City of Lynnwood
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Official seal of City of Lynnwood Seal
Location of Lynnwood, Washington
Coordinates: 47°49′40″N 122°18′19″W / 47.82778°N 122.30528°W / 47.82778; -122.30528Coordinates: 47°49′40″N 122°18′19″W / 47.82778°N 122.30528°W / 47.82778; -122.30528
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Snohomish
Government
• Mayor	Don Gough
Area
• Total	7.7 sq mi (19.8 km2)
• Land	7.6 sq mi (19.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	350-600 ft (167-182 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	35,836
• Density	4,430/sq mi (1,710.5/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	98026, 98036, 98037, 98046, 98087
Area code	425
FIPS code	53-40840[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512414[2]
Website	www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us

Lynnwood is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 35,836 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest in Snohomish County and twenty-ninth largest in Washington State. The city is a mix of urban, suburban, small city, crossroads and bedroom community to many professionals who work in Seattle. Lynnwood is known to be the "hub city" of south Snohomish County because of all the retail shopping. Straddling the junction between Interstate 5 and the north end of Interstate 405 in Washington, it is the final tangle of population on the north end of "greater Seattle" before one continues on to other places: Everett, Bellingham, or Vancouver, BC. Its climate is wet and cool, wetter than that of Seattle. The center of the town at 44th Avenue West and 196th Southwest has the usual American panoply of small businesses, strip malls, and retail stores. Outside the commercial center of Lynnwood, to the east and north, lie Alderwood Mall, houses, and portions of the green belt.

History[link]

Lynnwood was officially incorporated on April 23, 1959, from a larger unincorporated area called Alderwood Manor. The area was originally platted, developed, and sold as 1-acre (4,000 m²) lots designed for raising chickens. Even today you can see many of the original 80 year old homes that were the chicken ranches,^[3] and old buildings.

The name "Lynnwood" comes from a developer from Seattle who planned to build something at Highway 99 and Alderwood Road (now 196th ST SW). He named the building "Lynn" for his wife and "wood" for Alderwood. Many other stores around took the name Lynnwood and were known as the Lynnwood Business District.

The initial center of the incorporated city was the intersection of State Route 99 (Highway 99) and State Route 524 (196th Street SW). When I-5 was built, the exit onto 44th Avenue West became the main Lynnwood exit. At that time, the city zoned the area East of 48th W, south of 194th SW, and west of the new freeway for commercial development, and the current city center area was born, with the construction of the Fred Meyer store, a new hotel called the Landmark (now La Quinta Inns & Suites) on 200th and 44th, and other commercial developments.

With the planned construction of I-405 bringing more people by the city, developers built the Alderwood Mall, effectively moving the main commercial area even farther east.

Geography[link]

Lynnwood is located at 47°49′40″N 122°18′19″W / 47.827868°N 122.305391°W / 47.827868; -122.305391 (47.827868, -122.305391).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 square miles (19.8 km²), of which, 7.6 square miles (19.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Natural features within Lynnwood include Scriber Lake, Hall Lake, and Swamp Creek.

Demographics[link]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 33,847 people, 13,328 households, and 8,330 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,431.2 people per square mile (1,710.5/km²). There were 13,808 housing units at an average density of 1,807.7 per square mile (697.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.27% White, 3.28% African American, 1.02% Native American, 13.87% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races, and 4.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.96% of the population.

There were 13,328 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,814, and the median income for a family was $51,825. Males had a median income of $37,395 versus $30,070 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,971. About 6.2% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education[link]

Snoqualmie Hall, a building shared by Edmonds Community College and Central Washington University, 2007

• Central Washington University- Lynnwood offers bachelor's degrees in Accounting, Business Administration, Elementary Education, Food Service Management, Social Sciences, Information Technology and Administrative Management, Law and Justice, Mathematics: Teaching Secondary, Safety and Health Management as well as a master's degree in Professional Accountancy all located on the Edmonds Community College campus.

• Edmonds Community College established in 1967 is a two-year public college with a 50-acre (200,000 m²) campus in Lynnwood. It offers the first two years of a four-year degree, bachelor's degree completion via local and online university partnerships, career-training degrees and certificates in business, technology or human services, as well as college credit in high school.

