01: INTRO

NEIGHBORHOOD
BOUNDARIES
WHAT MAKES A NEIGHBORHOOD?
HOW ARE THE BOUNDARIES CREATED?
WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL IMPACTS?
BY: MELISSA TORRES
02: DEFINITIONS

Neighborhood Boundary
03: WHAT DEFINES A NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMUNITY CLUBS
LIBRARIES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PARKS
TRANSIT CENTER
04: SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD BEGINNINGS

EARLY SETTLEMENTS
NATURAL BOUNDARIES
ECONOMIC BOOM

WIKIPEDIA.COM
05: OTHER HISTORICAL FACTORS
1910 WARD SYSTEM

1920s-1948 HOUSING COVENANTS

1956-1966 DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR HIGHWAYS

06: NORTH BEACON HILL

BOUND BY HIGHWAYS
CUT OFF NORTHERN AREA
ISOLATED SOUTHERN AREA
CENTRAL URBAN VILLAGE
07: MAPPING IN NORTH BEACON HILL
Mental mapping Lynch mapping Asset mapping
08: LIGHT RAIL STATION WALKING DISTANCE:
From North node: Dearborn/Rainier Ave.

To Beacon Hill Station: 1.4 miles

To International District Station: 0.9 miles

From South node: S. Columbia Way/Beacon

Ave. S.
To Beacon Hill Station: 1.4 miles

To Columbia City Station: 0.7 miles

09: VALUABLE SOCIAL INFLUENCES
VOTING DISTRICTS
SCHOOL CHILDREN ATTEND
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
PROPERTY VALUE
PERSONAL SOCIAL LIFE