To live in the Lettered Streets neighborhood, it helps to memorize which direction the many one-way streets run. Located in the valley between the Columbia neighborhood and downtown, the Lettered Streets neighborhood was one of the first areas people settled in Bellingham.
Many of the homes in the area were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s for people working at a sawmill at the mouth of Whatcom Creek, now the site of Maritime Heritage Park. Now a mixture of residential and commercial lots, the Lettered Streets tends to attract single people and families on a budget. Many of the homes have been turned into duplexes or are rentals, and most are on small lots on quiet, tree-lined streets.
A number of businesses and restaurants line Holly Street, Dupont Street, Girard Street and Broadway, and Lettered Streets neighborhood offers easy access to downtown, the harbor and local schools. The Bellingham Theatre Guild has its playhouse here.
The most unique part of the neighborhood is Maritime Heritage Park. Home to a salmon hatchery, the park is used for concerts, battle re-enactments, carnivals and other public events. New to the park is an information booth, as well as bathrooms and fountains.
The Lettered Street Neighborhood school age kids are served by the following schools: Parkview Elementary, Whatcom Middle School, Bellingham High School
Lettered Street residents are located close to downtown and shops, restaurants and offices on Meridian Street. Nearest major grocers are Albertson's on Northwest Avenue and Haggen on Meridian Street
The following parkes can be found in the Lettered Street Neighborhood: Maritime Heritage Park, Battersby Field, Faut's Park, Ferenia Johnson Cornwall Tot Lot, Glen Gossage Plaza
According to the City of Bellingham the population in the Lettered Streets Neighborhood is right 2,713 residents.
I think the lettered Streets Neighborhood could be one of the neighborhoods that could benefit the most from all the changes that are currently happening with the downtown waterfront. The proximity the Downtown Bellingham area and Bellingham Bay puts them in a unique situation for growth over the next twenty years.
Bellingham's Neighborhoods: Alabama Hill :: Birchwood :: Columbia :: Cornwall Park :: Downtown :: Edgemoor :: Fairhaven :: Geneva :: Guide Meridian :: Happy Valley :: Lettered Streets :: Meridian :: Mount Baker :: Puget :: Roosevelt :: Samish :: Sehome :: Silver Beach :: South :: South Hill :: Sunnyland :: Western Wash. University :: Whatcom Falls :: York
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