The Denny Triangle is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, that stretches north of Downtown Seattle to the grounds of Seattle Center. Its generally flat terrain was originally a steep hill, taken down as part of a mammoth construction project in the first decades of the 20th century known as the Denny Regrade,[1] which is another name for the neighborhood on the regraded area. The name Denny Triangle, referring to the northeastern portion of this regrading project, is a term that has gained currency as this neighborhood has seen increasing development in the first decades of the 21st Century.
Differing definitions of the neighborhood borders: the yellow background follows the Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas. The blue border shows "Belltown (Denny Regrade)" as defined by northwestplaces.com. The red border shows "Belltown" and the purple border shows "Denny Triangle", as defined by downtownseattle.com.View of Seattle from Denny Hill in 1882 photograph by Theodore Peiser
As with most Seattle neighborhoods, the Denny Triangle has no formal borders. The Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas (which is published by the city but does not have official status as defining neighborhoods) defines the Denny Regrade as bounded on the north by Denny Way, on the southwest by Third Avenue, on the southeast by Olive Way, with a small eastern border on Interstate 5.[2] A 2009 map from northwestplaces.com treats the term "Denny Regrade" as synonymous with Belltown and shows both names as referring to a triangle bounded on the north by Denny Way, on the southwest by Western Avenue (two blocks inland of the Central Waterfront), and on the southeast by Stewart Street; the southern tip of this triangle falls in the northern part of Pike Place Market.[3] A map on downtownseattle.com agrees on the northern boundary at Denny Way, but splits this area into "Belltown" and the Denny Triangle and gives both a less regular shape. They divide Belltown to the southwest from the Denny Triangle to the northeast, with the border running mainly along Fifth Avenue but including a small number of properties along Denny Way west of Fifth Avenue as being in the Denny Triangle. They mark the southwest border of Belltown as a block closer to the water (Elliott Avenue) and draw a more ragged southeast border: west of Fifth Avenue, Belltown extends south only to Lenora Street, while east of Fifth Avenue the Denny Triangle is bounded in its westernmost block by Virginia Street and (once it crosses Westlake Avenue) by Olive Way, and with an eastern border on the same small piece of Interstate 5 as the City Clerk's map.[4]
The 1884 Denny School (depicted here in 1900) on Battery Street between Fifth & Sixth Avenues was demolished in 1928, one of many major buildings demolished as part of the regrade project.
Seattle is located on an isthmus between Lake Washington on the east and Puget Sound on the west. The north-south orientation of the lake and of the city's many hills is the result of glaciation. The terrain was first gouged by south-moving glaciers, and when they retreated, was marked by mounds of rock debris left in their wake. Denny and Queen Anne Hills are two of those north of what is now downtown Seattle. Denny Hill was removed in a series of regrades beginning in 1898 and ending in 1930.[5]
Regrading projectsedit
Idealized bird's-eye view of the area in 1917, between Denny Regrade No. 1 and Denny Regrade No. 2. The major street running roughly horizontally in foreground is Westlake Avenue. The major street headed into the distance at right is Denny Way. Fifth Avenue marked the line between Denny Regrade No. 1 and Denny Regrade No. 2.
The Denny Regrade project was the removal of Denny Hill, one of the proverbial seven hills of Seattle. It ran east from First Avenue between Pike Street and Denny Way. Hill and street were named after the Denny family, who were among the city's earliest white inhabitants. The First Avenue regrade was started in 1897 and completed on January 6, 1899. From 1902 to 1911, the hill was sluiced into Elliott Bay by pumping water from Lake Union using hydraulic mining techniques, in a series of regrades along Pike and Pine Streets, Second Avenue, and the massive Denny Regrade No. 1 which regraded everything remaining between Fifth Avenue and the waterfront. In 1929–30, Denny Regrade No. 2 removed the final pieces of the hill east of Fifth Avenue using steam shovels.
Photographsedit
Postcard of the 1902–1911 regrade
Postcard of the 1902–1911 regrade
November 1929 photo of the last regrade, in progress
^MID Marketing Neighborhoods Map, Cropped 2014-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, downtownseattle.com, accessed online 2014-01-12.
^Greg Lange (1999-01-16), "Seattle's Denny Regrade is completed after 32 years on December 10, 1930.", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink, retrieved 2018-12-16, Denny Hill was lowered in three phases -- 1898-1899, 1903-1911, and 1928-1930 -- over the course of 32 years.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denny Regrade, Seattle, Washington.
