Photo: Tom Wright

So many neighborhoods and areas in Seattle are in the midst of renewal, revival, change or whatever you want to call it. The changes might be for better and they might be for worse, only time will tell. Stone Way, between 34th St. & 45th St., is a microcosm of this evolution.

The stretch was, up until recently, a commercial divide between Fremont and Wallingford full of outdated buildings, aging retailers and hidden cafes. Not anymore. Now, mixed-use complexes and forward-thinking collectives are remaking this road as a vital home-base for Seattle's next generation. We took a stroll up and down the block to plot out the recently-added and soon-to-be-added businesses & buildings that are making this happen. Keep a close eye on them, and Stone Way, because they're just going to keep evolving.