Eastlake is a
neighborhood in
Seattle, Washington, so named because of its location on the eastern shore of
Lake Union. Its main thoroughfare is Eastlake Avenue E., which runs from Howell Street at the northeast corner of
Downtown north over the
University Bridge to the
University District, where it connects to Roosevelt Way N.E. and 11th Avenue N.E. A second thoroughfare is Boylston Avenue E.; as an arterial, it parallels
Interstate 5 for the four blocks between E. Newton Street to the south and E. Roanoke Street to the north, acting as an extension of
Capitol Hill's Lakeview Boulevard E.