There are some things that I’d like to talk about on this blog, but first, for those who don’t know me or where I live I need to tell you more.
I live in Tukwila, Washington. Tukwila is the next town upstream from Seattle.
Seattle has many suburbs, but only one river – the Duwamish. Hold up your right hand, palm away and you’ve got a map of the south end of Seattle. West Seattle is your thumb. Downtown is just above where your index finger joins your palm. Your ring and little fingers are in Lake Washington. The Duwamish River flows from the south (up your arm) and empties into Elliot Bay at the bottom of the notch between your thumb and index finger.
Tukwila starts as a bangle on your wrist. The city is made up of the river valley and several hills that mostly run north and south like most hills in western Washington.
“Tukwila” is the local native word for “hazelnut” or “filbert.” They think they’re weeds here. We’re close to SeaTac airport, the crossroad of I518, I405 and I5 and home to Southcenter Mall, one of the first malls in the area. We can see the tall buildings of Seattle from the top of the hill, yet we discuss neighborhood coyote sightings at the grocery store. I grew up in nearby Burien, but Tukwila has been home for over 30 years.
The river valley was settled as truck farms and I can still remember coming over the hill and seeing flowers and plants laid out in a patchwork as far as the eye could see. Several important roads like Highway 99 (the international boulevard that first went from Canada to South America) and Military Road (which originally connected Fort Lawton to Fort Lewis) go through Tukwila and had a hand in making Tukwila the city it is today. The core of Tukwila has always been kind of a blue-collar town – honest and hard working.
Well, that’s where I live (feel free to ask questions) next time I’ll tell you more about myself.
“Tukwila” is the local native word for “hazelnut” or “filbert.” They think they’re weeds here. We’re close to SeaTac airport, the crossroad of I518, I405 and I5 and home to Southcenter Mall, one of the first malls in the area. We can see the tall buildings of Seattle from the top of the hill, yet we discuss neighborhood coyote sightings at the grocery store. I grew up in nearby Burien, but Tukwila has been home for over 30 years.
The river valley was settled as truck farms and I can still remember coming over the hill and seeing flowers and plants laid out in a patchwork as far as the eye could see. Several important roads like Highway 99 (the international boulevard that first went from Canada to South America) and Military Road (which originally connected Fort Lawton to Fort Lewis) go through Tukwila and had a hand in making Tukwila the city it is today. The core of Tukwila has always been kind of a blue-collar town – honest and hard working.
Well, that’s where I live (feel free to ask questions) next time I’ll tell you more about myself.
1 comment:
Did you see the Tukwila Centennial launch? Have you seen the You Tube video yet? And I know how you feel about the blog...sometimes you write and write and people read but don't comment - so you feel like no-one's reading. Or I suppose there are times when there are no readers. Write for your own sake. It's lovely writing if for nothing else to sort out one's thoughts.
At any rate, it seems there is new interest in people that live, work, or visit the Tukwila area. I hope to see more entries on your blog soon.
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