Summary
47°49′44″N 122°20′25″W / 47.82889°N 122.34028°W
Perrinville is a neighborhood in Edmonds, Washington, United States.[1] Its ZIP Code is 98026.[2]
History edit
During the mid 1900s the area was logged and used as farm land and residential home sites.[3]
Perrinville was founded by Jennie Gertrude "Gertie" Perrin in 1938, who paid 10 cents to register the place name at the courthouse in Everett. A gas station/garage and grocery store were soon constructed thereafter.[4]
The downtown area developed a turn-of-the-century theme and an eclectic mix of shops, including an antique store that Perrin owned.[5]
In 1999, a joint effort began between the cities of Edmonds and Lynnwood to create a skate park near the north entrance of Lynndale Park along Olympic View Drive in response to a need expressed by local skaters and community leaders. The completed park now includes a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) concrete skating surface.[6]
Where stores reside now the most forested hill behind them was a favorite motorcycle hill climb in the early 1970's.
Geography edit
Perrinville is located at 47°49′53.5″N 122°20′15.8″W / 47.831528°N 122.337722°W (47.831529, -122.337722). Its downtown section is located at the intersection of 76th Ave West (formerly Valley Road[7]) and Olympic View Drive (formerly Snake Trail[8]).[9] The southeast section falls within the city limits of Lynnwood, WA and the remainder in Edmonds, WA.[10][11]
Clown edit
A piece of garage art known as "the clown" was a fixture on an abandoned garage. The clown has since been removed by its original owner and replaced with a white door.[12]
References edit
- ^ National Atlas Location Information
- ^ United States Postal Service:Perrinville Post Office
- ^ Southwest County Olympic View Park
- ^ "Women's Legacy Project of Snohomish County, WA". Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
- ^ "'Gertie' Perrin, Edmonds Pioneer, Founder of Perrinville Community | the Seattle Times".
- ^ City of Lynnwood Skate Park page
- ^ http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/annex/cats/2011/ord_scan/lynnwood_2878.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_gm14_geol_map_edmondseastwest_24k.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Topographic map of Perrinville from USGS The National Map
- ^ City of Lynnwood Municipal Urban Growth Area page
- ^ City of Lynnwood Municipal Urban Growth Area map, including neighboring cities
- ^ "Women's Legacy Project of Snohomish County, WA". Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.