Wedgwood

Schools, Soccer and Synagogues in Wedgwood

Wonderful Wedgwood. The community just north of Ravenna, View Ridge and the UW was named by Al Balch, the founder of Wedgwood. His wife loved the English inspired “Wedgwood” China and they developed the community just after the great depression in 1929 when much of the area was used for Ginseng farming. Now, on any given morning you will see children walking to schools of which there are many. Although the neighborhood is a bit more spread out and doesn’t have quite as much foot traffic, this, too, is changing. My memories of Wedgwood include attending Eckstein, one of the biggest middle schools in the state, and walking to the corner Herfy’s burger place for a snack and catching a bus where the bus driver would actually wait for me when I was late and running down the hill. The neighborhood is the home of many highly regarded schools, from the private University Prep, to the Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School and the Seattle Jewish Community School. Connected with View Ridge, it is one of three neighborhoods in Seattle with the highest concentration of Jewish synagogues and schools. Perhaps the focus on education has something to do with the Wedgwood Seattle...