SMALL
NEIGHBORHOOD,
BIG IDEAS.
.775 square miles of Northeast Seattle, halfway between Lake Washington and Green Lake. Annexed in 1954. Throwing block parties ever since.
WHAT
WE DO
The Victory Heights Community Council is an all-volunteer group of neighbors. We meet monthly, advocate for local issues with the city, and put on the events that make this place feel like home.
That includes the Chili Cook-Off, KingFisher cleanup days, TeenFeed nights, the annual pancake breakfast — and our favorite: Food Truck Fridays in the park, every Friday all summer long.
"THE PLACE OF
TOWERING FIRS"
Victory Heights sits halfway between Lake Washington and Green Lake, and halfway between Downtown Seattle and Lynnwood. Old-timers nicknamed it "The Place of Towering Firs" — the tree-lined streets and the pride people take in their gardens are still the giveaways.
Within walking distance: the recently-renovated Victory Heights Playground (running track, playfield, tennis courts, and play structures), and the Kingfisher Natural Area along Thornton Creek — a quiet stretch of hiking trails that some residents have lived next to for decades without realizing they're there.
- Size
- .775 sq miles
- Annexed
- 1954
- Households
- ~1,200
- Where
- NE Seattle, 98125
WHERE WE ARE
Victory Heights sits between NE 95th and NE 110th, with 19th Ave NE running through the middle. Just off Lake City Way, walking distance to Maple Leaf and Wedgwood.
"VICTORY HEIGHTS' GAIN"
The neighborhood's first PR moment, reprinted from a 1924 Seattle real estate page: "Financing plan proves aid to new home builders."
Goodwin's bluff was being marketed as suburban respite from downtown. A century later we're still the suburbs of Seattle — just a little less suburban about it.
A SHORT HISTORY
Bogs, firs & a dirt road
The area was mostly bogs and trees, threaded by a Military Road — barely a path through the towering firs.
Victory Way
A real state highway was built along what's now Lake City Way. After WWI it was renamed "Victory Way" — patriotic shorthand for the new motoring age.
Victory Heights, the neighborhood
Developer Goodwin subdivided the bluff overlooking the highway and called it Victory Heights. From a handful of houses in 1936 to nearly built out a decade later.
Numbered streets, by order of the fire dept
Originally the streets had colorful names, but the fire department standardized them to numbered streets to make emergency response work.
RUN BY NEIGHBORS
WHO CARE.
The council is a loose group of neighbors who run Food Truck Fridays, the Chili Cook-Off, Teen Feed cooking nights, and a few other things that make this neighborhood feel like one.
We're not currently holding regular meetings — if you've got an idea, want to pitch in, or just want to know more, the best way in is to email us. We read every message.