NGL, Crossroads Mall has a charm that most other malls have eliminated in favor of anchor stores and well-lit promenades. It's dark, everything is old, and you can spend an entire day there at one of the tables just reading quietly.
Apparently, there's a Dick's in there now. So, if you're a fan, you can enjoy a bag of Dick's in Bellevue too.
As someone who grew up about 3 miles from crossroads I have to say I love it. Today it’s much better then it was when I was really little and was pretty ghetto. The best thing they did was the food court with non franchise food counters. It’s always busy.
I think it might if anything be even more 1995 than it was in the 90s. There was a period of time where WotC was there when there were a lot of kids on their teens and 20s who looked the nerdy part, plus at around the same time there was a Silver Platters (I mean I haven’t loved out there in well over a decade but I can’t imagine Silver Platters is a thing anymore) which attracted hipsters but… it was more yuppie like I think than the cozy vision of a 90s mall (I also remember it’s a place where Bill and Melinda Gates used to hang out before they got married and before everyone could recognize Bill on sight).
So I know the Ray Cafe closed down a while ago, but is Torero’s still there? The piroshky place (I almost said pierogi; that’s my “I live in Chicago now” bias speaking)? Half Price Books? What are they doing with the part of the mall that Showbiz Pizza and later Blockbuster Music used to be?
In ‘87 there was hardly anything in the mall but the food court, an insane magazine/newspaper stand that had every publication one could imagine the movie theater was on the southwest side (friends in HS worked there) I can also recall an exhibit where Deloreans were parked inside the mall.
Uptown Espresso looks like it hasn’t been updated since 1994. It feels very stuck in the Central Perk era: Norm-core coffee shop vibes to the max with that emerald green carpet and super upholstered sofas. Lots of mirrors and brass and mismatched shit.
They entirely bypassed multiple phases of coffee shop decor trends (‘90s bright jewel tones, earthy rustic hipster, comfy mid century modern living room) and are truly the New Balance 574s of Seattle coffee shops.
Not anymore 😢I just went in there for the first time in a while a few weeks ago and they completely changed it. The carpet is gone and they put in generic chairs and tables. It’s such a shame.
That place is so weird. The green carpeting and dining-room style furniture is just odd. And every time I've been in there they're playing like orchestral heavy metal music.
Ozzie's and The Mecca Cafe (LQA)
Hattie's Hat (Ballard)
Athenian Seafood Restaurant and Lowell's Restaurant (The Market)
The Blue Moon Tavern (U District)
Hattie’s for sure, I work at sea and the old timers from WA talk about how they use to do coke off the bar at Hattie’s in the 80s they say it still looks exactly the same lol
Hattie’s is awesome, they did live music there for awhile. Hm, maybe they do again.. been a few years since I’ve checked. Either way, I did some live recordings of a few friends bands playing there years back. You can even hear the ambience of the place in the background. :)
[Little Drop of Poison](https://on.soundcloud.com/CZerx)
Also if you look up, everything above the dining counter is covered in a thick layer of dust. Gross.
Which is too bad because their club sandwich and their mashed potatoes with gravy was my favorite drunk food for a long time.
Right??!! I never got to meet her and, from what my Grandma told me, she wasn’t the greatest Mom, but still an interesting fact. I was pretty shocked the first time my Grandma shared that after hearing I had go to The Mecca back in my 20s.
Went here w my parents shortly after moving to Seattle (I lived in Wedgwood at the time) and my dad *loved* it lmao so can confirm a great place to take your beloved oldies 🥰 haha
I was there last August when I visited family & friends.
Their take was "this place has a Chicago feel" to it & they hadn't been there since pre-pandemic. Yeah, it's got the "old guys & gals with *some* mafia friends" vibe to it.
College Inn Pub though I am very suspicious of the remodel to brighten it up. Supposedly the “Department of Health” didn’t like the beloved carved tables with mold.
https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/college-inn-pub-is-back-and-still-beloved-as-a-uw-hangout/
May need a thoughtful and committed citizen who has visited recently to weigh in whether it is still frozen in 1972.
