Yearly Archives: 2011

Got a question? Want to share a handy tip? Check out our Wallyhood Forums where you can communicate with your neighbors! Here’s some of the latest buzz going on in our Forums this week:

Marjorie needed some help identifying potatoes that are growing in her garden. She’s gotten some great responses so far, but check out her photos. Those are some of the prettiest potatoes I’ve ever seen!

Balone42 wonders about the underground waterways in Wallingford.

Wallingfordian has noticed brown tap water around 42nd and Meridian. Sadly, it looks like Bam’s cat, “Hank” is still missing. Here’s a photo of…

Here’s some news we’ve heard around Wallingford this week:

Reader Glenn tells us that the projected open date for Walgreen’s is November 1, 2011. Looks as though they may be adding a drive thru window. It’d be nice if they also installed an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station.

A reader wrote that someone broke into her car on 43rd and Sunnyside this week, stealing an iPod and causing her to pony-up a $500 deductible for the window. That really sucks.

We’ve covered the dognapping topic to death, but what about missing cats? Reader Kim says she’s spotted lots of missing …

While you probably know that Wallingford Center was once the Interlake Public School, did you know about the school’s history? I sure didn’t, so I did a little bit of reading on HistoryLink and the Seattle Public Schools website here’s what I learned:

The Interlake Public School was the first school to be built in Wallingford in 1904 (Latona was built in 1906 and Lincoln opened in 1907). Interlake closed in 1971, and the building sat empty for 15 years until Wallingford Center opened in 1986. Interlake was the largest elementary school in Seattle during the 1920s, partly because of…