Beacon Hill

Past and Present

Past

Beacon Hill is historically the land of the Duwamish people.  In the 1800s, European explorers and settlers arrived, colonized the land, and joined the City of Seattle. During the time of racial redlining,  Beacon Hill was one of the few neighborhoods in Seattle where people of color could own property.

Through the 20th century to the present, Beacon Hill has welcomed immigrants from all over the world - people from Italy, Serbia,  Japan, Vietnam, Somalia, and many other countries have made their homes here. Read more about the history of Beacon Hill here.

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Available at the Public Library

Seattle’s Beacon Hill

by Latoszek M and Merrell, F. (Images of America: Washington) Aracdia 2003.

“Ride the trolley up the ridge of Beacon Hill and discover one of South Seattle’s most interesting districts. Unique among Seattle neighborhoods, Beacon Hill is a community where immigrants from all over the globe have settled side by side for over 100 years. This new book tells the story of the people and businesses of Beacon Hill in vintage photographs, the majority of which date before World War II. Readers will learn about the immigrants who worked on farms, opened shops, and labored in shipyards, the building of Jefferson Park, as well as the activism and political struggles that shaped the Beacon Hill neighborhood.”

More than 50% of Beacon Hill residents speak a language other than English, according to the 2019 American Community Survey. 

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Learn more about Beacon Hill from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

Beacon Hill

Present

Seattle's Beacon Hill is home to a diverse population. Data from the US 2020 Census shows that over 70% of Beacon Hill residents identify as black, indigenous, multiracial, or persons of color. Ten percent (10%) of residents identify as Hispanic/Latino/Latinx. 

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