11 Facts About Kenmore Washington

Kenmore Washington is connected to nearby areas by State Route 522 and the Burke-Gilman Trail, which both run east–west along the lakeshore.

Kenmore Washington quickly became famous in Seattle for its fine country dining and, more importantly, its fine country drinking, as a substantial illegal alcohol industry developed to meet the demands of Jazz Age Seattle nightlife.

Once the Great Depression hit, Kenmore became home for a small settlement of workers under President Franklin D Roosevelt's Back to the Land program.

However, one part of this new development brought its own history along with it: the Jewel Box Building in downtown Kenmore Washington is a Seattle World's Fair artifact, moved from Seattle Center to Kenmore Washington after the end of the fair in October, 1962.

Kenmore Washington residents considered incorporation many times since the town's founding; one such incorporation vote failed in 1954.

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Climate of Kenmore Washington is substantially similar to that of nearby Seattle, being defined principally by its latitude, proximity to the Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound, and inclusion in the Puget Sound Convergence Zone.

Kenmore Washington is part of the Northshore School District, and the local high school is Inglemoor High School.

Kenmore Washington is home to Bastyr University, a leading private school of naturopathic medicine founded in 1978 and accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities .

Kenmore Washington has a Council–manager government, being governed by a city council consisting of seven councilmembers, each of whom is elected to a four-year term.

Shortly after its incorporation in 1998, the city passed a moratorium on cardrooms and other gambling establishments; at the time, Kenmore Washington had a single cardroom, which was later grandfathered into an expanded ban in 2003.

Deputies assigned to Kenmore Washington wear city uniforms and drive patrol cars marked with the city logo.