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Old 09-07-2013, 08:30 PM
 
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As someone who grew up in Seattle, Bellevue will always be a suburb to me. I live in Downtown Seattle and whenever I go to Bellevue I always feel like I am in Suburbia surrounded by a bunch of soccer moms and stepford wives.
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Old 09-07-2013, 08:43 PM
 
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Though Bellevue' population is ~130,000, it is definitely suburbia. The crime rate is extremely low, everything is new and in a Cul-de-sac. People don't say "oh Im going to Bellevue next month", they will always say, "oh Im going to Seattle next month". Seattle IS the city and it doesn't look like Bellevue will be anywhere near that title for 100 years, if ever.
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Old 09-07-2013, 10:04 PM
 
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Seattle IS the city and it doesn't look like Bellevue will be anywhere near that title for 100 years, if ever.
wlw2009.....have you seen pictures of Seattle in 1940? Less than a 75 years ago. Look at today. I think Bellevue might need more time to get to that "big city" status, but look how far Bellevue has gone just in 30 years. So I think you are way off base with your 100 year statement on Bellevue.
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Old 09-08-2013, 01:00 AM
 
Location: West Coast - Best Coast!
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wlw2009.....have you seen pictures of Seattle in 1940? Less than a 75 years ago. Look at today. I think Bellevue might need more time to get to that "big city" status, but look how far Bellevue has gone just in 30 years. So I think you are way off base with your 100 year statement on Bellevue.
It's radically different from even 15 years ago. And it's about to start another huge round of development. Look for more cranes popping up.

People realize there is such a thing as a small city, right? It doesn't have to be large city or suburb. To compare Bellevue to a suburb like Sammamish is ridiculous. Bellevue has a sizable business downtown core in addition to its numerous residential areas.
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Old 09-08-2013, 04:48 AM
 
Location: Phoenix
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To me it seems like its own city (safe and affluent city) with all the corporate jobs and downtown area. There are more people working in Bellevue than there are people living there...certainly not the norm for a suburb.
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Old 09-08-2013, 11:42 AM
 
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I don't know how close Bellevue is to full city status yet but if you saw Bellevue just twenty years ago, you would not believe how different it is now. If it grows at the same rate for the next twenty years, I could see sister city.
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Old 09-08-2013, 12:58 PM
 
Location: Oregon
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As someone who grew up in Seattle, Bellevue will always be a suburb to me. I live in Downtown Seattle and whenever I go to Bellevue I always feel like I am in Suburbia surrounded by a bunch of soccer moms and stepford wives.
I don't know how much time you're actually spending in Bellevue but your assumptions are absolutely ridiculous and completely untrue. This is a very diverse, multicultural community comprised of people from all walks of life. Yes, some of our children play soccer and we do need to transport them, just as mothers do throughout the city of Seattle. Believe it or not, we actually have brains in our heads, advanced college degrees and rewarding careers. Why, we even read the newspaper!

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Old 09-08-2013, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Midwest/South
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30 years ago, Bellevue was like the Federal Way of today for the most part. Bellevue stands on it's own like Tacoma and Spokane. I can only imagine what Bellevue will look like in 20 years. It will probably look like Denver.
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Old 09-08-2013, 05:21 PM
 
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30 years ago, Bellevue was like the Federal Way of today for the most part. Bellevue stands on it's own like Tacoma and Spokane. I can only imagine what Bellevue will look like in 20 years. It will probably look like Denver.
But 30 years ago Bellevue was cool in a different way. It wasn't fancy at all, didn't have skyscrapers, and had the Dairy Queen and the John Danz Theatre. It's really transformed, and that's not good or bad. But it's very much more of a city. I wouldn't call it a sister city of Seattle unless we're talking about siblings who don't get along.
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Old 09-08-2013, 05:23 PM
 
Location: Midwest/South
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But 30 years ago Bellevue was cool in a different way. It wasn't fancy at all, didn't have skyscrapers, and had the Dairy Queen and the John Danz Theatre. It's really transformed, and that's not good or bad. But it's very much more of a city. I wouldn't call it a sister city of Seattle unless we're talking about siblings who don't get along.
I remember that Dairy Queen....the one where The Bravern is now.

I think Bellevue and Seattle are starting to compete in commerce etc..
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