• High schools: Lynnwood High School, Meadowdale High School, and Scriber Lake High School.

• Middle schools: Alderwood Middle School, Meadowdale Middle School, and College Place Middle School.

• Elementary schools: Beverly Elementary, Lynnwood Elementary, Oak Heights Elementary, Cedar Valley Community School, College Place Elementary, Seaview Elementary, Spruce Elementary, Meadowdale Elementary, Hilltop Elementary, Hazelwood Elementary, Martha Lake Elementary, and Lynndale Elementary.

Landmarks[link]

Overlooking Alderwood Mall on the intersection of 188th and 36th.

Other than the Alderwood Mall and the City Center, there are few notable city landmarks.

The Pine Cone Cafe on 188th SW and Highway 99 was open for decades. It resembled greatly Beth's Cafe about fifteen miles (24 km) south on 99 in Seattle and was historically a big draw for Lynnwood's now long gone biker culture. The interior was like a rail car with tables on each side of a central aisle. In the rear were two very playable pinball machines. Many teenagers came to the restaurant just to play pinball during the mid-1970s. In more recent times the Pine Cone was very popular among counter-culture teenagers in general, and seniors as well. No longer a restaurant, it is currently a smoke shop named "Crown Smoke." Jimbos, a burger restaurant that closed down in 2006 due to excavation was a well known burger restaurant for families to go out and eat.

On 164th St. SW and Highway 99 lies Keeler's Corner, an old-fashioned gas station long out of service (not to be confused with Keeler's Corner Apartments, which is across the street). The Pantry Cafe on Lincoln and Highway 99 was burned down in 2004, but before the accident its legacy was certainly considerable. Most locals are familiar with the House of Clocks, an old-fashioned clock store, on 156th and Highway 99. A little farther south on Highway 99 was the Sno-King Drive-In which opened in 1946 and closed in 1986. Now a Value Village occupies the site of the former drive-in theatre. The local bowling and roller skating center, Lynnwood Bowl & Skate (formerly Lynnwood Lanes and Lynnwood Roll-A-Way), on 200th St. SW and Highway 99 opened for business in the 1950s and still operates today.

Parks[link]

See Also: City of Lynnwood Parks & Recreation Homepage

Neighborhood parks[link]

• Daleway Park
• Gold Park
• Meadowdale Park
• N. Lynnwood Neighborhood Park
• Pioneer Park
• Scriber Creek Park
• South Lynnwood Park
• Spruce Park

Community parks[link]

• Lynndale Park, with Skate Park

• Lynnwood Athletic Complex
• Meadowdale Playfields
• Scriber Lake Park Twenty-two acre of wetlands south of Wilcox Park.
• Wilcox Park, also known as "Flag Park", Lynnwood's first park built on the former Wilcox homestead.

Mini parks[link]

• Veterans Park, park south of Library honoring local veterans.
• Maple Mini Park
• Mini Park at Sprague's Pond

Facilities[link]

• Golf Course
• Heritage Park, shows historic buildings of the Lynnwood, Washington area formerly called Alderwood Manor.
• Recreation Center
• Senior Center

Trails[link]

• Golf Course Trail
• Interurban Trail, former site of Interurban Trolley tracks between Seattle and Everett (1910–1939).
• Mesika Trail, trail runs along west border of Lynnwood Civic Center campus.
• Scriber Creek Trail, trail runs along Scriber Creek wetlands near Lynnwood Transit Center.

Open space[link]

• Lund's Gulch

Notable natives[link]

• Carol Channing, Actress
• Randy Couture, MMA Fighter and Actor
• Paul Kenneth Keller, Serial arsonist
• Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol finalist
• Tom McGrath, Animator
• Layne Staley, Musician
• Travis Snider, Professional baseball player

References[link]

External links[link]

Seattle portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lynnwood, Washington

• City of Lynnwood
• Lynnwood, Washington at the Open Directory Project

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Phoenix Jones
At an MMA event, fighting as "Fear the Flattop"
Born	Benjamin John Francis Fodor 1988
Nationality	American
Occupation	Costumed Vigilante[1] (Phoenix Jones disputes this label),[2] MMA fighter
Known for	Confronting alleged lawbreakers while dressed in a superhero costume.

