Hazel Dell, Washington
Encyclopedia
Hazel Dell is an unincorporated area
of Clark County, Washington
located north and west of Vancouver, Washington
, USA. The area runs parallel to and is bisected by Interstate 5
. The community of Hazel Dell is bounded by Vancouver city limits on the South with Burnt Bridge Creek being a natural physical boundary, Vancouver Lake
to the west, Lake Shore
to the northwest, Salmon Creek
to the north, I-205/Barberton
to the northeast and the communities of Rye and Minnehaha
to the east. Much of Hazel Dell is occupied by business/working class
home owners, in well established neighborhoods.
The main business portion follows NE Highway 99
, just east of I-5, generally, from 63rd St. to 99th St, with businesses east and west of Hwy 99 on NE 78th and 99th Streets. There are a few business
es and shopping centers on NE Hazel Dell Ave., just West of I-5, scattered from 63rd St to 99th St. Hazel Dell's business and services include: a cinema-plex, Fred Meyer
, Safeway
, Wal-Mart
, Winco
, LA Fitness, Five Guys
Burgers and Fries, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burgerville, McDonald's
, Taco Bell
, Baskin-Robbins
, Skippers
, Smokey's Pizza, Hazel Dell Brew Pub, Husted's Hazel Dell Lanes, several convenience stores, used car dealerships, Auto Parts stores, Radio Shack
, pawn shops, tavern
s, lounges and pubs, motel
s, as well as many other franchise
eateries, several banks and realty, medical and dental offices.
and the local crime rate is typical for a neighborhood of its size and population density. Fire Station 61 on Hazel Dell Avenue operates as part of Clark County Fire District 6 and provides fire-fighting services to Hazel Dell and neighboring communities. Hazel Dell has its own sewer
district as well.
Hazel Dell Park
located within the residential area of south Hazel Dell, Washington and is part of the Vancouver School District. The school is home to the "Panthers." The current principal is Woody Howard.
Sacajawea Elementary School is a Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school
located within a residential area of northwest Hazel Dell, Washington and is part of the Vancouver School District. The school is home to the "Skyhawks."
Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School is a Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school
located within a residential area of northeast Hazel Dell, Washington and is part of the Vancouver School District. The school is home to the "Pioneers." The current principal is Lucy Estrada-Guzman.
pioneers Reese and Sarah J. Anderson were Hazel Dell's first settlers. Sarah named the area after a stand of filberts on their land near what is today 78th Street and Highway 99. She also donated the land for the first school in Hazel Dell. The name Bear Gulch was also briefly considered by the early Hazel Dell residents.
Hazel Dell and Minnehaha were two of the first suburban areas to be developed after WW II
and were followed by Lake Shore, Felida
, and Salmon Creek. Much of the housing boom in this area has subsided due to the increase of homes being built to the east of Vancouver, between Interstate 205 and Camas
and Washington State Route 500
/Fourth Plain Blvd. and the Columbia River
.
As late as the 1950s
and '60s
, it was not uncommon to see dairy cattle
where there are now shopping centers, along I-5. Children during that time made money for school clothes and summer activities by picking raspberries
, strawberries
, bean
s and other vegetable
s. After the child labor laws
went into effect, restricting children under 12 from working, most farm owners turned to "direct to customer" U-pick
. Now there are only a handful of small acreage farms left and no dairies at all.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
of Clark County, Washington
Clark County, Washington
Clark County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.Clark County was the first county of Washington, named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition...
located north and west of Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
, USA. The area runs parallel to and is bisected by Interstate 5
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Ocean coastline from Canada to Mexico . It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S...
. The community of Hazel Dell is bounded by Vancouver city limits on the South with Burnt Bridge Creek being a natural physical boundary, Vancouver Lake
Vancouver Lake
Vancouver Lake is a large lake just west of Vancouver, Washington, United States, north of the Columbia River and Portland, Oregon), south of Ridgefield, Washington and the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge....
to the west, Lake Shore
Lake Shore, Washington
Lake Shore is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Lake Shore ranks 63rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Lake...
to the northwest, Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek, Washington
Salmon Creek is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,767 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Salmon Creek is located at ....
to the north, I-205/Barberton
Barberton, Washington
Barberton is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Barberton ranks 90th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Barberton...
to the northeast and the communities of Rye and Minnehaha
Minnehaha, Washington
Minnehaha is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,689 at the 2000 census.- Name meaning :...
to the east. Much of Hazel Dell is occupied by business/working class
Working class
Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs , often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes...
home owners, in well established neighborhoods.
The main business portion follows NE Highway 99
U.S. Route 99
U.S. Route 99 was the main north–south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Blaine, Washington, on the U.S.-Canada border. It was a route of the United States Numbered Highways, assigned in 1926 and existing...
, just east of I-5, generally, from 63rd St. to 99th St, with businesses east and west of Hwy 99 on NE 78th and 99th Streets. There are a few business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es and shopping centers on NE Hazel Dell Ave., just West of I-5, scattered from 63rd St to 99th St. Hazel Dell's business and services include: a cinema-plex, Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer, Inc., is a chain of hypermarkets founded in 1922 in Portland, Oregon, by Fred G. Meyer. The company was one of the pioneers of one-stop shopping, eventually combining a complete grocery supermarket with a drugstore, clothing store, shoe store, fine jewelers, home decor store, home...
, Safeway
Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
, Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
, Winco
WinCo Foods
WinCo Foods is an employee-owned supermarket business headquartered in Boise, Idaho. The company's name was decided by the employees both in the stores and the distribution centers in a contest to rename the company, settling on "WinCo," for the five states in which the company operates its...
