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Area Information - Kirkland
Located
on the eastern shore of Lake Washington, Kirkland provides
excellent access to Seattle. Nearby Interstate 405, which
runs south past Boeing in Renton, also meets up with Highway
520, which leads directly across Lake Washington to Seattle
past the University of Washington.
In 1888,
Kirkland became the first city on what is now known as the
Eastside, or eastern Lake Washington, and was incorporated
in 1905. Now a city of over 40,000, it is the fifth largest
city in King County and the twelfth largest in the state.
Many young, bedroom-community types live here, and commute
to either Seattle or Eastside corporations and high-tech
companies, such as Microsoft in Redmond.
Kirkland
features more waterfront than any other city in the state,
having preserved over 25% of its over 4 miles of waterfront
for public use. It also features private and public boat
moorage on Moss Bay. It has some fine restaurants, and along
the downtown waterfront you will find many art galleries
and shops, as well as Kirkland's new 400-seat community
theater for the performing arts.
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