Conclusion
The University District in Seattle is a place of perpetual change and movement. Centered around the University of Washington, it is home to diverse and transient population. Housing thousands of the UWs student population, the district has been shaped to better suit its inhabitants. The size and turnover rate at the university means that there is always high density as new people move in and out of residencies. To accommodate this large population, the district has high traffic, lucrative commercial centers as well as high density apartments and single family homes. As Seattle continues to spread farther North, this region has changed from small pseudo-suburban housing into what it is today. The area is brimming with history and by focusing in on a single block it is possible to see the ways that the environment, people, and history have shaped the block into what it is, and what it will become in the future.
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