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Residents of Laurelhurst try to play down their affluent image, but anyone traveling through this North End lakefront community with its winding, tree-lined boulevards would know this is not an ordinary, working-class neighborhood. Located south of Ravenna-Bryant and east of the University District, this is a neighborhood of highly motivated, well-educated professionals such as doctors, lawyers, professors and engineers. Today's Laurelhurst is a vital, high-end community of mostly large homes, many with eye-filling views of Mt. Rainier and Lake Washington. The neighborhood's proximity to the University of Washington, good shopping, and public transport, have made it one of Seattle's most attractive places in which to live.
Laurelhurst is a tight-knit community with a strong Community Center and parent Teacher Association. The Laurelhurst Beach Club is a favorite among children during the summer and is where Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates swam as a boy. The Laurelhurst Park and Community Center serves as a gathering place, offering programs and special events including an annual salmon bake held on the first Thursday in August. It also is a place where celebrities pop up. About a year ago, Melanie Griffith and husband Antonio Banderas rented a waterfront house. Hillary Rodham Clinton has dropped by to dine on salmon and caviar at a dinner party hosted by Laurelhurst residents Stan and Alta Barer. Gary Larson, The Far Side's creator, lived in Laurelhurst before moving to adjacent Windermere. And musician Michael "Duff" McKagan paid $1.4 million for a Laurelhurst brick tudor. His neighbors know him as the guy with the great lawn. Their kids know him as the bass player for Guns N' Roses, the Los Angeles rock band that produced such hits as "Welcome to the Jungle."
Despite its WASPy, blue-blood reputation, residents insist Laurelhurst is not pretentious. Nor is everyone a millionaire, though some are and have waterfront mansions to prove it.
Median Prices: Homes $785,000; Condos $173,500
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