Web Design in Bellevue, WA

Bellevue, King County

Well-Known Places in Bellevue

Bellevue Square, Bellevue Downtown Park, Meydenbauer Center.

Bellevue Business Districts

• Downtown Bellevue
• Spring District
• Bel-Red Corridor
• Overlake / Crossroads

Major Employers in Bellevue

Amazon, T-Mobile US, Meta, Valve Corporation, The Pokemon Company International, Symetra.

About Bellevue, King County

Bellevue sits across Lake Washington from Seattle and has traded strawberry fields for glass office towers, growing into the Eastside's economic core. Amazon, T-Mobile, and Meta anchor a skyline that earned it the nickname 'Silicon Valley North,' yet it still throws a Strawberry Festival every June. Its French name means 'beautiful view,' a nod to the Cascade and lake vistas.

History of Bellevue

• First settled by Europeans in 1869 by William Meydenbauer and Aaron Mercer along Lake Washington
• Name derives from the French 'belle vue,' meaning 'beautiful view'
• Once rural farmland famous for strawberry farms; the opening of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge in 1940 turned it into a Seattle commuter suburb

Landmarks and Places in Bellevue

• Bellevue Downtown Park with its circular canal and waterfall
• Bellevue Botanical Garden, whose 'Garden d'Lights' holiday display draws large crowds
• Meydenbauer Center convention hall and theater

The Bellevue Economy

• Amazon is the largest employer (about 14,300 workers in 2024), followed by T-Mobile US, which is headquartered here (about 7,800)
• Meta employs roughly 5,400; Overlake Hospital is a major healthcare employer

Community Life in Bellevue

• Bellevue Strawberry Festival held each June, a nod to the city's berry-farming past
• Northwest Ukrainian International Festival, founded 2017

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.britannica.com, bellevuewa.gov