August Public Walking History Tour - Riverside

To be specific ... Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10 a.m. Seattle poet and writer Richard Hugo wrote of his fascination with this community of fishermen in The Real West Marginal Way.Walk the old neighborhood of Riverside on the northwest side of the Duwamish River, below Pigeon Point and over the hill from Delridge. Settlement origins go back to the Duwamish tribe, later settled by Croatian immigrants in the early 1900’s. They formed a multi-ethnic neighborhood of European immigrants where Duwamish camps and longhouses had once been. As the Duwamish River was straightened and dredged, the residential community of Riverside co-existed with manufacturing and shipbuilding. The tour is sponsored by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society and will be led by first-generation resident Frank Zuvela. Last time this was one of the most popular walks... an easy pace is set, with frequent stops and tales from Riverside of the past sixty years.
Donation requested... or free attendance with a new museum membership!



Directions: From the stoplight at Spokane Street and Delridge Way, take W. Marginal Way east. After it curves under the low bridge over the Duwamish River, take the first right and park in the parking area on W. Marginal Pl. to the north.