All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
There was a massive response tonight for a fire that happened at 4400 Beach Drive SW. Thankfully we had a big ran today as the home boarders neighbors and Me Kwa Mooks Park. We don’t believe anyone was injured.
The home was sold a few months ago and currently being remodeled.
This afternoon, after a very rainy morning, some neighbors along the 5000 block of Beach Drive had a landslide. We are told that everyone is safe.
The new owners of the “rust house” on Beach Drive are curious if anyone has information in this artwork that was installed of the exterior of the home. The piece is 2 feet by 4.5 feet. They would like to know more about this history and possibly find its next home. Please comment below and we’ll get you connected.
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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.
The home once located at 4209 Beach Drive SW was owned by an actress, Nancy Kilgas. Nancy was in several films, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Oklahoma.
The home on Beach Drive has seemed abandoned since we’ve lived here (about 20 years). We used to walk by it and wonder about the stories the old home could have told once upon a time. I know I have more photos of it that I’ve taken…and when/if I find them, I’ll add them to this post.
Photo below added 4/13/2025… I’ll keep adding photos I find. As of April 13, 2025, construction has not yet started.
It has recently been demolished and it appears there will be three homes (townhomes) put in it’s place.
With the recent changes to zoning in Washington state, you can expect more single-unit homes to be demolished for multi-unit homes.
A tip of the hat to our neighbors who let us know West Seattle Blog recently uncovered major project on Beach Drive to replace sections of the gas main.
From West Seattle Blog:
Puget Sound Energy will be replacing 5,049 feet of a gas main line on Beach Dr. SW. starting in May with work expected to last about 90 days.
This is part of a project to improve the infrastructure in the area and provide safe and reliable natural gas service.
During the project, about 100 customers will have their gas turned off due to a service replacement of their line or their service lines being reconnected to the new gas main.
When possible, the gas main installation will be directional drilled to limit some of traffic issues on that street.
PSE is working with the Seattle Department of Transportation and will use flaggers to keep traffic moving.
All customers impacted will be notified before their service is interrupted.
On a positive note, maybe this will help detour some of the speeders and traffic we get on Beach Drive.
UPDATE 2:39 AM: Nobody home at the time of the fire.
This home is the historic “chicken coop” home on Beach Drive, reported to be the oldest home on the street. The home is just north of the duplex that was once Quesnel’s Restuarant.
A fire has been put out at 4701 Beach Drive SW. We hope everyone is safe. (Originally reported as 4703 Beach Drive per SFD’s 911 website).
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