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Columbia City was a thriving mill town before its annexation into Seattle in 1907. In 1978 the business district was designated a Seattle Landmark District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places to Visit. Today the Columbia City neighborhood is considered Seattle's most diverse, and the many small shops and restaurants make it Seattle's "Neighborhood of Nations."
Columbia City Business District, along Rainier Avenue South
In 2005, Columbia City was added as one of ten neighborhood partners to the Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods Initiative project. Sustainable Seattle actively recruited a neighborhood in the Southeast corner of the City of Seattle since this area was underrepresented in the SUNI project. The Columbia City Business Association applied and was accepted as a new partner.
Southeast Seattle neighborhoods account for the most economically and racially diverse areas of the City and therefore have thier own unique set of issues to address. Sustainable Seattle looks forward to working with Columbia City Business Association, Hillman City representatives, and others to measure what matters in these neighborhoods and to improve neighborhood conditions over time.
Street-Level Surveys
April 1st, 2006: Initial Survey
March 31, 2007: Second Survey
"Keeping a Digital Eye on the South End" We made the Press! The Beacon Hill News and South District Journal published this article, by Denise Miller, on April 12, 2006