Yesler Way
 Yesler Way at 1st Avenue, looking east from the bottom of the hill. | |
| Former name(s) | Mill Street[1] |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Henry Yesler |
| Maintained by | Seattle Department of Transportation |
| Length | 2.2 mi (3.5 km)[2] |
| Location | Seattle |
| West end | Alaskan Way at Colman Dock |
| Major junctions | Broadway at Yesler Terrace |
| East end | Leschi Park |
Yesler Way is an east–west street in downtown Seattle named for Henry Yesler. East–west streets in Seattle south of Yesler Way are prefixed “South”;[3] avenues are suffixed with “South” as they cross Yesler Way.[4]
History
In the 1850s, when freshly cut logs were sent down the steep street, the street was referred to as Skid Road, which became genericized as Skid Row in other cities.[5]
References
- ^ Dorpat, Paul (October 8, 2015). "Check out Seattle's building boom of 1883". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Google (December 5, 2015). "Yesler Way" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Crowley, Walt; Dorpat, Paul (1998). "Navigating Downtown". National Trust Guide, Seattle: America’s Guide for Architecture and History Travelers. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-471-18044-9. LCCN 97-34627. OCLC 37527608. OL 687664M.
avenues south of Yesler Way are followed by 'South' . . . Streets south of Yesler Way bear the prefix 'South'
- ^ Durham, Scott (May 31, 2010). "Key to Central District street addresses". Central District News. Seattle. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
The north/south streets become suffixed with 'South' when they are south of Yesler Way . . . East/west streets that are south of Yesler Way are prefixed with 'South'
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Yesler Way—the nation's original 'Skid Row' . . . Skid Road was christened here in the 1850s, when logs were 'skidded' by horses, mules or oxen down the steep, timber‑lined path to Henry Yesler's thriving sawmill on Elliott Bay.
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External links
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