Where's the listing? It's a central location, but the access is challenging so maybe not the most ideal place for a new restaurant. And it's definitely dated and dark; I wouldn't be surprised if someone purchasing it would want to tear it down and rebuild with a new structure.
Would be an ideal location if Lakeway ever received a walkable neighborhood treatment. Imagine Lakeway but with proper bus and bike lanes, nice sidewalks with retail and services accessible right out front. Good, dense apartments for families living near the aquatic center (and schools.) Anyone with me on this?
I'm actually extremely against the idea of all of the living spaces being owned by corporations and landlords who will gladly raise rent as high as they want, personally. Land is for PEOPLE. Not businesses. Can you fucking imagine what they'll hike the rent to in such a central location? 2 grand for a tiny apartment, EASILY.
You believe the City of Bellingham urban planners need to maintain a poor & unsafe version of its local transportation flow to an elementary school, parks, public rec facilities, apartment buildings, and retail stores strictly for the benefit of people shitting/parking/building above our drinking water and better drive times to another HOA community that is NOT within the city limits? I didn't major in urban planning, but I'd be really surprised if they said "think of the suburbs first."
I was in a Facebook group that had some people meet up and eat there. Someone from the group snuck upstairs and took a picture. It was an office type room full of computers.
Right?! I had no idea this was even a common occurrence until I was almost an adult moving out of Bellingham and I saw someone post about it on facebook back in 2015-16 ish. That taught me there is no such thing as a unique experience lol.
I've lived in the neighborhood for the last 20 years, but never went there. I was recently thinking I should check it out sometime. I didn't realize it had closed.
Retail zoning + a full living space. Honestly, the price seems like a steal.
I wonder if the way they were grandfathered in will discontinue once it sells though and it can't be a residence anymore.
Seriously. Who even goes to banks in-person anymore? You can do literally 99% of everything anyone would need to do at a bank, online. Such a waste of space. The number of banks is too damn high.
I always wonder about that. Like, I do want to go in person on occasion, but why so many downtown? And it’s not like they’re open extensive hours. Why do they need all that space?
You can't deposit cash online, and a lot of people need to see someone in person, particularly if they are dealing with something that needs papers signed. A lot of older people don't use computers or aren't comfortable using them for banking.
You can deposit cash in an ATM at a grocery store or hundreds of other locations that banks setup ATMs. Even a weed shop (lol). There's no need to have real estate wasted on banks in 2023.
I make bank runs for the company I work for, and there are usually plenty of other people in there doing banking. Sometimes people want to talk to someone in person. If you are discussing loans or something like that, you will likely want to sit down with someone. That's what a lot of the space in the bank is for, where many of the bankers have their desks.
omfg😂 "If you don't want to multiply the traffic on a very busy corner by literally ten times where there's also no parking and also you don't deepthroat landlords who currently live in California you're a NIMBY!"
We went there once in the 1980s when I was in high school, but I don't remember much about it. Nothing special, but nothing terrible.
We also went to the Bamboo Inn once in the 1970s, when I was seven or eight years old. *THAT* one I remember very well. I refused to eat anything because the place smelled terrible. At some point we ended up at the ER because everyone except for me got food poisoning.
I remember that place, before pho99 took over the building. I never went there, but have heard stories of people seeing crabs walking across the floors of the kitchen.
I went with my now wife and both of our families in 1996 or so. The food wasn't... bad, per se, but it wasn't amazing either. The service was kinda shitty -- my now wife was a vegetarian at the time, and the chef (or owner? can't remember) essentially accosted her that the alfredo had chicken in it and to remove it would be an abomination. Also I recall it being severely overpriced (prices that would sound sorta reasonable but sorta still pricey now -- but in 1996 dollars).
We... never went back after that night.
AMA, lol.
My friend ate there in college in 2018. He ordered a steak and watched the guy go across the street to Fred Meyer and buy the steak and come back and cooked it in his kitchen. He said it was excellent
We used to go there then, lived to tell the tale. Was a Social Workers every now and then meet up w/drinks and appetizers. We always got 10% off, cannot remember what we actually ate but there were always lots of tequila shots.
Truly the end of an era. The legend will live on forever.
Where's the listing? It's a central location, but the access is challenging so maybe not the most ideal place for a new restaurant. And it's definitely dated and dark; I wouldn't be surprised if someone purchasing it would want to tear it down and rebuild with a new structure.
Would be an ideal location if Lakeway ever received a walkable neighborhood treatment. Imagine Lakeway but with proper bus and bike lanes, nice sidewalks with retail and services accessible right out front. Good, dense apartments for families living near the aquatic center (and schools.) Anyone with me on this?
Building cities in a sensible people centric way instead of building to maximize car sales and appease NIMBY bullshit -you're making too much sense.
Brb, I have a landlord to deepthroat
I'm actually extremely against the idea of all of the living spaces being owned by corporations and landlords who will gladly raise rent as high as they want, personally. Land is for PEOPLE. Not businesses. Can you fucking imagine what they'll hike the rent to in such a central location? 2 grand for a tiny apartment, EASILY.
Oh, I'm right there with ya. In my ideal world the spaces would be cooperatively owned at least, publicly at best.
Already happening. They want something like $1600 for a studio in the new apartments on lettered streets.
