All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
As I was un-admiring the creamsicle bloom just south of Emma Schmitz View Point, I spotted this fast approaching critter heading north along the beach.
Sure enough, the River Otter headed right for the muck! (Noctiluca blooms are not harmful to pets, us or wildlife)
…and onto the beach for a stroll
“What?? wanna watch me roll on my back & have a good ol’ belly scratch?”
Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
Today’s celebration marking the 100th birthday of the Alki Light House began at the Log Museum at noon. The museum is featuring a new exhibit with items from the light house and has free cookies and coloring for the little ones.
The Alki Light House is set to open in a few minutes (1:00 pm) to start their celebration… stay tuned and be sure to check out Scupper’s photos taken from the Sound of the light house.
UPDATE 1:45 PM: The Alki Light House is doing tours and, as standard procedure, they limit how many people may enter at a time.
While you wait for turn to celebrate on the Alki Light House grounds, they have quizzes available or you can learn how to tie various knots.
Calling all Pickers: there’s some FREE stuff on the sidewalk on west side of the 4700 block of Beach Drive.
At the time of this photo, we spied a mini fridge, skate board and a small folding anchor.
If you have a garage sale, free stuff along Beach Drive, we’re happy to post it.
Two Beach Drive beauties are turning over the century this year. According to King County Records, this gal was born in 1913…
Sweetheart, you haven’t changed a bit!
Not sure of the year but check out the ride out front!
The next centurion is actually a remodel that was finished up in 1913 replacing a lens-lantern atop a wooden post. This is an excerpt from Lighthouse Friends .Com
After the government purchased an octagonal parcel at the tip of the point from Edmund Hansen for a sum of $9,999. the present concrete fog signal building with attached, thirty-seven foot octagonal tower was completed on April 29th, 1913, and the station was activated a few weeks later on June 1.
Photo courtesy of University of Washington archives
Circa 1959 from Washington State Digital Archives
Here’s a few pics of the beacon taken earlier today from the S.S. Scupper. Notice the blue tent out front of the Coast Guard residence. They’re preparing for grand birthday party tomorrow to commemorate the 100 year anniversary. The Log House Museum is also hosting a shin-dig from noon to 4!
Weather is predicted for the high 60’s tomorrow.
Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
Was your home still a vacant lot in 1937? You can search King County Map Vault by Section Township Range to see how your lot appeared “back in the day”. Use this reference photo to locate your particular map section…
Jacobson Rd is located in Section 22. Lowman Cove is shared in both 27 & 26
Here’s an example of how present day Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park appeared back when it was occupied by West Seattle pioneers Ferdinand & Emma Schmitz…
Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
We are experiencing some of the lowest tides of the year this Memorial Day weekend.
Today, Sunday, May 26:
Memorial Day, Monday, May 27:
You can meet beach naturalist from the Seattle Aquarium (they’ll be wearing red hats) at Constellation Park or Lincoln Park today and tomorrow from:
Happy Memorial Day!
UPDATE June 1, 2013: Good news! The owenr of the RAV 4 has been located.
We received this message from a Beach Drive neighbor:
“Did you have a Toyota Rav 4 parked on the west side of Beach Drive in the 4100 block on Friday night, May 24? We damaged that car. The note we put on the car was removed early on Saturday morning. We have filed an insurance claim and want to cover damages. Please contact us through the Beach Drive Blog.”
Please send us an email or comment below if your the owner of the Rav R. Thank you!
What a beautiful day to see the USS John C. Stennis navigate back home to Bremerton. Here are a few of the photos we captured.
I received this email from on of our neighbors:
“ I live at 3800 block of Beach Drive and someone went through my car… they just looked through it and took a couple of things…”
Just a reminder to keep you doors locked and to call the police when something like this happens.
Have I mentioned lately just how great this time of year is around here??? Ling cod season opened this glorious morning with boats swarming the south Alki Rock Pile or what we call “Mediation Reef” from an earlier post.
… and if that wasn’t enough excitement to float your boat, the short Spotted Shrimp season starts this Saturday morning! A good local shrimp hole is along the NE side of Vashon Island. Get you telescope out and check out the hundred or so boats pulling up the scrumptious booty from 250 feet below the surface. These fine crustaceans are considered some of the finest shrimp in the entire world!!
Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
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