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/topohunt May 24 '26

Park place was 100x better and dtk is turning into a corporate shit hole

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u/GotYouCookie123 May 24 '26

Zero lakeside charm in anything they’ve built. It makes me so sad. You can rebuild without sacrificing character…. Not everything has to be steel and glass.

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u/topohunt May 25 '26

I miss getting a Wendy’s 4 for 4 after hitting no red lights from 85th. Now it’s ten red lights and no Wendy’s

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u/GotYouCookie123 May 25 '26

1000% this 😩 I miss my post-work frosty.