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Home Business Philosophy Abo
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Alki Beach Seattle
Washington
It
has been said "Alki
Beach is
like a reformed hippie".
It's traded its wild ways for
respectability. It'll fool you if
you don't know its past. But despite
an esthetic of upward mobility, Alki
Beach in Seattle WA is
still just a little offbeat.
People love this small,
waterfront community so much they
can't stand to leave and many have
worked in this part of Seattle
most of their lives.
With hillsides of view condos and a
constant flow of cyclists and
in-line skaters along The Alki
Seattle boardwalk,
Alki is festive. Wood cottages, with
decks full of floating toys and
potted flowers, face the bay. Sunny
days mean Alki Beach is filled with
sandcastle-building kids and sun
worshippers. The local merchants
benefit such as Alki Bakery, Alki
Homestead, Salty's on Alki,
and Starbucks.
Alki
Beach in Seattle WA— where
the smell of fried fish
mixes with sea air.
The old Alki Beach was too much for many folks. The beach
used to be one big party, until
locals and police cracked down with
anti-cruising and noise ordinances
for the Alki Beach strip.
Travel along Alki and a real estate change is too big to ignore
— the explosion of towering condos
stretching down Alki to Harbor
Avenue, creeping closer to the Bridge. Expensive new
Alki Beach homes
dot the hillside, and even the
humblest cabins sitting on expensive
real estate are getting
makeovers. Heavier traffic has been
hot on the heels of growth — rush
hours can quickly turn the bridge
and its offshoots into parking lots.
Now, Alki is home. Residents at Alki
Beach Seattle WA love to
stroll along the
waterfront,
build pots in the bathhouse
community art studios, and shop for
fresh produce at Alki Market, coffee
at the Alki Bakery, eat the famous
chicken at the Alki Homestead
Restaurant, and enjoy a more fancy
meal with a great view of the city
at Saltys on Alki.
Spoiled is exactly how many Alki
Beach
residents feel. They know they've
got it good. And more and more
real estate home buyers are following their lead.
It's ironic, considering Alki Beach used
to be the wrong side of the West
Seattle tracks.
Life is good here. |
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A Fixer-Upper
needing various repairs.
