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Leschi is a neighborhood located within the city of Seattle, Washington. The neighborhood is named after Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe.
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Leschi borders Lake Washington on the east; Interstate 90 on the south, Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South on its west, and East Cherry Street on the north.
Residences in Leschi include condominiums (especially along the lake), refurbished bungalows and craftsman, contemporary styles, bricks, Tudors and mid-century ramblers. Curvy streets wind away from the lakefront, which means many residences get at least a partial lake view. There are many parks from the popular Leschi lakeside park to pocket parks spread throughout the neighborhood.
Notable neighborhood parks include Leschi Park and Frink Park.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer described Leschi as "not an exclusive enclave for the rich, despite its million-dollar lakefront homes" and a "home to a racially and economically diverse group of people." The area "mix[es] stately turn-of-the century houses with far more modest homes".[1]
Some of Leschi's more popular businesses include the Seattle famous Daniel's Broiler steak house (once home to a Ferrari dealership), BluWater Leschi, and Leschi Mart which has been family owned and operated since the end of WWII.
Between September 27, 1888, and August 10, 1940, a cable car ran along Yesler Way from Pioneer Square to Lake Washington. Some of the cable car tracks are still visible in certain parts of the neighborhood.
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Coordinates: 47°36′1″N 122°17′34″W / 47.60028°N 122.29278°W
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