Eastlake, Seattle facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eastlake
Neighborhood of Seattle
Eastlake stretches between I-5 and Lake Union
Eastlake highlighted in Pink
Country	United States
State	Washington
City	Seattle
City Council	District 4
Neighborhood Council	Lake Union District
Police District	West Precinct, D3
Legislative District	43rd
Established	Portions incorporated into the city slowly until finally fully annexed to Seattle on May 3, 1891
Named for	Location near Lake Union
Area
• Total	0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)
Population  (2013)
• Total	8,505
• Density	8,950/sq mi (3,457/km2)
ZIP code	98102

The former City Light Plant No. 3, once ZymoGenetics, now part of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in Eastlake along Lake Union

Eastlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because of its location on the eastern shore of Lake Union. Its main thoroughfare is Eastlake Avenue E., which runs from Howell Street at the northeast corner of Downtown north over the University Bridge to the University District, where it connects to Roosevelt Way N.E. and 11th Avenue N.E. A second thoroughfare is Boylston Avenue E.; as an arterial, it parallels Interstate 5 for the four blocks between E. Newton Street to the south and E. Roanoke Street to the north, acting as an extension of Capitol Hill's Lakeview Boulevard E.

Notable Residents

Current notable Eastlake residents include retired four-star General Andrew J. Kelly, and 2002 America's Cup runner-up Elleson Schurtz.