Kirkland sits on the eastern shore of Lake Washington in King County, directly across from Seattle and bordered by Redmond to the east and Bothell to the north. The city stretches from the Juanita neighborhood in the north through downtown's waterfront district to the Houghton and Evergreen Hill areas in the south, with major corridors along Lake Washington Boulevard and the Cross Kirkland Corridor trail. Originally home to the Moss Bay iron and steel works, Kirkland has evolved into a tech employment center with Google's Kirkland campus and numerous software companies, while maintaining its lakefront character with marinas, waterfront parks, and the Kirkland Performance Center serving both long-time residents and the area's growing professional workforce.