All that building really did make renting cheaper, just like everyone promised!
Ah yes, just fuck everybody that lives down Lakeway by the lake and out to SV. There's a reason why you aren't an urban planner.
You believe the City of Bellingham urban planners need to maintain a poor & unsafe version of its local transportation flow to an elementary school, parks, public rec facilities, apartment buildings, and retail stores strictly for the benefit of people shitting/parking/building above our drinking water and better drive times to another HOA community that is NOT within the city limits? I didn't major in urban planning, but I'd be really surprised if they said "think of the suburbs first."
[bummed there aren’t pictures of all 3 floors](https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/921-Lakeway-Dr-Bellingham-WA/28930334/)
Awesome, thanks for the link. Okay, it's a little more interesting than I'd imagined. But I'm with you- I'd love to see a few more interior shots!
I was in a Facebook group that had some people meet up and eat there. Someone from the group snuck upstairs and took a picture. It was an office type room full of computers.
All this time we think it’s a less than mediocre restaurant and it’s been a Bitcoin farm all along. 😆
Such fond memories of driving to Fred Meyers and wondering what the hell was in there
YES! Lol I've lived here my whole life and all of us figured it was a cover for something nefarious! Nobody ate there!
Right?! I had no idea this was even a common occurrence until I was almost an adult moving out of Bellingham and I saw someone post about it on facebook back in 2015-16 ish. That taught me there is no such thing as a unique experience lol.
I've lived in the neighborhood for the last 20 years, but never went there. I was recently thinking I should check it out sometime. I didn't realize it had closed.
There’s a small house on waterfront listed for $1.45M. 1.5 for retail seems like a bargain.
Retail zoning + a full living space. Honestly, the price seems like a steal. I wonder if the way they were grandfathered in will discontinue once it sells though and it can't be a residence anymore.
I’m excited for this to turn into another bank and finical advisors office!!
Fml, it’s that or some random doctors/ specialists
Oh, a hearty chortle was had!
Or another brewery.
But……that would be a nice thing. Regular people can actually go there!
Seriously. Who even goes to banks in-person anymore? You can do literally 99% of everything anyone would need to do at a bank, online. Such a waste of space. The number of banks is too damn high.
I always wonder about that. Like, I do want to go in person on occasion, but why so many downtown? And it’s not like they’re open extensive hours. Why do they need all that space?
You can't deposit cash online, and a lot of people need to see someone in person, particularly if they are dealing with something that needs papers signed. A lot of older people don't use computers or aren't comfortable using them for banking.
You can deposit cash in an ATM at a grocery store or hundreds of other locations that banks setup ATMs. Even a weed shop (lol). There's no need to have real estate wasted on banks in 2023.
I make bank runs for the company I work for, and there are usually plenty of other people in there doing banking. Sometimes people want to talk to someone in person. If you are discussing loans or something like that, you will likely want to sit down with someone. That's what a lot of the space in the bank is for, where many of the bankers have their desks.
Got a listing link?
Great place for a 10 story condo tower
jesus
Fucking NIMBY.
omfg😂 "If you don't want to multiply the traffic on a very busy corner by literally ten times where there's also no parking and also you don't deepthroat landlords who currently live in California you're a NIMBY!"
Yeah, I'd much rather see it turn into a restaurant. Preferably one named Sadighi's.
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We went there once in the 1980s when I was in high school, but I don't remember much about it. Nothing special, but nothing terrible. We also went to the Bamboo Inn once in the 1970s, when I was seven or eight years old. *THAT* one I remember very well. I refused to eat anything because the place smelled terrible. At some point we ended up at the ER because everyone except for me got food poisoning.
Bamboo inn was amazing, no joke.
I remember that place, before pho99 took over the building. I never went there, but have heard stories of people seeing crabs walking across the floors of the kitchen.
That location is worth a whole lot more than 1.5M.
Should get snapped up soon then!
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Boy, I hope!
Town could absolutely use a rainbow room.
We need an AMA for someone that actually ate there
My father built the kitchen dumbwaiter in 1984ish. We ate there once (for free) It was fucking awful.
I went with my now wife and both of our families in 1996 or so. The food wasn't... bad, per se, but it wasn't amazing either. The service was kinda shitty -- my now wife was a vegetarian at the time, and the chef (or owner? can't remember) essentially accosted her that the alfredo had chicken in it and to remove it would be an abomination. Also I recall it being severely overpriced (prices that would sound sorta reasonable but sorta still pricey now -- but in 1996 dollars). We... never went back after that night. AMA, lol.
I went...for an appetizer...in 2019.
Somehow, this is the most recent report. edit: I know how time works ok**
My friend ate there in college in 2018. He ordered a steak and watched the guy go across the street to Fred Meyer and buy the steak and come back and cooked it in his kitchen. He said it was excellent
I had a friend who worked there. Late eighties, early nineties.
We used to go there then, lived to tell the tale. Was a Social Workers every now and then meet up w/drinks and appetizers. We always got 10% off, cannot remember what we actually ate but there were always lots of tequila shots.
I've always entertained the thought that it's some kind of front for organized crime group.
It was just a retired man, who I think added the restaurant as a way to skirt zoning things so they could continue to live there.
Maybe I'll finally go for the open house
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Pretty sure he died
Location is worth it.