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce online article: Top Projects of the Century in Washington State: #7, Denny Regrade
at the Wayback Machine (archived November 15, 2013), Denny Regrade consulting engineer
Guide to the Seattle Engineering Department Denny Hill Regrade Photograph Album 1904-1929
Belltown-Denny Regrade -- Thumbnail History
Seattle Photographs Collection, Denny Regrade - University of Washington
A page about Denny Hill from geologist and writer David B. Williams, who has published several books of the geography and topography of Seattle
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the neighborhood For the regrading project see Regrading in Seattle Denny Hill redirects here For the swimming coach see Denny Hill and Liz Hill The Denny Triangle is a neighborhood in Seattle Washington United States that stretches north of Downtown Seattle to the grounds of Seattle Center Its generally flat terrain was originally a steep hill taken down as part of a mammoth construction project in the first decades of the 20th century known as the Denny Regrade 1 which is another name for the neighborhood on the regraded area The name Denny Triangle referring to the northeastern portion of this regrading project is a term that has gained currency as this neighborhood has seen increasing development in the first decades of the 21st Century Denny TriangleNeighborhoodDenny Triangle and South Lake Union skyline in 2018Denny Triangle Highlighted in PinkCoordinates 47 37 00 N 122 20 24 W 47 61667 N 122 34000 W 47 61667 122 34000CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyKingCitySeattleZIP Code98101 98121Area Code206 Differing definitions of the neighborhood borders the yellow background follows the Seattle City Clerk s Neighborhood Map Atlas The blue border shows Belltown Denny Regrade as defined by northwestplaces com The red border shows Belltown and the purple border shows Denny Triangle as defined by downtownseattle com View of Seattle from Denny Hill in 1882 photograph by Theodore Peiser As with most Seattle neighborhoods the Denny Triangle has no formal borders The Seattle City Clerk s Neighborhood Map Atlas which is published by the city but does not have official status as defining neighborhoods defines the Denny Regrade as bounded on the north by Denny Way on the southwest by Third Avenue on the southeast by Olive Way with a small eastern border on Interstate 5 2 A 2009 map from northwestplaces com treats the term Denny Regrade as synonymous with Belltown and shows both names as referring to a triangle bounded on the north by Denny Way on the southwest by Western Avenue two blocks inland of the Central Waterfront and on the southeast by Stewart Street the southern tip of this triangle falls in the northern part of Pike Place Market 3 A map on downtownseattle com agrees on the northern boundary at Denny Way but splits this area into Belltown and the Denny Triangle and gives both a less regular shape They divide Belltown to the southwest from the Denny Triangle to the northeast with the border running mainly along Fifth Avenue but including a small number of properties along Denny Way west of Fifth Avenue as being in the Denny Triangle They mark the southwest border of Belltown as a block closer to the water Elliott Avenue and draw a more ragged southeast border west of Fifth Avenue Belltown extends south only to Lenora Street while east of Fifth Avenue the Denny Triangle is bounded in its westernmost block by Virginia Street and once it crosses Westlake Avenue by Olive Way and with an eastern border on the same small piece of Interstate 5 as the City Clerk s map 4 Contents 1 Denny Hill 2 Regrading projects 3 Photographs 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDenny Hill edit nbsp The 1884 Denny School depicted here in 1900 on Battery Street between Fifth amp Sixth Avenues was demolished in 1928 one of many major buildings demolished as part of the regrade project Seattle is located on an isthmus between Lake Washington on the east and Puget Sound on the west The north south orientation of the lake and of the city s many hills is the result of glaciation The terrain was first gouged by south moving glaciers and when they retreated was marked by mounds of rock debris left in their wake Denny and Queen Anne Hills are two of those north of what is now downtown Seattle Denny Hill was removed in a series of regrades beginning in 1898 and ending in 1930 5 Regrading projects edit nbsp Idealized bird s eye view of the area in 1917 between Denny Regrade No 1 and Denny Regrade No 2 The major street running roughly horizontally in foreground is Westlake Avenue The major street headed into the distance at right is Denny Way Fifth Avenue marked the line between Denny Regrade No 1 and Denny Regrade No 2 Further information Regrading in Seattle The Denny Regrade project was the removal of Denny Hill one of the proverbial seven hills of Seattle It ran east from First Avenue between Pike Street and Denny Way Hill and street were named after the Denny family who were among the city s earliest white inhabitants The First Avenue regrade was started in 1897 and completed on January 6 1899 From 1902 to 1911 the hill was sluiced into Elliott Bay by pumping water from Lake Union using hydraulic mining techniques in a series of regrades along Pike and Pine Streets Second Avenue and the massive Denny Regrade No 1 which regraded everything remaining between Fifth Avenue and the waterfront In 1929 30 Denny Regrade No 2 removed the final pieces of the hill east of Fifth Avenue using steam shovels Photographs edit nbsp Postcard of the 1902 1911 regrade nbsp Postcard of the 1902 1911 regrade nbsp November 1929 photo of the last regrade in progressSee also editEugene McAllaster Denny Regrade consulting engineer RegradingReferences edit Seattle Neighborhoods Belltown Denny Regrade Thumbnail History HistoryLink org Denny Regrade map NN 1243L from Seattle City Clerk s Neighborhood Map Atlas Downtown Map northwestplaces com dated 2009 accessed online 2014 01 12 MID Marketing Neighborhoods Map Cropped Archived 2014 01 13 at the Wayback Machine downtownseattle com accessed online 2014 01 12 Greg Lange 1999 01 16 Seattle s Denny Regrade is completed after 32 years on December 10 1930 HistoryLink Seattle History Ink retrieved 2018 12 16 Denny Hill was lowered in three phases 1898 1899 1903 1911 and 1928 1930 over the course of 32 years External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denny Regrade Seattle Washington Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce online article Top Projects of the Century in Washington State 7 Denny Regrade Biography of Eugene L McAllaster 1866 1946 at the Wayback Machine archived November 15 2013 Denny Regrade consulting engineer Guide to the Seattle Engineering Department Denny Hill Regrade Photograph Album 1904 1929 Belltown Denny Regrade Thumbnail History Seattle Photographs Collection Denny Regrade University of Washington A page about Denny Hill from geologist and writer David B Williams who has published several books of the geography and topography of Seattle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denny Triangle Seattle amp oldid 1171574788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