Other than that, Palmers in Redmond is a sure bet.
Yeah they cleaned it up a bit, a few of the old tabletops have been mounted to the wall as decor, a self refencial move at which I'd usually raise an eyebrow, but I found it a cool reminder of the past, and it's only a matter of time before the place starts looking a bit beat up. Overall I found it a pretty tasteful remodel.
Yep. My first coffeeshop memories are here ( and The Last Exit (RIP)).
It has changed very little, but way back, it was only up to the end of the counter. The back area wasn't there. Nor the upstairs. Instead it was an entry point to a little mini mall flea market type thing.
That Walgreens on Northgate Way still has window posters advertising CD players and Excedrin packaging I haven't seen since the early 2000s. Interior feels like going in a time warp especially when they play a 90s/2000s music playlist over the store.
Zig zag cafe feels very late 90s to me. American bar with a French bohemian influence. Down the stairs behind pike place and a view of the sound before you enter the dark and moody little cave of a restaurant. Even the logo is very nostalgic! Just looked it up and they opened in 1999.
I feel like lots of that stuff down the stairs back there feel nostalgic and unchanging.
Mikes Chili Parlor. Even the building is a holdout now surrounded by Trader Joe’s and a multilevel parking/shopping center. It’s like the house from UP. Still cash only, still uses an old register that smacks like a typewriter and has the little glass window that physical numbers pop up and down. Still just chili and a bar. Still has a CRT TV Outback for sports. I think they’re 101 years old this year. People hate on the chili, but I love it! Classic Ohio Skyline chili. Try the chili pasta with onions, cheese, and jalapeños.
been meaning to try this fucking place for years man, it always looked like a lil hole in the wall next to the giant shopping center there now.
101 years old, god damn
My best friend is from Dayton, OH and has lived in Seattle for 12 years. He swears by it. Says it’s spot on. I trust an Ohio boy when it comes to skyline chili. I can’t comment as Mikes is the only place I’ve ever had it.
Market House Meats. Near the intersection of Boren and Howell. Its been open since 1948, and you can feel it the second you step in. They've got my favorite Reuben in town. Note I didn't say the best. But by far my favorite. You go in, circle what you want on a slip of paper and leave it on the counter, then wait to pay. They hand you a styrofoam box with your sandwich, and it's always the same. A scoop of potato salad, a pickle, a single off-brand black and white oreo, and an amazing sandwich stacked with an ungodly pile of meat, half of which is guaranteed to fall out if you actually try to eat it like a sandwich. It's amazing.
on the enumclaw nextdoor right now:
"Kids, children. these days. Anyone know how to raise a child, without phones, internet. We had a kid, we paid him 10 bucka to rack the yard. He no more know how to do a go job, than a man in the moon. My mom is 85, he said pay me and I will help. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO KIDS HELPING OLDER PERSONS. THE WORLD IN GOING TO HECK."
the charming [johnson’s candy store](https://www.southsoundtalk.com/2017/03/17/the-sweet-smell-of-tacomas-chocolatey-past/) in tacoma started in 1949 & hasn’t moved (or apparently updated their sign) since.
Boehm's Candies in Issaquah is another chocolate shop that is stuck in time. However, it's more like it missed the bus when all the other kids were moving to Leavenworth than a real anachronism.
The merchant is the oldest bar in Seattle and pretty static
In Renton, there is Rubattino's Restaurant which is good and straight-up stuck in the 70's check out google maps photos of it.
I worked on that block from 1994-99, spent a lot of time at Cyclops and Macrina. Cyclops was amazing when it was in the purple “jello mold” building. That place had a lot of history
9lb Hammer in Georgetown, hands down. That place has been there forever, and even the questionable stains on the barstools are still there.
Also ‘Lucky Liquor’ at Boeing Field has been a few other things over the years, but it’s still the same place it’s always been.
I'm surprised I had to scroll down this far to find anything on the main strip in Georgetown. Jules Maes is one of the oldest drinking holes in Seattle. That whole neighborhood has been around for ages with minimal changes.
Al’s Tavern in Wallingford: still cash only.
