A slide show history of Lake Forest Park Town Center
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
By Diane Hettrick
People generally look at me as if I had two heads when I tell them that I used to take my little girl to Lake Forest Park Town Center to ride the carousel inside the mall (on the second floor, no less).
So I am very pleased to have pictorial proof that there was, indeed a carousel there!
It's a trip down memory lane looking at this slide show, put together by Aaron Stadler for the 2015 Breakfast for the Friends of the Third Place Commons.
Coco's Restaurant - the Lake Forest Park Preschool across the street had an arrangement for small group classes to be held in the back of the restaurant. I spent many happy mornings there, drinking coffee, and learning how to parent.
When The Commons opened, everyone from miles around flooded in. I went to a PTA Board meeting there the third day it was opened. Every time I went there, I saw someone I knew - many from Edmonds, as well as Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.
And the Farmer's Market - I remember when it started. It only gets better every year.
Tree Top Toys was a wonderful store. I was sad when they closed but that didn't stop me from buying bags and bags of marked down merchandise.
I kept looking at the photos, expecting to see myself in one of the crowd shots. Maybe I had my back to the camera.
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Was nice to see the old place. Grew up with that mall. Laundromat lower level in the corner, great candy store upper level, guy made licorice ropes right there in front of you, red or black. I may have a few old photos I took before all thevchanthe started to happen. Late 70's.
Anyone know the original name of the restaurant on the corner of Bothell way, at Ballenger way? Your video looks like it says "the select". I know it changed names many times over the years, was it sirloin inn? At one time.
This would have been before Coco's went in.
Thanks for the memories,
Mark
It was the Sir Loin Inn!
What was the name of the candy store? I was mesmerized by them working!
My dad Jim Waterman was the chef at The Sir Loin Inn. I cooked omelettes in the dining area on Sunday mornings for the brunch. I was working there and inside the building the day Reagan got shot. We all stood in the lounge watching the news.
Candy Lane
Do you happen to have photos of when you worked there? My dad and uncle used to work at the Sir Loin Inn as well and I’m looking for photos for an upcoming gift.
When I wrote the story I asked Aaron where he got his photos. He said 'I got most of the photos from the city. They have a couple file folders of photos and newspaper clippings at City Hall."
Sir Loin Inn in late '70's/early '80's. And there was a disco during this time in the lower level, Fandango's
We had our wedding reception at the Sirloin Inn, downstairs, in September of 1985. The food the restaurant prepared was wonderful and they even surprised us with a tall ice sculpture! I have very fond memories of that place.
Wasn't it a 50's style diner upstairs? I remember getting Jerry Mathers' autograph during an appearance there (The Beaver from Leave it to Beaver) .
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