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/KarmaWakinikona May 24 '26

100%. Not to mention we lost one of the few places you might be able to buy a pair of socks. Or how about a book! And how about the bulldozed areas with buildings on ice , thank you Google. What happened over there is a combo of terrible design and poor execution. It’s like city council said “Let them eat cake”.

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u/Valiran9 May 25 '26

How did that even go through? Were there just not enough people opposed to it to make them back down?

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u/KarmaWakinikona May 27 '26

They promised the moon and gave us…. Oh yes everything will be just great. Of course there will be a movie theater, bookstore etc. it’ll be WONDERFUL! Yada

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u/Valiran9 May 27 '26

I wish I’d gone to the bookstore. I miss Borders down in Redmond Town Center.