All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
Have you seen the new mural at Emma Schmitz Viewpoint? Community volunteers plus Lafayette Elementary students created this mural, spearheaded by neighbor Dave Stockert.
Photos compliments of Beach Drive neighbor, Gretchen.
Video from BDB’s sponsor….me! 🙂
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It appears that a Walker Bay (guessing) 8 is adrift heading north towards Emma Schmitz Viewpoint. 
We have some very low tides this week:
-3.99 ft at 11:33 AM on Tuesday, May 27th
-4.06 ft at 12:19 PM on Wednesday, May 28
-3.65 ft at 1:07 PM on Thursday, May 29th
And now a word from our sponsor (me!) about an upcoming online workshop I’m co-hosting on reverse mortgages.
This event takes place on Thursday, May 22, 2025 from noon to 1:00 pm. Log-in from your computer and learn more about this financial tool that can help you or someone you know, with your financial retirement goals.
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The Seattle PD, in partnership with the West Seattle Junction Association is offering our community a Personal Safety & De-Escalation Training.Date: Tuesday May 20thTime : 5pm – 7pmLocation: VirtualRegister : Virtual Personal Safety Class May 20th 5-7PMAbout the ClassLearn proactive tips and steps you can take to enhance your personal safety taught by Seattle police officers and employees.Training goals:
- Share commonsense safety tips to decrease the odds of being a victim
- Know the important role your instincts and gut reactions play
- Discover potentially dangerous situations and how to avoid them
- Learn to make a safety plan based on different environments
Notes:
- This is a facilitated discussion and lecture about crime prevention and safety.
- This is not a self-defense class.
- This class is open to individuals of all ages and most appropriate for those who are at least 14 years of age or older. For that reason, children should not attend.
Questions or concerns, please contact Crime Prevention Coordinator – Jen Satterwhite atJennifer.Satterwhite@seattle.gov
UPDATE: The driver was heading south when he veered onto the sidewalk, striking down the pole. Power was out for 58 homes for about 12 hours. A big thank you to the crew for working so hard to restore power.
Walking by the crash site on Sunday, broken glass and vehicle parts are strewn on the sidewalk as well as a lone can of “house wine” (not sure if the wine is associated with the accident but it is with the remaining wreckage).
The neighborhood chatter is that it was a man in his early twenties who was driving and is suspected of being impaired. Neighbors said they were told by the police that he was arrested for DUI. (Not confirmed with SPD).
Beach Drive is such a busy street, it’s amazing no one else was hurt.
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The driver appears to be okay and it looks like they were heading south on Beach drive when they struck the pole and possibly drove down the sidewalk (absolute guess on our part and speculation from neighbors). The mirror on the BMW is broken off. The dark colored truck is the vehicle that took down the pole.
We heard a loud explosion before the sirens around 2:20 pm.
Seattle City Light currently has 8:51 pm as the estimated time that power will be restored. The site is showing 58 homes without power.
Save The DateDrug Take Back Day is Saturday April 26th 10am – 2pmSeattle Police Department – SW Precinct (2300 SW Webster St) & the North Precinct (10049 College Way N)Drop off expired, unused or unwanted drugs and medications. No questions asked.
This home that was built in 1913 located at 4134 Beach Drive Southwest, Seattle has had permits filed for quite a while for bigger plans than a single-family. We’ve walked by this home for years wondering “when” it was going to happen. Scupper posted about this home to celebrate it’s 100th birthday .
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Here’s the property as it stands as of April 13, 2025.
The current plans for this property appear to be a 3-story 9-unit apartment building.
The home that was originally on 4714 SW Beach Drive was built in 1920. The gentleman who lived there was known by many as Eddy. We knew him as someone who loved to fish, garden and bird watching. He was always there with a helping hand. His original beach cottage home was sold after his passing. 
Below is the property as of April 13, 2025.
The building permit shows that a new two-story single-family dwelling will be on this lot.
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