Alki Point is a point jutting into Puget Sound, the westernmost landform in the West Seattle district of Seattle, Washington. Alki is the peninsular neighborhood on Alki Point. Alki was the original settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle. It was part of the city of West Seattle from 1902 until that city's annexation by Seattle in 1907.
Alki marina waterfront with downtown Seattle in the background
Theodore Peiser's photo of the Stockade Hotel on November 13, 1905
Alki Point bathing beach, 1930, by Asahel Curtis
Duwamish Head, at the eastern end of Alki Beach
West Seattle is a conglomeration of neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, United States. It comprises two of the thirteen districts, Delridge and Southwest, and encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. It was incorporated as an independent town in 1902 before being annexed by Seattle five years later. Among the area's attractions are its saltwater beach parks along Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, including Alki Beach Park and Lincoln Park. The area is also known for its views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Range to the east. One-third of Seattle's green space and urban forest is located in West Seattle, much of it in the West Duwamish Greenbelt.
View of downtown Seattle from one of several common greenspaces
Community garden and open play field with typical house variety in background.
Houses are built close to the street. Bioretention swales or rain gardens treat and control stormwater from the streets with plants.
Duwamish Head, between eastern coast and Alki Beach