Historical Marker

Cors and Wegener Building

Historical marker location:
5000 20th Avenue NW, Seattle, Washington
( Marker is at the intersection of 20th Avenue NW and Ballard Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north on 20th Avenue NW.)

Ballard Avenue Landmark District.

The state's largest city, Seattle, was originally named "New York Alki" by its founders, which means "New York by and by" in Chinook Jargon, a trade language used by Native Americans and early settlers.
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