, LA Fitness, Five Guys
Five Guys
Five Guys is a fast casual restaurant chain focused on hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries. Originating in Arlington, Virginia, the company's headquarters are now in Lorton, Virginia.-Food:...
Burgers and Fries, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burgerville, McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
, Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
, Baskin-Robbins
Baskin-Robbins
Baskin-Robbins is a global chain of ice cream parlors founded by Burt Baskin and Irvine Robbins in 1953, from the merging of their respective ice cream parlors, in Glendale, California. It claims to be the world's largest ice cream franchise, with more than 5,800 locations, 2,800 of which are...
, Skippers
Skippers Seafood & Chowder House
Skippers Seafood & Chowder House is a group of independently owned and operated locations licensed by Starway Restaurants, LLC. There are currently licensed Skippers restaurants doing business in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington...
, Smokey's Pizza, Hazel Dell Brew Pub, Husted's Hazel Dell Lanes, several convenience stores, used car dealerships, Auto Parts stores, Radio Shack
Radio shack
Radio shack is a slang term for a room or structure for housing radio equipment.-History:In the early days of radio, equipment was experimental and home-built. The first radio transmitters used a noisy spark to generate radio waves and were often housed in a garage or shed. When radio was first...
, pawn shops, tavern
Tavern
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging....
s, lounges and pubs, motel
Motel
A motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...
s, as well as many other franchise
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
eateries, several banks and realty, medical and dental offices.
Municipal Services
Law enforcement for the community of Hazel Dell is provided by the Clark County Sheriff's DepartmentClark County Sheriff's Department (Washington)
The Clark County Sheriff's Department is the local, county-level law enforcement agency serving Clark County, Washington. The Clark County Sheriff's Department was established in 1849 and is the oldest law enforcement organization in the state of Washington...
and the local crime rate is typical for a neighborhood of its size and population density. Fire Station 61 on Hazel Dell Avenue operates as part of Clark County Fire District 6 and provides fire-fighting services to Hazel Dell and neighboring communities. Hazel Dell has its own sewer
Sewerage
Sewerage refers to the infrastructure that conveys sewage. It encompasses receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, screening chambers, etc. of the sanitary sewer...
district as well.
Parks
Construction of Kate and Clarence LaLonde Neighborhood Park will begin in early July 2010.Hazel Dell Park
Schools
Hazel Dell Elementary School is a Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary schoolElementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
located within the residential area of south Hazel Dell, Washington and is part of the Vancouver School District. The school is home to the "Panthers." The current principal is Woody Howard.
Sacajawea Elementary School is a Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
located within a residential area of northwest Hazel Dell, Washington and is part of the Vancouver School District. The school is home to the "Skyhawks."
Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School is a Kindergarten through 5th grade elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
located within a residential area of northeast Hazel Dell, Washington and is part of the Vancouver School District. The school is home to the "Pioneers." The current principal is Lucy Estrada-Guzman.
Toponymy and History
Oregon CountryOregon Country
The Oregon Country was a predominantly American term referring to a disputed ownership region of the Pacific Northwest of North America. The region was occupied by British and French Canadian fur traders from before 1810, and American settlers from the mid-1830s, with its coastal areas north from...
pioneers Reese and Sarah J. Anderson were Hazel Dell's first settlers. Sarah named the area after a stand of filberts on their land near what is today 78th Street and Highway 99. She also donated the land for the first school in Hazel Dell. The name Bear Gulch was also briefly considered by the early Hazel Dell residents.
Hazel Dell and Minnehaha were two of the first suburban areas to be developed after WW II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and were followed by Lake Shore, Felida
Felida, Washington
Felida is a census-designated place in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,683 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Felida ranks 51st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.-Geography:Felida is...
, and Salmon Creek. Much of the housing boom in this area has subsided due to the increase of homes being built to the east of Vancouver, between Interstate 205 and Camas
Camas, Washington
Camas is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 19,355 at the 2010 census. Officially incorporated on June 18, 1906, the city is named after the camas lily, a plant with an onion-like bulb prized by Native Americans. At the west end of downtown Camas is a large Georgia-Pacific...
and Washington State Route 500
Washington State Route 500
State Route 500, commonly known as SR 500, Highway 500, or 500, is a Washington state highway located in Clark County, Washington, United States.-Route description:...
/Fourth Plain Blvd. and the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
.
As late as the 1950s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
and '60s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
, it was not uncommon to see dairy cattle
Dairy cattle
Dairy cattle are cattle cows bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. Dairy cows generally are of the species Bos taurus....
where there are now shopping centers, along I-5. Children during that time made money for school clothes and summer activities by picking raspberries
Raspberry
The raspberry or hindberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves...
, strawberries
Strawberry
Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. Although it is commonly thought that strawberries get their name from straw being used as a mulch in cultivating the plants, the etymology of the word is uncertain. There...
, bean
Bean
Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae used for human food or animal feed....
s and other vegetable
Vegetable
The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant....
s. After the child labor laws
Child labor laws in the United States
Child labor laws in the United States include numerous statutes and rules regulating the employment of minors. According to the United States Department of Labor, child labor laws affect those under the age of 18 in a variety of occupations....
went into effect, restricting children under 12 from working, most farm owners turned to "direct to customer" U-pick
U-pick
A U-pick or pick your own farm is a type of farm where customers are allowed to harvest their own produce. Since customers are allowed and often encouraged to eat while picking, the entry fee usually covers any produce customers may eat...
. Now there are only a handful of small acreage farms left and no dairies at all.