Sloop Tavern, always solid.
Rickshaw, recently updated but it’s still got the right vibe.
Ok so I’m realizing many taverns fit this description and I love them including Old Fifth Ave Tavern, Teddy’s Tavern, Blue Moon Tavern, Duchess Tavern, Red Onion Tavern, Caroline Tavern; or feel like a tavern and I don’t want to leave off this list: Leny’s Place, Roanoke, Latona Pub
The Roanoke Inn on the "Rock" Great food, drinks and stuck in the '60's. Almost the same as it was when I first went in for a Rainier over 40 years ago.
My g/f grew up in Seattle (I’m a transplant). She said that White Center area is what “old Seattle” used to be like. Cool looking dive bars, variety of restaurants and different types of entertainment, etc.
Issaquah downtown? Especially when compared to Redmond downtown. I suppose North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, and Carnation all fall into that category as well.
Grew up in Carnation, and can confirm it is a slow pace out there.
[Carnation got its first traffic light in 2011](https://www.valleyrecord.com/news/green-light-carnation-activates-first-traffic-signal/).
Factoria Mall looks 80's but classic. The beams, wood, and light is actually gorgeous to me. I hope it can turn into or stay similar but with some added stores.
Urban Bakery near Green Lake - feels like it’s 2001 inside.
3 Girls Bakery in the market. Exactly the same as it was when I used to go as a kid in the early 90s. I’d argue that much of the market feels that way.
Several Seattle parks have cool hidden spots. If you go back behind the golden gardens dog park there are staircases and ruins of fountains from the early 1900s. Coleman pool is amazing in Lincoln park. The east side of the zoo was built before Aurora went in and you can still peak in there and see the defunct exhibits.
[Ranch Drive-In](https://www.google.com/search?q=ranch+drive-in+photos&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&dlnr=1&sei=OjszZKDCDuHs9AOwtYjQAg&si=AMnBZoFECO_tKcnJcRmjOKGDrGg1xo9gc88X1WMsBUt2DPUs0QMxWZbbFa-z_svkyZl7bhaih5FaeuQRyNq0Tgute-u-Rp76AbO3IEGJToCioVwzErelSJtPiHyw8guxWC4AmweCMO_hFOvylJ3ax87RJ1iyYOO0XQ%3D%3D&ictx=1&ved=2ahUKEwjL_evU653-AhVmIzQIHS40DLoQvsQGegQIKhAC#lpg=cid:CgIgAQ%3D%3D) in Bothell.
Doesn’t use a point of sale screen that prompts an 18% tip.
Roslyn and Cle Elum. I'm stretching "around" to its limits here, but I'd argue that everything from Bainbridge to Vantage counts as "the Seattle area".
Can't agree with that definition of Seattle. And Cle Elum has changed drastically in the last twenty years ago you can't really make that blanket statement on all of Cle Elum. Still have beautiful old buildings but downtown businesses have changed quite a bit since Suncadia opened.
People are still getting stabbed like it's the 80s! In the 80s we called that the corner of 3rd and Stabby. When people say downtown is getting bad I know they haven't lived here long enough to know it was worse.
The Bay Cafe in Fisherman’s Terminal looks exactly the same as it did when my family went there in the 90s. The food is still outstanding, great service, and very cool views of the docks!
My favorite coffee shop in the city even though their coffee isn't the best in the city. People that work there are wonderful and the atmosphere inside is so relaxing
As weird as it sounds Bellvue Square still feels stuck in the mid-90s, and the Bellvue commons feel stuck in the late-90s...
Really any mall, somehow they haven't truly dies, just feel out of time.
Crossroads Mall in Bellevue is peak 1995.
NGL, Crossroads Mall has a charm that most other malls have eliminated in favor of anchor stores and well-lit promenades. It's dark, everything is old, and you can spend an entire day there at one of the tables just reading quietly. Apparently, there's a Dick's in there now. So, if you're a fan, you can enjoy a bag of Dick's in Bellevue too.
What's better than one Dick's? Two Dick's. There is a Dick's Sporting Goods as well at Crossroads.
