University District
The University District, or "U-District", surrounds the University of Washington in northeast Seattle. UW is one of the largest colleges in the United States.Photo: CMLLovesDegus, Public domain.
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA
- Also known as: “U District” and “University District, Seattle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Henry Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Henry Art Gallery is the contemporary art museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Museum
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is the natural history museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.
Playhouse Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Playhouse Theatre is a theater located at 4045 University Way NE on The Ave in the University District, Seattle, Washington. It was converted from a tile warehouse in 1930 by Burton and Florence James, who set up the Seattle Repertory Playhouse with multi-ethnic performers and audiences.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wallingford and Meridian.
Wallingford
Suburb
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, lying on a hill above the north shore of Lake Union about four miles from the downtown core. The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of the University of Washington to the east.
Meridian
Neighborhood
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meridian or Tangletown is the part of Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood that lies north of N 50th Street, near Green Lake. Of note are its "K streets": Kensington, Kenwood, Keystone, and Kirkwood Places N.
Roosevelt
Neighborhood
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roosevelt is a neighborhood in northern Seattle, Washington. Its main thoroughfare, originally 10th Avenue, was renamed Roosevelt Way upon Theodore Roosevelt's death in 1919.
University District
- Categories: neighborhood, academic enclave, and locality
- Location: Seattle, King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.6613° or 47° 39′ 41″ northLongitude
-122.31315° or 122° 18′ 47″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
84VVMM6P+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 977967666OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“University District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة الجامعة”
- Basque: “University District”
- Chinese: “大学区”
- Chinese: “大學區”
- Chinese: “西雅图大学区”
- Chinese: “西雅圖大學區”
- Dutch: “University District”
- French: “University District”
- German: “University District”
- Greek: “Γιου Ντίστρικτ”
- Greek: “Γιουνιβέρσιτι Ντίστρικτ”
- Greek: “Πανεπιστημιακή Συνοικία”
- Hebrew: “סיאטל/אזור אוניברסיטת וושינגטון”
- Italian: “University District”
- Japanese: “ユニバーシティ・ディストリクト (シアトル)”
- Japanese: “ユニバーシティ・ディストリクト”
- Spanish: “University District”
- Welsh: “University District”
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