Lower Queen Anne/Uptown Neighborhood
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In addition to being one of the most historic neighborhoods in the city, Queen Anne has two distinct communities with two very different cultures—one at the top of the hill in Upper Queen Anne, and another at the base of the hill, an area known as Lower Queen Anne, or Uptown.
Like its sister community up the hill, Lower Queen Anne was historically the stomping ground of many famed city figures, including George Kinnear, Thomas Mercer, members of the Arthur A. Denny party, and the Olmsted Brothers, whose marks on the neighborhood are still visible today.
As the meeting point of the waterfront, downtown, Upper Queen Anne, and South Lake Union, Lower Queen Anne has a unique and eclectic mix of residents, businesses, and community organizations, and is home to many arts and cultural institutions. Perhaps its best known landmark is the Seattle Center, a 74 acre plot donated by David Denny for the 1962 World’s Fair, which is currently home to a number of cultural festivals, entertainment venues, community programs, and the Space Needle.
Today Lower Queen Anne serves as a focal point for arts and culture in the Seattle city center. In addition to the Seattle Center (which hosts a number of notable festivals every year, including Folklife, Bite of Seattle, and Bumbershoot) the Uptown neighborhood is home to a number of arts and cultural attractions including the KeyArena (home to the WNBA team the Seattle Storm), the Experience Music Project, the Pacific Science Center, the Seattle Opera, the Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Intiman Theatre, the Seattle Repertory Theatre, On the Boards, and many others.
Both Upper and Lower Queen Anne are also two of the city’s most walkable communities, and incorporate a tradition of activity, art and family right beside the city center.
To learn more about Queen Anne, visit the neighborhood’s blog, QueenAnneView.com.