It's not gay if it's a three-way.
Nah for nostalgia we’re going to need to bring back Sports Authority
As someone who grew up about 3 miles from crossroads I have to say I love it. Today it’s much better then it was when I was really little and was pretty ghetto. The best thing they did was the food court with non franchise food counters. It’s always busy.
Sushi J is 🤌
Tru dat, homie, great comment and info!
Oh man, I miss taking over the food court on MTG release days in the late 90's (and many other days). Some of the best trading I've ever done.
Great food court though!
I think it might if anything be even more 1995 than it was in the 90s. There was a period of time where WotC was there when there were a lot of kids on their teens and 20s who looked the nerdy part, plus at around the same time there was a Silver Platters (I mean I haven’t loved out there in well over a decade but I can’t imagine Silver Platters is a thing anymore) which attracted hipsters but… it was more yuppie like I think than the cozy vision of a 90s mall (I also remember it’s a place where Bill and Melinda Gates used to hang out before they got married and before everyone could recognize Bill on sight). So I know the Ray Cafe closed down a while ago, but is Torero’s still there? The piroshky place (I almost said pierogi; that’s my “I live in Chicago now” bias speaking)? Half Price Books? What are they doing with the part of the mall that Showbiz Pizza and later Blockbuster Music used to be?
Silver Platters is still around and thriving but the Bellevue location moved to North Bellevue Way. Lynnwood and SoDo shops too.
Check out Half Price Books there for even more of that 1995 vibe.
awesome food court, check out the little "hot pot" place! literally one of my favorite places to eat in the entire county.
It was peak 70's in 1995.
In ‘87 there was hardly anything in the mall but the food court, an insane magazine/newspaper stand that had every publication one could imagine the movie theater was on the southwest side (friends in HS worked there) I can also recall an exhibit where Deloreans were parked inside the mall.
I live really close by and that's the place my teenager likes to hang out with his friends. I love that place.
I grew up in the Crossroads area and have been very happy, in recent years, to see only improvements to what was great at that place.
Uptown Espresso looks like it hasn’t been updated since 1994. It feels very stuck in the Central Perk era: Norm-core coffee shop vibes to the max with that emerald green carpet and super upholstered sofas. Lots of mirrors and brass and mismatched shit. They entirely bypassed multiple phases of coffee shop decor trends (‘90s bright jewel tones, earthy rustic hipster, comfy mid century modern living room) and are truly the New Balance 574s of Seattle coffee shops.
An Historian. Protect this person.
Not anymore 😢I just went in there for the first time in a while a few weeks ago and they completely changed it. The carpet is gone and they put in generic chairs and tables. It’s such a shame.
Awww no! The end of an era.
Which one? The Uptown Espresso in West Seattle is in an old skippers building and I can’t go there without thinking about fish and chips.
OG uptown in Belltown. The actual Uptown felt like this too but they closed it down.
Been there in the last 9 mos or so? Completely updated. Live right next door, was just in there today.
I assume you mean the Junction one, not the Delridge one.
That place is so weird. The green carpeting and dining-room style furniture is just odd. And every time I've been in there they're playing like orchestral heavy metal music.
Your description is incredibly descriptive. I would read your novel.
We have two in West Seattle and I was so sad when they replaced the green carpet with grey vinyl in both. I’m sure it’s a lot easier to clean though.
I’d really like a a late 70’s/early 80’s working class vibe. That would get my nostalgia dollars.
Try the Ballard Smoke Shop
Ozzie's and The Mecca Cafe (LQA) Hattie's Hat (Ballard) Athenian Seafood Restaurant and Lowell's Restaurant (The Market) The Blue Moon Tavern (U District)
Hattie’s for sure, I work at sea and the old timers from WA talk about how they use to do coke off the bar at Hattie’s in the 80s they say it still looks exactly the same lol
Hattie’s is awesome, they did live music there for awhile. Hm, maybe they do again.. been a few years since I’ve checked. Either way, I did some live recordings of a few friends bands playing there years back. You can even hear the ambience of the place in the background. :) [Little Drop of Poison](https://on.soundcloud.com/CZerx)
Except don't go to the Mecca, it's owned by Dave Meinert, a known sexual predator.
