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ROUTES
OF QUEEN ANNE STREET RAILWAYS
EAST QUEEN ANNE: A
branch line, running north from Galer along Second av N to Blaine,
thence west along Blaine to Queen Anne av. Makes connections with
West Queen Anne and North Queen Anne and McGraw street lines. BALLARD BEACH: From
Pioneer Square, thence northwest along First av to Denny way,
west to Western av, northwest to First av W, north to W Mercer,
west to Beach dr northwest along Beach dr and Elliott av to Fifteenth
av U, north to Thorndyke av, northeast to Thirteenth av W, north
to Salmon Bay, crossing Salmon Bay, thence north along Fourteenth
av N W to W Forty-seventh, west to Ballard av, continuing to downtown
Ballard. (Ed.Interesting crossing across Salmon Bay, as the current
Ballard Bridge was not yet built.) FREMONT AND BALLARD:
From Pioneer Square north and northwest along First av to Pike,
east to Westlake av, thence north and northwest along Westlake
av to Fourth av N, north along Fourth av N and Fremont av
to Ewing, west to Evanston av, north to Kilbourne, northwest to
Third av N W, north to W Forty-first, west to Sixth av N W, north
to W Forty-fifth, west to Eighth av N W, north W Forty-seventh,
west to Ballard av, to Ballard. Note: parts of PHINNEY AV and
WALLINGFORD AV lines run through the Westlake section also. KINNEAR PARK: From First
av S and Jackson, thence north and northwest along First av S and
First av to intersection of Denny way and First av N, thence north
along First av N to Harrison, west to Queen Anne av, north to W
Mercer west to First av W, north to W roy, west to Second av W,
north to Olympic pl, west and northwest along Olympic pl and Olympic
way to Tenth av W, thence north along Tenth av W to W Crockett,
the terminus.
NORTH QUEEN ANNE AND McGRAW ST.: From Second av S and Jackson,
thence west along Jackson to Occidental av, north to Main, east
to Second av S, north and northwest along Second av S to Cedar,
northeast to Fifth av N, north to Aloha, east to Taylor av, north
to E Queen Anne dr, northwest to Fifth av N, north to Boston,
west to Queen Anne av, north to W McGraw, west to Seventh av W,
north to W Ray, the terminus.
NORTH QUEEN ANNE AND RAY ST.: From Second av S and Jackson, thence
along Jackson, west to Occidental av, north to Main, east to Second
av S, north and northwest along Second av S and Second av to Second
av N, north to Roy, east to Third av N, north to Aloha, east to
Taylor av, north to E Queen Anne dr, northwest to Fifth av N,
north to Boston, west to Queen Anne av, north to W Ray, the terminus.
WEST
QUEEN ANNE: From Walker and First av S, thence north and northwest
along First av S and First av to intesection of Denny way and
First av N, thence north along First av N to Harrison, west
to
Queen Anne av, north to W Galer, west to Sixth av W, north to
W Crockett, west to Seventh av W, north to W McGraw, the terminus.
A branch of this line runs north along Queen Anne av from Harrison
to Blaine, connecting with E Queen Anne line. (Image #2 at
right
shows car on counterbalance section
in 1940. Kinnear mansion is out of the picture at left.) Railway
Lines Source: R.L.Polk & Co. 1910 Seattle Address Directory Note:
for routes that do not end in Queen Anne, sections in Queen Anne
are underlined.
More Photos of the Counterbalance
Cars A Thrilling Ride on the Counterbalance
Photo credits:
- Kinnear
#7 picture MSCUA, Univ. of Wash. Libraries, UW15038
- Counterbalance
photo Queen Anne Historical Society
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