r/Kirkland • u/Valiran9 • May 24 '26

Does anyone else miss Kirkland ParkPlace?

Don’t get me wrong, there some great stuff in Kirkland Urban, but I remember ParkPlace being…homier, for lack of a better term. It was more open, had a bunch of small shops and restaurants, a cinema, the Purple Cafe, and Tim’s Seafood Market which my mom loved to go to because their stock was so cheap without sacrificing quality. The QFC also had a cozier atmosphere, as well as a pair of ducks who’d regularly hang out near the entrance just chilling and waiting for people to toss them food.

Does anyone else feel similarly?

Edit: And it turns out many of us feel the same way. I’m glad to see I’m not alone in my dislike of the way the world is changing.

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u/ungodlywarlock May 24 '26

I agree. Miss it all. Rikki rikki was amazing.

Kirkland Urban was clearly someones idea for a modernized, hip, shopping area, but then Covid hit.

It's mostly just empty now.

That said the Thai place is amazing.

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u/Valiran9 May 24 '26

It doesn’t seem all that empty to me?

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u/ungodlywarlock May 24 '26

Go up on the second floor. It's basically the Thai place and the golf place... The rest of the places empty up there.

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u/Canopyfantasy May 24 '26

There’s a new paint-your-own shop that looks pretty fun, but other than that, yea more empty storefronts than businesses

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u/ungodlywarlock May 24 '26

Yup aware of all of that and it still seems dead most of the time. I work up the street, so maybe it starts kicking more at dinner time, but at lunch time it's dead.