Phinney Ridge Neighborhood
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While most Seattle neighborhoods cling tightly to their own identities, North Seattle’s Greenwood and Phinney Ridge neighborhoods also celebrate what brings them together.
Sharing a slice of land between Ballard and Green Lake and a main drag of Greenwood Avenue to the north and Phinney Avenue to the south, the two neighborhoods offer a wide variety of shopping and services, from burgers and coffee joints to hip clothiers and cocktailers and antiques. They even share a chamber of commerce.
There is no single word or phrase to describe this unique melding of diverse neighborhoods, but the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce is close with its proud slogan, “Just a little off center.”
Both neighborhoods are experiencing growing pains, from new condominium complexes to long-time stores moving or going out of business due to rising rents. And that means residents are becoming more involved in their communities, wanting to have a say in what this new urban village will look like.
To find out more about the Phinney Ridge and Greenwood, visit the neighborhoods’ blog Phinneywood.com.
