Bryant, Seattle, Washington

Bryant and Ravenna-Bryant

Bryant is a residential neighborhood in northeast Seattle, Washington. It is bounded by 25th Avenue NE on the west, beyond which is Ravenna; NE Blakeley Street, Union Bay Place NE and NE 45th Street on the south, beyond which is University Village; Sand Point Way NE on the east, beyond which are Laurelhurst and Windermere; and NE 75th Street on the north, beyond which are View Ridge and Wedgwood.

The neighborhood is sometimes known as Ravenna-Bryant, due to its proximity to Ravenna Park. The Burke-Gilman Trail runs along the southern and eastern margins of the neighborhood, paralleling Blakeley Street, Union Bay Place, 45th Street, and Sand Point Way. Bryant Park is located on NE 65th Street at 40th Avenue NE cite web | url=http://www.scn.org/rbca/rbmap1.html | title= "Ravenna-Bryant" neighborhood boundary | accessdate=January 7 | accessyear=2007 ] .

Bryant Elementary School is located at 33rd Avenue NE and NE 60th Street. The school was named after William Cullen Bryant. Bryant School has an event called the Bryant Blast, now in the fall, that offers many games and food, including bouncy toys, cake walks, raffles, and more. On the 4th of July, an annual block party takes place along the two streets west of the elementary school. The neighborhood fire fighters take part (if they're not called away for an emergency) by leading the parade down the street, complete with kids pulling red wagons, decked out pets, adults dressed as historical figures and the annual Statue of Liberty lady. The neighborhood is also home to Eckstein Middle School with one of the best music and jazz programs in the region for students.

The Northeast branch of the Seattle Public library, one of the busiest in the system, is located at 35th Avenue NE and NE 68th Street. Bryant is also the home to Assumption Catholic Church, University Unitarian Church, Ravenna Methodist, which houses a local preschool cooperative, and three synagogues, Congregation Beth Shalom (Conservative) at 35th Avenue NE and NE 68th Street, Emmanuel Congregation (Modern Orthodox) on NE 65th Street and 35th Avenue NE, and Congregation Shaarei Tefilah–Lubavitch (Orthodox) on NE 65th Street and 43rd Avenue NE. Most of the commercial establishments in Bryant are located along NE 55th Street between 25th and 35th Avenues NE. The west end is home to the original Kidd Valley burger restaurant. The Duchess Bar on 55th west of 30th Avenue NE is a popular place for patrons to watch University of Washington football games, which are played just south of the neighborhood at Husky Stadium. Across the street is Queen Mary's, an elegant English teahouse, and Pair, a well-known restaurant specializing in dishes that may be shared. Nana's Soup house, a Mediterranean/Northern African restaurant, Italian cafe and McManus Shoe Repair shop, top the hill. The neighborhood is also home to two grocery stores: PCC, a local cooperative chain featuring natural and organic foods and products, and Metropolitan Market, a high-end grocery store, on 40th Avenue NE at NE 55th Street, at the southwest corner of the subneighborhood of Hawthorne Hills.

ee also

Ravenna, Seattle, Washington

References

External links

[http://www.scn.org/rbca/ Ravenna-Bryant Community Association (RBCA)] , a community website.