South Park, Seattle, Washington

South Park, Seattle, Washington

:"See also South Park (disambiguation)"

South Park is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the US state of Washington. It is located just south of Georgetown across the Duwamish River, and just north of the city of Tukwila. Its main thoroughfares are West Marginal Way S. (northwest- and southeast-bound) and S. Cloverdale Street (east- and westbound).

Surrounded by Seattle's industrial area, South Park's soil and air of have been polluted; heavy metals have contaminated the top soil and the nearby Duwamish River has been known for unhealthy levels of toxic chemicals. [Eric Pryne, [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=1896971&date=19940224&query=%22south+park%22+neighborhood+seattle+hispanic South Park -- `We're Seattle's Dumping Ground'] , "Seattle Times", February 24, 1994. Accessed online 3 December 2007.] The property values are lower than elsewhere in Seattle, though some see growth potential in the area. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/webtowns/article.asp?WTID=20&ID=107874 A neighborhood on the upswing] , "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" "Webtowns" series (online neighborhood profiles). Accessed online 3 December 2007.]

Former town

The Town of South Park was incorporated December 9, 1902 and the Town Council held its first meeting on December 23. South Park was served by three mayors in its four-and-one-half years of existence as an independent town: S.J. Bevan (1902-1903), G.C. Lingenfelter (1903-1905), and A.G. Breidenstein (1906-1907).

South Park was plagued by problems in securing adequate city services. Particularly vexing was the inability to obtain a decent water supply. Although the the-city of Georgetown owned water mains that ran through South Park, it refused to supply water to the latter, occasioning a bitter court battle over legal rights to the water. In 1905-1906, the town contracted with an independent water company, but in April 1906 the water was found to be contaminated because South Park did not have a sewer system. The Town Council petitioned Seattle to run Cedar River mains to the edge of the town.

In October 1906, the electorate voted 131-59 for annexation to Seattle, but apparently no action was taken beyond the vote. On March 23, 1907, a second vote for annexation was 181-36 in favor and on May 3, 1907, South Park became part of the City of Seattle. [ [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv77300 Guide to the Town of South Park Records 1902-1907] , Northwest Digital Archives, Washington State University. Accessed online 3 December 2007.]

Notes

External links

* [http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/public/nmaps/S/NN-1470S.htm South Park map] , Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas
* [http://www.allaboutsouthpark.com/ Unofficial South Park neighborhood website]
* [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv77300 Guide to the Town of South Park Records 1902-1907] , Seattle Municipal Archives
* David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2985 Seattle Neighborhoods: South Park -- Thumbnail History] , HistoryLink essay number 2985, February 16, 2001.
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/webtowns/article.asp?WTID=20&ID=107874 A neighborhood on the upswing] , "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" "Webtowns" series (online neighborhood profiles)
*Kathy Mulady, [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/284883_southpark13.html Budget boosts South Park] , "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", September 13, 2006.
*Regina Hackett, [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/neighbors/southpark/index.html Obscure neighborhood on the rebound] , "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", undated, part of a series run "from 1996 to 2000".


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