Check out this cool map from the early 1900s when Beach Drive was called Alki Ave.
Hat tip to title and escrow company: The Talon Group. I found this on their Facebook page.
Historic Plat Map of Beach Drive
April 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Lights, Camera, ACTION!
April 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Filming is taking place today at the Beach Drive home for Ira Finklestein's Christmas.
The street is lined with cars, movie crew vans and motorhomes across from Emma Schmitz Viewpoint.
Actor Elliott Gould may be on location for this shooting which is suppose to be a condo in Florida. He has the role of Ira's grandfather in the movie.
Update 11:45 am – just visited "the set". It's amazing to see whats transformed in our neighbors home. Pictured below is David DeLuise and Elliott Gould.
Elliott Gould shows Tazi, the home owners' dog, some love in between takes.
Update 12:30 pm.
David DeLuise rehearsing lines on Jacobsen.
The home to the left is also being used for a place for the actors and crew to change wardrobe, eat and to hang out during breaks from filming.
Vans packed with gear and costumes line Beach Drive with motorhomes and cars.
Update 6:00 pm. The living room windows are blacked out and portions of the back yard were tarped for filming "evening scenes". DeLuise just left the set for the evening.
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
April 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Seattle Police Email Community Announcement
April 28, 2011
Prescription Drug National Take Back Initiative
The 2nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Saturday, April 30, 2011
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Dear Community Friends;
The following information is from the Drug Enforcement Agency.
- Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse.
- Pharmaceutical drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision.
- The non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in America.
- The majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family and friends – and their home medicine cabinet.
- Unused prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and illegally sold. Unused drugs that are flushed contaminate the water supply. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment.
- Take back programs are the best way to dispose of old drugs.
…. Due to the overwhelming success of the first event, DEA has scheduled the second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day which will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the first event or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of them.
If you have unused or expired prescription medication, you can turn them in at the following Seattle Police Department Precincts for safe disposal.
- North Precinct, 10049 College Way N, Seattle 98133 .
- West Precinct, 810 Virginia ST, Seattle, 98101 .
- East Precinct, 1519 12the Ave, Seattle, 98122 .
- South Precinct, 3001 S. Myrtle ST, Seattle, 98108 .
- Southwest Precinct, 2300 SW Webster ST, Seattle, 98106
Intravenous solutions, injectibles, syringes or medical waste will not be accepted
Drug turn-ins can also be done through the police departments and sheriff’s offices of other local jurisdictions, to include the Port of Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Office of the DEA, and Kitsap and Snohomish County locations among others. To find a prescription drug collection site nearest you, please go to the following link: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html
For more information on prescription drug abuse and the national take back Initiative, please check out the following websites:
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html; www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com;
www.justthinktwice.com
Mark Solomon, Crime Prevention Coordinator, mark.solomon@seattle.gov, 206.386.9766
Filming on Beach Drive
April 28, 2011 by 2 Comments
The filming of Ira Finklestein's Christmas will be wrapping up when the set visits a home located north of Jacobsen. In the movie, the home is actually being filmed as a Florida condo.
Neighbors have been sent notices and are asked not to park in the streets during filming (barricades in front of the home are out now).
The filming is estimated to take place on Friday, April 29, 2011 from 11:00am – 3:00pm.
Stay tuned!
NWS: Hazardous Weather Outlook referring to snow and hail the size of dimes!
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yikes – just noticed this from the National Weather Service. Forecast can and do change… I hope this one does!
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL PLUMMET TO NEAR 500 FEET LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A VIGOROUS FRONT…RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR A DUSTING OR UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW IN PLACES ABOVE THE 500 FOOT LEVEL. THE SNOW SHOULD NOT STICK ON ANY OF THE ROADS AND IF IT DOES…IT SHOULD QUICKLY MELT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE ON THURSDAY…RESULTING IN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT
THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL OR
LARGE QUANTITIES OF HAIL ON THE GROUND. ANTICIPATE GRADUALLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE AIR MASS
STABILIZES AND HIGHER PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE REGION.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND FOR
DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TO THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Loons in Puget Sound
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This pair was photographed yesterday off of Emma Schmitz View Point along Beach Drive.
This morning, we noticed this lonely Loon.
Wind Advisory this Afternoon
April 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
2:20 pm update: it looks like the wind advisory has been cancelled. Here's the current forecast on NWS:
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 14 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for our area starting at noon and ending at 9:00 tonight.
* WINDS…RISING FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL KICK UP BEHIND A FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING
Upcoming tides for today are:
- 7.85 at 11:19 a.m.
- 1.6 at 5.44 p.m.
Luckily this isn't taking place last week when tides were much higher!
…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
TODAY…VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT MID AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN.
West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day is Coming Up!
April 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, a West Seattle Blog event, is taking place on May 14, 2011. If you're interested in participating (150 have signed up so far!), you need to sign up by April 27, 2011.
For more information, or to sign up for this event, click here: http://westseattlegaragesale.wordpress.com/
Rock Piles at Emma Schmitz View Point
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
On my way to capture the photo of the mystery sign, I noticed that someone has been up to stacking rocks at Emma Schmitz again.
What’s Your Sign?
April 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Wondering if any of our readers know what's up with this sign that's at the far north end (heading towards Alki) of Emma Schmitz/Mee Kwa Mooks park?
Update April 21, 2011: this tip was just provided by a Beach Drive neighbor via the West Seattle Herald:
Through a grant of $99,916 from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Feet First worked with nine neighborhood districts to support a kiosk and wayfinding project, holding community meetings to seek input.
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