimming beach on Silver Lake as well as public docks for fishing. Forest Park is the oldest public park in Everett. As its name suggests, the park is heavily wooded. It is home to miles of trails, a playground, and a popular public swimming pool. Jetty Island is a man-made island and park located in the Puget Sound , just off the Everett, Washington waterfront. The island is two miles long and half a mile wide, approximately 1, acres.
The island has no plumbing, electricity or structures. During the summer months, a ferry becomes operational, allowing transportation to and from the island. A floating restroom also becomes operational off the island's shore. Jetty Island's unique features provide excellent habitat for birds and juvenile salmon. The island is home to more than 45 bird species including osprey, shorebirds, hawks, eagles, cormorants and ducks. Visitors may see seals surfacing or lounging near the water's edge, or even witness gray whales swimming past during spring migration.
It features Sukiya-style wooden gates, gravel paths, stones, trees, a small stream and a portion of the famous Kintai Bridge from Iwakuni, Japan, one of Everett's sister cities.
Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens 2. Gardens include sculpture and vistas of Puget Sound , as well as:. The city of Everett maintains an Office of Neighborhoods which facilitate communication between the city and the 19 established neighborhood associations. Each of the officially recognized neighborhood associations operate independently to better their established geographic areas within the city. The neighborhoods are:.
As of the census of , there were 91, people, 36, households and 21, families residing in the city.
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