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Cities in
Snohomish
County, WA
Arlington
Edmonds
Everett
Granite Falls
Lake Stevens
Lynnwood
Marysville
Monroe
Mukilteo
Snohomish
Stanwood
Sultan
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The City of Lynnwood located at the junction of I-5 and I-405 is just 20
minutes north of Downtown Seattle and ten minutes south of Everett. Lynnwood is
the second largest city in Snohomish County, with an indefinable mix of
suburb, small city, crossroads and bedroom community.
On the Washington State map
to the left Snohomish County is shown in red.
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History
Lynnwood’s unusual history includes a 30-acre
Demonstration Farm including a hatchery, gardens and orchards. New
residents, including emigrants from all over the country, purchased five
acre lots from the Puget Mill Company and learned how to make a living off
their land raising chickens.
Originally called
Alderwood Manor in 1917, this area became one of the biggest egg producing
areas in America. In 1933 the Demonstration Farm closed due to the
depression and Puget Mill Company sold most of the land off in one-acre
lots.
Many of the original
homes that were part of the chicken ranches remain today. Several of the
original buildings can also be seen at Heritage
Park in Lynnwood. Over the years the farms were
subdivided. Alderwood Manor came to be known as Lynnwood. The City of Lynnwood incorporated in 1959.
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The Downtown / 196th Street SW Area of Lynnwood
Although there is no historical downtown to Lynnwood, the area
along 196th Street
Southwest between I-5 and US 99 is considered
the city center. The City of Lynnwood
has plans to create a vibrant commercial city center in this area over the
next 20 years. Currently the 196th
Street SW area has the usual mix of strip
malls, small businesses, chain store outlets, and retail stores.
In recent years the
area east of I-5 along 196th street has become a popular
commercial area. National retail stores like Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack,
Barnes and Noble and Babies R Us have opened here.
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Aurora / US-99 area of Lynnwood
US 99 also known as Highway 99 and Aurora Avenue,
is a busy commercial street lined with car dealerships and strip malls.
Traveling south on Highway 99 will take you into Edmonds,
Shoreline and then Seattle
where it is called Aurora
Avenue. If you travel north on Highway 99 you
will enter into Everett where the road becomes known as Evergreen Way, and
then Everett Mall Way where it passes the mall shortly before it intersects
I-5.
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Alderwood Mall area of Lynnwood
Having recently undergone major
renovations, Alderwood Mall is a shopper’s dream. Most of the favored
department stores can be found here, Nordstrom, Macy’s, JCPenney, and
Sears, along with over 175 smaller retail shops.
The mall now includes an outdoor shopping
area called The Village which contains stores like Pottery Barn, REI,
Williams-Sonoma, Eddie-Bauer and Chico’s.
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Recreation
The Interurban Trail offers over 15 miles of paved trails.
This path generally follows the original Interurban Trolley Route and connects
Lynnwood and Everett.
An original trolley car from this route can be
toured at Heritage Park. Heritage Park
home to the visitor information center and is located off I-5 exit 181 on Poplar Way.
This is a great place to explore the history of Lynnwood and Alderwood Manor in the
1920’s.
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Antiques
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See listed antiques
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Gift Shops
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See listed gift shops
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Attractions
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Lynnwood Convention Center
Located on 196th Street S.W. This
convention center caters to smaller businesses and groups looking for an
affordable but high quality establishment to hold their event, conference,
meeting, or banquet.
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Alderwood Mall
3000 184th Street SW
Lynnwood, WA 98037
Phone (425) 771-1211
http://www.alderwoodmall.com
This newly remodeled and enlarged
regional mall is one of the largest in the area. The mall also includes five full service
restaurants and a 16 screen movie theater.
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Museums
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Parks &
Gardens
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Scriber
Lake Park
visit the website.
This 22-acre park is
mostly made up of wetlands and natural areas that provide wildlife
habitats. A floating dock and interpretive signs make for a nice wildlife
viewing walk.
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Visitor
Information
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The City of
Lynnwood
Tourism
Division
19000
44th Ave. W; Lynnwood, WA
98036
Phone: (425)
744-6473
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City
of Lynnwood
19000 44th Avenue West
PO Box 5008
Lynnwood, WA
98046-5008
425-744-6473
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