Neighborhood Info
The Boundaries of the Eastside Neighborhood
Olympia’s Eastside neighborhood is directly east of downtown Olympia, bounded by the following streets:
- North: Fourth Avenue
- South: Interstate 5
- West: Eastside Street Southeast
- East: Chambers Street Southeast
Our neighborhood contains single-family homes, duplexes, small apartment buildings, and the Fourth/State commercial strip. Houses in the neighborhood date from the turn of the 20th century through the current day.
Well-known Eastside landmarks
- Lions Park
- Fir Street watertower
- Madison School
- Madison View Park
- Ralph’s Thriftway
Neighborhood Churches
- First United Methodist Church, 1224 Legion Way SE, web link
- Greater Joy Church of God in Christ, 718 Boulevard Rd SE
- Light and Life Bible Fellowship, 1901 7th Ave SE, web link
- Risen Faith Fellowship, 2129 4th Ave E, web link
- Rivers of Grace, New Madison School, Legion Way SE, web link
- New Bridge Community Church, Old Madison School, Central St SE, web link
City of Olympia
The City of Olympia regularly informs the Eastside Neighborhood Association of events and activities that could impact the residents and businesses within this neighborhood. These notices are made available to you on our homepage and through our email list.
Links
- City of Olympia’s Web site
- The Olympian — Olympia’s daily newspaper
- Olympia Eastside Walking Tour
- Be prepared: the Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department has information on preparing for fires, earthquakes, and more.
- OlyBlog Community weblog started by Rick McKinnon
- Everyday Olympia, downtown advocacy website
