I came across this brass "Perrigo Road" sign today when taking pictures of 4 towering firs that were being cut down (for safety) by the Methodist Church. Mayor Ives was involved with this street sign program. The sign & trees are hard to see in the photo and you'd be lucky to see it from your car. It's banded to a light post. Do you see the sign? Do you see what's left of the trees?
Warren Perrigo staked his claim in 1871 at the north end of Lake Sammamish and was one of the first white men to live in "Redmond". He and Matilda Perrigo had 11 children.
See "Comments" (end of blog) for the descriptions of 3 other street signs .
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The Redmond Historical Society (RHS) met on Saturday, September 8, 2007, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Redmond Library, 15990 NE 85 Street, Redmond, WA.
Duniel and Sylvia Murillo and daughter shared stories and pictures of Redmond’s Filipino families, from the early 1930s and now.
9/8 MEETING OBSERATIONS - The RHS had a good turnout again, filling up the Library conference with standing room only. It was time for annual membership dues - $20/year and past mayor Chris Himes was registering new member, selling Brad Solomon's CD "Redmond Views from History". Andy McClung, reference librarian gave a talk about the library's city book club event "One Book, One Redmond, One Summer". The book is "The Work of Wolves" by Kent Meyers. Contact Andy at andrewm@kcls.org for information.
I was thrilled to meet Chris "Hurricane" Himes. When I mentioned The "Seattle Times" had an article on Mayor Ives and called her "Hurricane" Ives, Chris reacted saying that was HER nickname. I think she may have been indirectly involved in helping Ms. Barbara Beeson write the Redmond City Development Guide - over 25 years ago (?) that the city is still using! No wonder it's time we need a new version! On growth issues, I mentioned, if you can't beat 'em you may as well join 'em. She smiled.
The Murillo talk and pictures were fascinating. Their farm was along Red-Wood Road near Bella Botega shopping center. Their house was about where the Red-Wood Veterinary clinic is. Hardly any other buildings or development in sight! Many of the "roads" were driveways. Traffic problems? Not. All trees and open farm space. Mr. Murillo said water used to pond up where Bella Bottega parking lot is now. -- probably a wetland? His grandfather was one of the first to take produce to the open market. There used to be a grocery store where B&B Auto is now. Will a 6-story condo replace B&B next?!
I had to leave early and didn't take notes so that's all for now.
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The Historical Society Programs are very entertaining. I encourage you to come and especially students and residents new to the area.
To receive the monthly newsletter, contact Society president Judy Lang at 425-885-2919, or email your request to redmondhistory@hotmail.com. Books, note cards, free historic walking tour brochures, and the book, “Redmond Reflections”, are available in our office, which is open Tuesday – Thursday, 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Monday and Friday, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Visit our website: www.redmondhistory.org.”
FROM: NEO HARDY - CO-FOUNDER OF RHS:
Table adapted from City’s Excel file 2005/07/19 Adair Street: see 170th Avenue NE170th Avenue NE1928 Ezra Sikes donates property for Redmond’s first park, on the condition that the park be named for his wife, Jennie Adair, a condition that was not met by the City. Shortly afterwards, however, a street adjacent to the park was named for her: Adair Street.c.1931 Recorded on
Perrigo Road 166th Avenue NE on Education Hill1877 William Perrigo homesteads “Perrigo Hill,” and as he logs it off, logs are sent skidding down the hill’s southern slope toward Lake Sammamish. The logs’ path is called the “skid road,” and sometimes “Perrigo’s Skid Road.”c.1895- Logging operations completed, the skid road is now commonly called “Perrigo’s Road” and “Perrigo Road”year? Noted on map as “A. Littell Rd” for property owner Albert D. Littell [1874-1949] c.1930 Two southernmost blocks of original road re what corded on Metzker map as “3rd Avenue”1950 Listed in Redmond telephone directory: “3rd St”Listed in Redmond telephone directory: “3rd Av”Two southernmost blocks shown on “Official Route of Primary State Highway No. 2” map as “Third Ave.” These two blocks are the only ones yet inside the town boundaries.1958 The 2 southernmost blocks of 166th Avenue NE are recorded as “3rd Avenue” on Kroll Map02/1969 City Council adopts ordinance calling for improvement of the roadway 02/1969 improvements are completed, including two additional lanes, five-foot sidewalks on both sides, gutters, wiring 10/1969 City Council decided to forbid on-street parking at any time along 166th NE, between 80th and 104th . Public Works Director Frank Hansche has recommended this for better traffic flow. the road will be striped only down the middle, restricting passing to the left-hand lanes. Police Captain Fred Patricelli says enforcement won’t begin until striping is completed.2000 Recorded on Thomas map as “166th Avenue NE,”“ main north-south road on Ed HillYork Road NE 116th StreetYear built? Constructed by prisoners of County Lazy Husband’s Farm. The farm’s main buildings were on east side of Willows Rd, but work fields were primarily west of Willows Rd, and the new road provided access between Willows and Woodinville-Redmond Road.Year of Plat?
Named York Road, for platted ]but failed] Town of York at its western terminus. The County Farm’s buildings were located on the Town of York’s platted site. c.1912 Road on south border of Muller dairy farm recorded as “Ronald Road Næ 225” on Kroll Atlas, Sammamish Supplement1930 The eastern most end of York Road was recorded on Metsker map as “Griswold Road.” It ran east-west with Sections 29 & 30 to the north, Sections 31 & 32 to the south, and crossed today’s Avondale Road NE1950 Listed in Redmond telephone directory: “York Rd”1958 Both segments of the road recorded as both “NE 116th St.” & “York Rd” on Kroll map1962 Nard Jones, author and chief editorial writer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, wrote: “Some of these side roads…are scarcely a mile long, yet are very beautiful. One such I know is Yorke [sic] Road, which is rather a side road off a side road. To reach it – and I recommend a time just before sundown – you start out from Redmond for Woodinville and keep a sharp eye toward your left for Yorke Road which traverses the lovely Sammamish flatland. Clearly it is a road of old necessity, to reach the Yorke farm when it was not as easily accessible as now. Try it some evening when you feel the need for a little quiet; stop on the little bridge and listen to the crickets sing, and smell the grasses in the fading sun.” 2001 Recorded on Thomas map as “NE 116th Street.” Runs east-west from Willows Road to 1/8 mile west of Woodinville-Redmond Road where it is interrupted
Monday September 10, 2007 -
FROM AN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBER and co-founder: "Re perrigo road sign, City and Society worked together to come up with list of honorary street signs to mark longtime families. There’s also a lampaert road sign near library and 8 or so others around town. Nao has the full list/location."
Monday September 10, 2007 -
FROM Chris Himes (Redmond mayor, 1980-1983)
"Thanks for the heads up Nao, on Bob's blog. It was really well written and good publicity for RHS. Many thanks Bob. Nice meeting you to.I had to laugh though. I never said I "wrote" the Development Guide. Wow! That would really be an undertaking. I said I worked on it and that is where I met Barbara Beeson. But I guess no one else would notice that except me. But he was right, it was a long time ago, in fact in the 1970s.....So yes, it is time for a redo.....And yes, that moniker "Hurricane" belongs to me. Ha!!Yes, it was a good meeting and I think the Murillo's enjoyed the exposure. They did a nice job with the presentation.Maybe one of our next meetings can involve those students from Redmond Jr. High who won the History portion of that contest (held at my old Alma Mater Univ. Of Md.) that Tom H. told us about. They did a segment on the Great Seattle Fire and the Galloping Gertie Bridge collapse. Food for thought".........Chris
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