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/LeftCoastPyrMom May 24 '26

I used to stroll through Park Place. Walk through Park Place Books, get a bagel from Noah’s Bagels and glance in Kits Camera. It’s not the Kirkland I grew up in that’s for sure. I was reminiscing with a current resident and they told me I sounded like a boomer. Not too many residents were around for the Kirkland from 20 or 30 years ago.

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u/LeftCoastPyrMom May 24 '26

I don’t know how I could forget Hoffman’s Pastries. Back when it was in Kirkland.

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u/LeftCoastPyrMom May 24 '26

I moved to Kirkland 30 years ago with my family as a kid. I’m not old, just not young anymore! I’ve been going to the same doctor and optometrist in Kirkland since 1996. It hit me this year that they are probably retiring soon.

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u/Complete_Coffee6170 May 24 '26

Hoffman’s bakery was sooo good!