Wallingford For All is now an independent all volunteer effort. It is not receiving staff support from Share The Cities Community Education at this time.
Historic Wallingford’s nomination of the Wallingford-Meridian Streetcar Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places is scheduled for a public hearing of the Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
The all-virtual hearing will be held on Friday, October 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. via Zoom, with no in-person gathering.
Please note that the hearing has been pushed to begin at 9:30 a.m.
Learn more from https://www.historicwallingford.org/news/ and https://wallingfordforall.wordpress.com/ who each represent different viewpoints on the historic designation.
Previous events:
May 14, 10 am - noon: come visit our table across the street from QFC to learn more about Wallingford 4 All!
May 21, 3-5 pm: come visit our table across the street from QFC to learn more about Wallingford 4 All!
May 24, 7-8 pm: A Virtual Learning Event! Historic Districts, Trees and Climate Change - Register here.
Guest Speakers Joshua Morris, Seattle Audubon Society & Sandy Shettler, tree advocate
Joshua Morris (he/him) is Seattle Audubon’s urban conservation manager and co-chair of Seattle’s Urban Forestry Commission. He works to improve access to green space, to reduce urban hazards to wildlife, and to engage communities in conservation initiatives right where they live.
Sandy Shettler is an active tree advocate, gardener and native plant and urban forest steward. Sandy served on the Seattle Parks Associated Recreation Council and was a volunteer coordinator with Seattle public schools. As a medical social worker, she appreciates the interdependency of people and a healthy urban forest.
Moderated by Laura Loe, founder of Share The Cities Community Education.
Laura Loe (she/her) has a degree in Plant Biology, and worked for the National Park Service to restore the Zuma freshwater Lagoon. She was a horticulture worker at Garfield Park Conservatory, taught middle school science, volunteered with Washington State Sierra Club, and loves bird watching and Seattle’s trees.
Past online events:
Tuesday, March 15, 7 pm, A virtual event for the public on the tax implications of the historic districts with Guest speakers King County Assessor John Wilson & staff!
Past in-person events: Nine canvassing evenings in March 2022 and two great tabling events with a lot of volunteers on Saturday March 5 & 12!
We encourage people to watch the two videos from the group in Wallingford actively pursuing historic preservation on their You Tube channel. You can learn more about their efforts on their website.
Historic Wallingford’s Historic District Public Meeting #1 - Oct. 12, 2021
Historic Wallingford’s Historic District Public Meeting #2 - Dec. 7, 2021
Questions? Reach out!
Recommended Reading
The Color of Law A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Book • By Richard Rothstein • 2017
In The Color of Law (published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife—is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels.