 The neighborhood was mostly developed just after World War II as affordable housing for returning veterans.The area remains an affordable area close to the high employment areas of Renton and Seattle.The name "Skyway" may be derived from the area's siting on a high ridge in western Washington's hilly terrain, a name that echoes the Welsh "Bryn Mawr" (also the name used for a village and several other places), which means "big hill".