Leschi, Seattle, Washington
Leschi is a neighborhood in east central
Seattle, Washington, named after
Chief Leschi of the
Nisqually tribe. It is bounded on the east by
Lake Washington; on the south by
Interstate 90, beyond which is
Mount Baker; on the west by
Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S., beyond which is the
Central District; and on the north by E. Cherry Street, beyond which is
Madrona.
A
cable car ran east along Yesler Way from
Pioneer Square to the lake from
September 27,
1888, to
August 10,
1940.
The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are E. Cherry, E. Alder, and S. Jackson Streets and E. Yesler Way (east- and westbound) and Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. and Lakeside and 31st Avenues S. (north- and southbound). It is home to
Leschi and
Frink Parks.