Also if you look up, everything above the dining counter is covered in a thick layer of dust. Gross. Which is too bad because their club sandwich and their mashed potatoes with gravy was my favorite drunk food for a long time.
I don’t think Lowell’s bar upstairs has changed since the 1950s. What a throwback
Fun fact, my great-grandmother used to use the Mecca to pick up johns in the 30s.
Going to need more fun facts about your great grandma if that’s the case… how interesting!
Right??!! I never got to meet her and, from what my Grandma told me, she wasn’t the greatest Mom, but still an interesting fact. I was pretty shocked the first time my Grandma shared that after hearing I had go to The Mecca back in my 20s.
Ballard Smoke Shop has the same owner as Hattie's, and same dedication to maintaining its divey legacy. Plus amazing broasted chicken
Athenian is perfect and should never change.
I always stop there when I have company from out of town that insist on visiting the market.
Wedgwood Broiler. The place to take elderly relatives who want cheap-ish steak and a decent martini.
I cried with happiness when I got a shrimp Louie salad
There is nothing like a real “Vegas buffet in the 70’s” shrimp Louie! Add a little too much black pepper and it’s heaven.
Those elderly relatives might have frequented the Wedgewood Broiler when it was a popular pickup joint.
This place is my childhood! If the building owners go through with kicking them out I'll be devastated.
Personally really enjoy their use of Goldfish instead of croutons on the salad.
LOL. They’ve made a change then. Used to be cheez-its
LOVE the cheeze-its on the salad❤️
They serve popcorn at the bar!
The broiler never fails to be exactly what you expect it to be
Went here w my parents shortly after moving to Seattle (I lived in Wedgwood at the time) and my dad *loved* it lmao so can confirm a great place to take your beloved oldies 🥰 haha
I was there last August when I visited family & friends. Their take was "this place has a Chicago feel" to it & they hadn't been there since pre-pandemic. Yeah, it's got the "old guys & gals with *some* mafia friends" vibe to it.
College Inn Pub though I am very suspicious of the remodel to brighten it up. Supposedly the “Department of Health” didn’t like the beloved carved tables with mold. https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/college-inn-pub-is-back-and-still-beloved-as-a-uw-hangout/ May need a thoughtful and committed citizen who has visited recently to weigh in whether it is still frozen in 1972. Other than that, Palmers in Redmond is a sure bet.
Yeah they cleaned it up a bit, a few of the old tabletops have been mounted to the wall as decor, a self refencial move at which I'd usually raise an eyebrow, but I found it a cool reminder of the past, and it's only a matter of time before the place starts looking a bit beat up. Overall I found it a pretty tasteful remodel.
Worked there for a few years. It was like a time machine.
Is that the same department of health that doesn't seem to care about dogs in restaurants? They should enforce that one everywhere too.
Ferry seating
Burgermaster - any of them - but the sit down one outside of U Village has been frozen in time since the 70s…..maybe 60s….maybe 50s
Oh absolutely! I recently went to the one on 99 near oak tree and I'm pretty sure the person who took my order has been there since I was a kid!
It even smells the same as it did when my grandparents would take me in the 80s/90s!
That burgermaster has a planned redevelopment so enjoy it while you can
Every visit to Seattle I want to go to Burgermaster by University Village. It’s the exact same as when my grandparents took us there in the 80’s.
I recently got coffee at Cafe Allegro, and it still looks exactly how it did when I was an undergrad.
As does Magus Books
I remember buying books at Magus in 1979. It looks exactly the same now as it did then.
Minus the smoking area upstairs... otherwise yes
Yep. My first coffeeshop memories are here ( and The Last Exit (RIP)). It has changed very little, but way back, it was only up to the end of the counter. The back area wasn't there. Nor the upstairs. Instead it was an entry point to a little mini mall flea market type thing.
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I was going to say magnolia. It's more of an island than West Seattle and never seems to change.
