Editing Redmond, Washington (section)

==History==
[[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] have lived in the Redmond area for about 10,000 years, based on artifacts discovered at the [[Redmond Town Center archaeological site]] and [[Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Alan J|title=Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site is placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1970 |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=4095|access-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Kopperl R, Taylor A, Miss C, Ames K, Hodges C|date=January 2015|title=The Bear Creek Site (45KI839), a Late Pleistocene–Holocene Transition Occupation in the Puget Sound Lowland, King County, Washington|journal=PaleoAmerica|volume=1|pages=116–120|number=1|doi= 10.1179/2055556314Z.0000000004|doi-access=free}}</ref> The first European settlers arrived in the 1870s. Luke McRedmond filed a [[Homestead Act]] claim for land next to the [[Sammamish Slough]] on September 9, 1870, and the following year Warren Perrigo took up land adjacent to him. The rivers and streams had so many salmon that the settlement was initially named Salmonberg. More settlers came, and with the establishment of the first post office in 1881, the name of the community was changed to Melrose. The new name was derived from the Perrigos' successful inn, Melrose House, which upset McRedmond. After becoming postmaster, he successfully petitioned to have the name changed to Redmond in 1883.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=304|title=Redmond – Thumbnail History|author=Alan J. Stein|date=November 9, 1998|work=HistoryLink.org|location=Seattle, WA|access-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref>

The abundant forests and fish of Redmond provided jobs for loggers and fishermen, and with those jobs came demand for goods and services, bringing in merchants. The logging industry expanded significantly in 1889 when the [[Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway]] built a station in the center of town. The first [[plat]] for Redmond was filed on May 11, 1891, encompassing much of the area now known as downtown. After reaching the necessary population of 300, Redmond was incorporated on December 31, 1912.<ref name="HistoryLink" />

Redmond experienced an economic downturn in the 1920s. [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] forced saloons to close, cutting off a large portion of the city's tax base. The forests were declining after heavy logging, causing [[Sawmill|lumber mills]] to shut down. The deforested land was suitable for farming. Agriculture became Redmond's primary business, keeping residents fed during the [[Great Depression]]. When the U.S. entered [[World War II]], [[shipyard]] jobs and other wartime work came to Redmond.{{Citation needed | date=March 2011}}

After the war, Redmond's expansion began in earnest. The city expanded over thirty times larger in area through [[annexation]]s between 1951 and 1967. From 1956 to 1965, Redmond was bordered by the town of [[East Redmond, Washington|East Redmond]], which was formed by rural homeowners and later dissolved by the [[Washington Supreme Court]]. The completion of the [[Evergreen Point Floating Bridge]] across [[Lake Washington]] in 1963 allowed Redmond to flourish as a suburb of Seattle. In 1978, the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] proclaimed Redmond the fastest growing city in the state. Many technology companies made the city their home, and the increasing population demanded more retail shops. By the late 1980s, Downtown Redmond had become "a series of strip centers surrounded by parking lots", sparking plans for a [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]] revitalized downtown.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yoshikawa-Cogley |first=Linda |date=July 16, 1990 |title=Redmond has a plan to revitalize downtown |page=C7 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref>

Redmond underwent a commercial boom during the 1990s, primarily due to Nintendo of America and Microsoft establishing their respective headquarters within the city in 1984 and 1986 respectively, culminating in 1997 with the opening of [[Redmond Town Center]], a major regional shopping center on the site of a long-defunct golf course.<ref name="Ngo-Viet">{{Cite thesis |type=PhD dissertation |url=http://www.geocities.com/namsonngoviet/publication.html |author=Ngo-Viet, Nam Son |year=2002 |title=The Integration of the Suburban Shopping Center with its Surroundings: Redmond Town Center |location=Seattle |publisher=University of Washington}}{{dead link|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since 1990, the city has seen rising traffic congestion as a result of its rapid expansion, particularly in areas of [[urban sprawl]]. To address these issues, SR 520 underwent expansion in the 2000s and 2010s. A [[light rail]] line connecting Redmond to Seattle was proposed by [[Sound Transit]] as part of a ballot measure that was passed by voters in 2008. The first section of the [[2 Line (Sound Transit)|2 Line]], as the light rail project was later renamed, opened in April 2024 between Bellevue and [[Redmond Technology station]] in Overlake.<ref name="Times-Deadmond">{{cite news |last=Deshais |first=Nicholas |date=May 4, 2025 |title=From Deadmond to Redmond, light rail transforms a suburb to a city |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/from-deadmond-to-redmond-light-rail-transforms-a-suburb-to-a-city/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindblom |first1=Mike |last2=Kroman |first2=David |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Eastside light rail line opens as huge crowds try out the ride |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/eastside-light-rail-line-opens-as-huge-crowds-try-out-the-ride/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=January 11, 2025}}</ref> It was followed by an extension to Downtown Redmond on May 10, 2025.<ref name="Times-DowntownRail">{{cite news |last1=Deshais |first1=Nicholas |last2=Lindblom |first2=Mike |date=May 10, 2025 |title=Light rail grand opening in Redmond draws big crowds |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/light-rail-grand-opening-in-redmond-draws-big-crowds/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 10, 2025}}</ref>