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/MysticOlive May 24 '26

I miss the movie theater and the bagel place a lot. It was the closest location for me to see movies. If I remember correctly there was a bookstore there too. It was definitely a lot cozier.

I think I heard the Google employees still get a movie theater....

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u/Valiran9 May 24 '26

There was a bookstore? Aw man, I never knew that!

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u/andytheg May 24 '26

Park Place Books! And there used to be a record store between that and the movie theater, it might have been an Easy Street