Westlake, Seattle


Westlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. It was named after its location on the western shore of Lake Union. It is a relatively narrow neighborhood, there being only a few blocks between the shoreline and its western limit at Washington [State Route 99|Aurora Avenue N.], beyond which is Queen Anne. To the south beyond Aloha Street is South [Lake Union, Seattle|South Lake Union], and to the north across the Fremont Cut is Fremont. Its main thoroughfares are Dexter and Westlake Avenues N..
Tom Hanks's character in Sleepless in Seattle lived in a Westlake houseboat.
Prior to its merger with Bonanza Air Lines and Pacific Air Lines to create Air West, West [Coast Airlines] had its headquarters in Westlake.