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Fauntleroy Community
Association. P. O. Box 46343, Seattle, WA 98146-6343.
West Seattle Chamber of
Commerce. W. Seattle Town Hall
4750 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116-4428. Phone:
206-932-5685. E-mail
West Seattle Junction
Association. 4750 California Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98116.
Phone: 206-935-0904.
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ATTRACTIONS
Arts,
Artists and Galleries
ArtsWest. 4711
California Ave SW, P. O. Box 16152, Seattle, WA 98116. Phone (Box
Office, staffed Tues-Sat 1-7 pm): 206-938-0339; Administration: 206-938
0963.
Earthworks, The Pottery
School of West Seattle. 4437 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116.
Phone: 206-933-6350.
Parks
and Recreation
Alki Beach
 The two and a half miles of beach access is popular with
teenagers and families in summer. A narrow park with paved paths for inline skaters,
cyclists, runners and walkers, follows the shoreline. Views of Puget Sound,
the Olympic Mountains, Queen Anne Hill, Magnolia and downtown Seattle.
Alki
Beach Park
Camp
Long Park
Nature Consortium.
4210 SW Oregon Street, Seattle, WA 98116.
Phone: 206-923-0853.
ACTIVITIES
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West Seattle Hi-Yu
Summer Festival, July
Dozens of neighborhood events which kick off with the Seattle Seafair Pirates landing at
Alki Beach.
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