Vehicle wipes out sign and hits Beach Drive home

 At around 4:00 am this morning, a vehicle wiped out a sign and struck a home around the 4000 block of Beach Drive.   The home that was hit has damage to the garage door, landscaping and garbage cans.   A couple neighbors from the condos across the street were awoken from the noise. One neighbor said it was so loud, they thought it was in their...

No swimming or wading allowed at Cormorant Cove Park

 Yesterday the Seattle Public Utilities posted a sign by Cormorant Cove Park off of Beach Drive warning the public to not swim nor wade in the Puget Sound waters.   This happens to be near where the trimaran and power boat wrecked by the Harbor West Condominiums. However it is our understanding that the officials were originally called out for a possible sewage leakage from the condominiums and not for...

Another one bites the dust…

 The newest victim falling to a wrecking ball (back hoe) is 5037 Beach Drive SW. Per King County Assessor, this 2,680 sf  home was built in 1954… Before After I don’t see any loss of historic value here on this one but I’d love to see it’s “beachy” neighbors hang in there for at least another 100 years!   “Beachy neighbor” Scupper, reporting for Beach...

Thank You for a great season, Seahawks!

September is less than 9 months away!  

Scupper’s chase of sirens leads to Ducks

After a day of historic flooding on Beach Drive SW, this was a small fire that the waves didn’t put out tonight… 5200 Block of Beach Drive One of the three fire truck responders told us that a small fire broke out in a planter on the upper deck of this home. Damage was thankfully minimal. Wazzu by-stander had no comment. Scupper, reporting for beach Drive...

Beach Drive Holly Jolly Homes

A couple more homes decked out for the holidays to share with you. If we’re missing your Beach Drive home, pet dressed up as on of Santa’s helpers or you have a favorite holiday recipe you’d like to share with your Beach Drive neighbors, please let us...

This weekend’s King Tides become a Royal Pain?

West Seattle Herald recently wrote about the King Tides that will be topping out at 13 feet along our shoreline this weekend…  So called King Tides (a non-scientific term) simply refers to the very highest tides. They occur when the earth, moon and sun are aligned at perigee (when the moon is closest to earth) and perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun), resulting in the largest tidal range...

More Ho Ho Homes dressed up for the Holidays

The Menasche...

Beach Drive Holiday Homes

We thought we’d share some photos of neighborhood homes that are decked out for the holidays along Beach Drive.    You could say this home by Lowman Beach is being “ducked” out for the holidays. We like Santa’s four legged friends on the deck of this home. Perched above Beach Drive Joy to all! Would you like to have your festive Beach Drive home or decorated pet featured on...

Resident chases off prowlers breaking into trailered boat

Appears that your fishing/pleasure boats may have been safer in the water than on land.  A neighbor’s off of SW Angeline (4700 block of Beach Drive) thwarted an attempted theft by prowler(s) rummaging under the canvas cover of their trailered boat on Tuesday.  The incident was reported to the police but haven’t heard of any arrests.  Probably a good idea to remove any semi-attached...

Can You Dig It? Roses Available at Beach Drive Home

This Saturday, the home with the lovely rose garden  at 61st and Beach Drive is allowing you to dig up their roses from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for a suggested donation of $10. It is suggested that you bring your own shovel, pick, pruners and buckets.   This event is sponsored by the Mary-Martha Bible Study Circle of Hope Lutheran Church. For more information, visit the West Seattle...

Did you ever see “Spot Run” on Beach Drive?

If you lived around Beach Drive SW in the 50′s & 60′s, one of these children’s book characters may have been modeled after you! As it turns out, a famous author named Elizabeth Rider Montgomery lived in this home located in the 4800 block of Beach Drive SW.  The address has changed around a  little but this is where Elizabeth wrote/collaborated on many of her books. Moved onto...

Mystery of a well-stocked trout pond in Mee-Kwa-Mooks park

I've read about the trout pond once located on the old Schmitz estate (formally named Sans Souci), but have never been able to pinpoint exactly where it sat.  A cool sketch of San Souci's grounds as depicted by the great niece of the West Seattle pioneers Emma and Ferdinand shows a number of landmarks but no specific mention of the "trout pond"  Note a "small pond" drawn in on...

Back to business for 4029 Beach Drive SW!

It's great to see one of our favorite old buildings on Beach Drive coming back to life as a small business again!  My wife and I ran into a couple of friendly guys moving stuff into this iconic location as we were taking a stroll north along the Drive. Being nosey bloggers that we are, we had to ask what was up? A gentleman named Norm told me that he was planning to run his law practice out of the front of...

Fire in Condo Garage on Beach Drive

Beach Drive was temporarily closed at the 3800 block of Beach Drive from an apparent car fire that took place in the garage of a condo. When we arrived at the scene, the building was being aired out and residents were waiting for the okay to return to their...

Four Beach Drive homes turn 100 this year! (…and another one bites the dust)

Happy 100th birthday wishes go out to four homes spread out along the Beach Drive strip. Here they are in all their vintage glory from south of Lowman Beach to north of Mee-Kwa-Mooks… While all these homes are reported to have been built sometime in 1912, King County records may not exactly be the end-all in accuracy. Case in point comes from a fabulous publication "Celebrating 150 Years,...

The best Fish & Chips in Beach Drive history?

Every now and then we run into people that remember a great little restaurant located just down the street on Beach Drive and Jacobsen. I've always wondered what the house looked like back in it's "eatery" days but haven't been able to locate any photos… until now! These pics were recently scanned by the Seattle Municipal Archives Photograph Collection from a folder containing an...

…and I go by it everyday, where am I?

Scupper for Beach Drive...

Happy Halloween from Beach Drive Blog

This spook-tacular home is located by Andover and Beach Drive, next to Andover Park (a street-end...

Creeps hanging around this Beach Drive condo…

Anyone lend these guys a big can of Raid?