Robbie Dupree’s yacht rock to the rescue!

Substitute ‘private homeowners’ for ‘Howard Schultz’ and ‘street end’ for ‘public park’, and voila … same story!

Maybe you walk to, swim at, or otherwise enjoy Hidden Beach. But when it comes to encroachments, fence permits, SDOT, and the plan to improve this street-end, it quickly gets confusing. Here’s what you need to know.

A musical meditation on fences, land, and the genius of The Andrews Sisters.

“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right …”

No truer lyrics have ever been penned. Thank you Stealers Wheel.

On behalf of the hundreds of people from all over Seattle who use this beach, we respectfully request that SDOT allow the public land at E. Harrison Street End (aka “Hidden Beach”) to return to its proper use as our unobstructed swimming hole, paddleboard launch, neighborhood gathering spot, and a slice of Lake Washington beach access.

Yesterday hit 90F and was still in the upper 80s when these folks were swimming at sunset.

An unused private fenced area on public land prevents SDOT from servicing the public street end at Hidden Beach.

We learned today that SDOT believes they granted part of the ACTUAL beach (the rocks we all sit on each summer while changing into bathing suits and drying off) to the south homeowner … without the required public comment period. We are as perplexed as you.

Coffee, cleaning-up, a little March Madness: our annual spring work party was a smashing success.

SDOT requires a letter of authorization from the north homeowner to remove unpermitted trees … illegally planted by the north homeowner.

Send us your Hidden Beach photos from years past. The above photo is of Jill Chelimer and her mother, Lynn, in 1975. Anyone have photos from the ‘60s or ‘50s?. Email photos to friendsofhiddenbeach@gmail.com.

The empty, enclosed space on public land.