Laurel
hurst
I
f the rest of Seattle is
gentrifying quickly, Laurelhurst
was already there. In fact,
this elegant neighborhood is
one of Seattle's oldest. The
Duwamish tribe camped seasonally in
what is now Laurelhurst, and King County's
first sheriff built a homestead there in the 1860s.
The famous Henry
Yesler built a sawmill in
the 1880s, and by 1887
the railroad connected
the area to the rest
of the burgeoning
city. Seattle officially
annexed Laurelhurst
in 1910. In 1953, Children's Hospital moved in and
today serves as a major hub for both research and
patient care.
Upscale
Urban
Beauty