Phoenix Jones^[3][4] (born Benjamin John Francis Fodor, 1988)^[5] is an American leader of a ten-member citizen crime-prevention patrol group who call themselves the Rain City Superhero Movement,^[6] operating out of Seattle and Lynnwood, Washington. In a CBS news broadcast, Jones is shown entering a back room of an unnamed comic book store in which he changes into costume which consists of a Dragon Skin bulletproof vest^[7] and stab plating, as well as equipment including a stun baton, pepper spray or tear gas, handcuffs and a first aid kit.^[7][8]

He says the best way to prevent getting mistaken for a criminal by the police is to wear a "supersuit",^[9] although local police have expressed concern that the strange costumes may lead to emergency calls from citizens who mistake the "superheroes" for criminals.^[10] Jones says that all members of the Rain City Superhero Movement have a military or mixed martial arts background.^[11] He does not condone other people dressing up and fighting crime.

Origin[link]

Jones says he wanted to take policing matters into his own hands after a few incidents changed his mind about Seattle. The first was when Jones says that his car was broken into and his son was injured after returning to the vehicle and falling on the broken glass. Jones was told that several people saw the break-in happen, but did not intervene.^[10][12] According to Jones the car window had been broken by a rock with a mask wrapped around it, which Jones left in the car's glove box.^[12] Later, Jones says that he encountered a friend being seriously assaulted outside a bar, and after calling 911 he put on the mask from the earlier break-in and "made a commotion" until the police showed up.^[12] "And I thought, why didn’t someone help him? There were seventy people outside that bar and no one did anything."^[4]

Jones went on to develop a full costume and pseudonym, when his crime-fighting behaviour made him too recognizable.^[10]

Reported actions[link]

• On Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Lynnwood, Phoenix Jones stopped and chased away a car thief as the car owner (Who asked to be identified only as "Dan") stood by in shock as Jones ran into action. CBS News introduced Dan and Phoenix Jones to one another the following Monday evening. Dan proceeded to thank Jones numerous times while later talking about Phoenix's gear.^[13]

• A few days later, ABC News aired a news story covering Jones.^[14] In this report, footage shows Phoenix Jones preventing an intoxicated man from entering his car. Jones resulted in him threatening to use a stun baton as the angry and inebriated man approaches Jones with the intent to fight. In the video, a police officer is shown later talking to Phoenix Jones and his group regarding the effect masks may have on an intoxicated individual.

• On Saturday, the 24th of September 2011, in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Phoenix Jones doused a man with pepper spray after he attempted to steal a bus. The driver of the bus had been handing out fliers when another individual attempted to steal the bus. Jones was reported to have intervened and the hijacker escaped with his skin dyed orange due to the spray. Jones says he didn’t receive any help from Seattle police, who took hours to respond to the incident.^[15]

• On Sunday, October 9, 2011, in Seattle, Jones was arrested for his role in an altercation involving pepper-spray.^[16] Close associates, who were present and equipped with a video camera, told reporters that Phoenix Jones broke up an unfair fight between two groups of nightclub patrons.^[17] According to police reports, the officers who responded determined that "there was no fight", with one member of the group denying that anyone among them had been fighting. They asked that the masked man be "arrested for attacking them."^[5] According to one woman who was involved in the altercation, after an argument had broken out between her group and another, Jones suddenly approached and pepper-sprayed them, saying "I'm a superhero". But the same woman shown on video footage appeared intoxicated as she chased Jones and others with a high heeled shoe. The video footage shows her slipping on the ground and having trouble walking due to being intoxicated.^[18] The next day, videographer Ryan McNamee uploaded a video online showing that Phoenix Jones did in fact respond to a large fight in progress and soon after a hit and run takes place.^[19][20] Jones was released on bail hours later with no charges having been filed. He later was acquitted of all accusations.