During the mid 1900s the area was logged and used as farm land and residential home sites.[3]
Perrinville was founded by Jennie Gertrude "Gertie" Perrin in 1938, who paid 10 cents to register the place name at the courthouse in Everett. A gas station/garage and grocery store were soon constructed thereafter.[4]
The downtown area developed a turn-of-the-century theme and an eclectic mix of shops, including an antique store that Perrin owned.[5]
In 1999, a joint effort began between the cities of Edmonds and Lynnwood to create a skate park near the north entrance of Lynndale Park along Olympic View Drive in response to a need expressed by local skaters and community leaders. The completed park now includes a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) concrete skating surface.[6]
Where stores reside now the most forested hill behind them was a favorite motorcycle hill climb in the early 1970's.
Geography
Perrinville is located at 47°49′53.5″N122°20′15.8″W / 47.831528°N 122.337722°W / 47.831528; -122.337722 (47.831529, -122.337722). Its downtown section is located at the intersection of 76th Ave West (formerly Valley Road[7]) and Olympic View Drive (formerly Snake Trail[8]).[9] The southeast section falls within the city limits of Lynnwood, WA and the remainder in Edmonds, WA.[10][11]
