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Welcome to Bellevue, Washington.
Bellevue is a suburb of Seattle and rapidly-growing city in King County, Washington, USA, across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is sometimes categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city had a total population of 112,344, making it the fifth largest city in the state and the largest on the Eastside of King County.
Downtown Bellevue is undergoing rapid change. Lincoln Square, which opened in 2005, and a recently-completed overhaul of the former Qwest building into a new City Hall appear to be the leading edge of a development boom. Over the next few years, the area will see the construction of several additional high-rises and other projects for office, residential, and retail space.
View of the growing Bellevue, Washington skyline from the Downtown Park. Picture taken 9/12/2005
The city lies between Lake Washington to the west and the smaller Lake Sammamish to the east. Much of Bellevue is drained by the Kelsey Creek watershed, whose source is located in the Larsen and Phantom Lake greenbelt and whose outlet is near where Interstate 90 meets Lake Washington's eastern shore. The city is bisected by Interstate 405 running north-south, and the southern portion is crossed from west to east by Interstate 90.
Bellevue was founded in 1869 by William Meydenbauer and was officially incorporated on March 21, 1953. Prior to the opening of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge in 1940, Bellevue was a rural area with little development. Once the bridge opened, access from Seattle improved, and the area gradually grew into a bedroom community. Following the 1963 opening of a second bridge across the lake, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, the city began to grow more rapidly. It has since become one of the largest cities in the state, with several high-rise structures in its core and a burgeoning business community.
Bellevue Square is a shopping mall in Bellevue, eight miles east of Seattle. The mall is home to 200 retailers, including anchors JCPenney, Macy's, Macy's Home Store, and Nordstrom, specialty stores like Pottery Barn, Apple Computer, and Williams-Sonoma, and restaurants like P.F. Chang's China Bistro and Ruth's Chris Steak House. Bellevue Square also offers concierge services, valet parking, a local shuttle bus, and children's play areas.
Bellevue is the site of the popular annual Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair, held since 1947 at the end of July. The Bellevue Arts Museum first opened in 1975, then moved to Bellevue Square in 1983. In 2001 the museum moved into its own building, designed by Steven Holl. The museum subsequently ran into financial difficulties and was forced to close to the public in 2003. After a lengthy fundraising campaign, a remodel, and a new mission to become a national centre for the fine art of craft and design, the museum re-opened on June 18, 2005 with an exhibition of teapots.
The Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art contains one of the largest doll collections in the world - more than a thousand dolls - displayed on two floors of a Victorian-style building. The biennial Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition draws thousands of visitors to the Downtown Park to view three-dimensional artworks from artists around the country.
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Local daily news in Bellevue:
River drowning victim identified
King County authorities have identified the 20-year-old man who drowned in the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River Saturday, Aug.
Kemper Freeman to add more to Bellevue downtown
In its 62-year history, Kemper Development has had a number of milestones: Bellevue Place, Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square, together encompassing four million square feet of real estate on 50 acres of land ...
Bellevue group helps - Miracle Baby' begin road to his recovery
Phung Thien Nhan, now known as the Miracle Baby of Vietnam, defied death after just three days of life.
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Places of interest:
Eastgate, WA (2.3 miles), Beaux Arts Village, WA (3.0 miles), West Lake Sammamish, WA (4.5 miles), Newcastle, WA (4.5 miles), Clyde Hill, WA (4.5 miles), Yarrow Point, WA (5.1 miles), Mercer Island, WA (5.4 miles), Medina, WA (5.4 miles).
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