Seattle
Seattle was founded in 1851 and was originally a land of untouched forests,
lakes and mountains. Today, the “Emerald City” is the largest
city in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by multiple lakes, Elliott Bay
and Puget Sound with views of nearby mountains and forests in all directions.
The city is a stomping ground for many of America’s high tech, entertainment
industry and business leaders as well as being home to many athletes and fitness
enthusiasts. Various ethnic cultures, faiths, and traditional and alternate
lifestyle groups form the melting pot of Seattle’s population, which
is one of the many reasons why people choose to relocate to this city. In fact,
CNN money magazine has voted Seattle one of the 10 best places to live in the
United States and Sperling’s Best Places has named Seattle one of the
Top 10 Fiscally Fit cities in the United States.
Queen Anne
The Queen Anne neighborhood was so named for the style of architecture adopted
by this area’s early Victorian mansions. It’s convenient location
north of Downtown and minutes to the Eastside and Belltown, makes this neighborhood
an ideal choice for a wide variety of residents. Lower Queen Anne, where The
Fionia is located, is highly popular because it has both a neighborhood atmosphere
yet has a close proximity to downtown, the waterfront and Seattle Center. Residents
of Queen Anne enjoy a vast array of speciality shops, boutiques, grocery stores,
restaurants and pubs all within walking distance of their homes, not to mention
the numerous events held at The Seattle Centre (opera, ballet, theatre, sports,
Pacific Science Center, etc.), located at the base of Queen Anne. The famed
Space Needle, completed in 1962 for the World’s Fair and a Seattle landmark
since 1999, is only steps away as is the Monorail, which whisks you to the
middle of downtown Seattle in minutes.
Links
Google Map
www.seattle.com
www.seattle.citysearch.com
www.queenannehill.com
www.belltown.com