Conclusion

The block that I was given is just a small representation of the University District, while my block has been put into the history books due to the University Heights School that once resided there, some blocks in this neighborhood are just being torn down left and right. The rich history and family love that Block 65 has, is a key factor in why Seattle’s Department of Planning and Recreation have decided that its value to the community is more than a place for apartment complexes. Hundreds of students have graduated from this school and the support it received in the midst of falling enrollment, allowed it to become the community center it is today.  As of 2015, the only plans for this block are positive improvements to the landscape including the planting of new trees and enhancing the basketball court.

1. The University District is an area with exponentially increasing residents due to its proximity to the University of Washington and the job market
2. Outside developers may wish to demolish old buildings, to make room for increased housing but if the community comes together, there are ways to influence where this construction takes place. The University Heights School building stands tall, 114 years later, because of the values it holds in the community and the desire to keep the Pacific Northwest green.
3. This block was unique in the fact that it did contain open landscape, many blocks in the University District are not this way, instead having building next to building next to apartment complexes. This congestion of the University district only seems to continue with the new passing of zoning heights (O’mara Lecture).