WEDGWOOD

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WELCOME TO THE SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD DATE CHALLENGE WITH DAN AND REBEKAH METTEER

36 Neighborhoods. 36 Dates. Exploring The Tiny Pockets of Seattle. History. Food. Experience.


This is a blog to help you experience the tiny pockets of Seattle with all of their quirky activities, unknown restaurants, and interesting places that you may have never been.

DAN AND REBEKAH HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS

THEY BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE ALIVE, YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP DATING ONE ANOTHER! 
BUT DATES CAN BE BOTH EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO THINK OF. . . SO WE'VE DONE THE WORK FOR YOU! 




IF YOU ARE AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO DO AS A COUPLE DURING QUARANTINE, WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US ON THE SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD DATE CHALLENGE WHERE YOU CAN SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND EXPLORE AREAS OF SEATTLE THAT YOU MAY HAVE NEVER SEEN. WE DON'T PROMISE THAT IT WILL ALL BE "UP SCALE" BUT WE DO PROMISE IT WILL PROMOTE GREAT CONVERSATION!


FIRST THINGS FIRST
 DOWNLOAD THE "SPIN THE WHEEL" APP AND ADD RANDOM SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS. (OR WHATEVER CITY YOU LIVE IN). WE HAVE PLUGGED IN 36 NEIGHBORHOODS TO EXPLORE. YOU CAN EITHER FOLLOW OUR DATES IN ORDER, OR SPIN YOUR OWN WHEEL TO DECIDE WHERE YOU WILL GO EACH WEEK. WE SPIN EVERY FRIDAY! 

THIS IS AN AWESOME APP WHERE YOU CAN PLUG IN ANY TOPIC OF ACTIVITIES OR NAMES! 
 

OUR FIRST DATE! WHAT WILL YOURS BE? 

We spun the random neighborhood of Wedgwood located near Sand Point and The University Village. Below is what we discovered. . . 



WEDGWOOD


 

INTERESTING FACTS 

Wedgwood was named after Wedgwood China (The favorite china company of the city developer's wife).

There is a giant hidden glacial erratic in the middle of the Wedgwood neighborhood. It's 19 ft tall. 


The neighborhood was originally purchased to be the future site of Seattle University, but due to the Great Depression, it was never built. 

BEST FRIES IN SEATTLE 

We ate at the informal Wedgwood Ale House and Cafe. They hand-cut their fries and we had to agree that they were some of the best we've tried in Seattle! 



THE DOWN SIDE
This neighborhood closes early. (Perhaps it's due to COVID?) We tried to get coffee at both Cafe Javasti and Van Gogh CoffeeHouse but both closed before 5pm--a sad reality for these Seattleites. 

OVERALL
We give Wedgewood a two glacial erratic rating
(P.S. our rating system has no meaning whatsoever!)

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