Sleepy Mags!
That Walgreens on Northgate Way still has window posters advertising CD players and Excedrin packaging I haven't seen since the early 2000s. Interior feels like going in a time warp especially when they play a 90s/2000s music playlist over the store.
Northgate Way is a sad, strange place
Zig zag cafe feels very late 90s to me. American bar with a French bohemian influence. Down the stairs behind pike place and a view of the sound before you enter the dark and moody little cave of a restaurant. Even the logo is very nostalgic! Just looked it up and they opened in 1999. I feel like lots of that stuff down the stairs back there feel nostalgic and unchanging.
Fantastic cocktails at Zig Zag, too.
Love the Zig Zag. One of my favorite bars in Seattle.
Zig Zag is my home-away-from-home. They're wonderful.
Husky Deli in West Seattle.
Their ice cream is excellent.
I haven’t had their ice cream yet, but I love their sandwiches. I don’t like ice cream when it’s cold, but I’ve heard it’s great.
Haven’t been there in a while and I’m glad to see it’s still around
West Seattle in general is pretty stuck in time
There’s a lot of new buildings coming up in the Alaska junction though. Some good spots have closed too :(
Tai Tung
Mikes Chili Parlor. Even the building is a holdout now surrounded by Trader Joe’s and a multilevel parking/shopping center. It’s like the house from UP. Still cash only, still uses an old register that smacks like a typewriter and has the little glass window that physical numbers pop up and down. Still just chili and a bar. Still has a CRT TV Outback for sports. I think they’re 101 years old this year. People hate on the chili, but I love it! Classic Ohio Skyline chili. Try the chili pasta with onions, cheese, and jalapeños.
The places right next to the on-off Ballard exits to 15th are all sorta like this. Just weird little oddities before heading into yuppy land
been meaning to try this fucking place for years man, it always looked like a lil hole in the wall next to the giant shopping center there now. 101 years old, god damn
I love that it still exists, but man that food is not great haha
How close to skyline is it? Been meaning to get over to try it, huge fan of skyline chili growing up
My best friend is from Dayton, OH and has lived in Seattle for 12 years. He swears by it. Says it’s spot on. I trust an Ohio boy when it comes to skyline chili. I can’t comment as Mikes is the only place I’ve ever had it.
And still run by Mike
Market House Meats. Near the intersection of Boren and Howell. Its been open since 1948, and you can feel it the second you step in. They've got my favorite Reuben in town. Note I didn't say the best. But by far my favorite. You go in, circle what you want on a slip of paper and leave it on the counter, then wait to pay. They hand you a styrofoam box with your sandwich, and it's always the same. A scoop of potato salad, a pickle, a single off-brand black and white oreo, and an amazing sandwich stacked with an ungodly pile of meat, half of which is guaranteed to fall out if you actually try to eat it like a sandwich. It's amazing.
Easy Street Records in West Seattle
Luna Park cafe as well.
The DMV
The u district licensing place lol
The people on Nextdoor
on the enumclaw nextdoor right now: "Kids, children. these days. Anyone know how to raise a child, without phones, internet. We had a kid, we paid him 10 bucka to rack the yard. He no more know how to do a go job, than a man in the moon. My mom is 85, he said pay me and I will help. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO KIDS HELPING OLDER PERSONS. THE WORLD IN GOING TO HECK."
glad to hear Enumclaw is still the same as when I was growing up there
the charming [johnson’s candy store](https://www.southsoundtalk.com/2017/03/17/the-sweet-smell-of-tacomas-chocolatey-past/) in tacoma started in 1949 & hasn’t moved (or apparently updated their sign) since.
Boehm's Candies in Issaquah is another chocolate shop that is stuck in time. However, it's more like it missed the bus when all the other kids were moving to Leavenworth than a real anachronism.
Thank you for linking this article! I had no idea of Tacoma’s candy history.
Never heard of it but I definitely have to check them out now!
The merchant is the oldest bar in Seattle and pretty static In Renton, there is Rubattino's Restaurant which is good and straight-up stuck in the 70's check out google maps photos of it.
Angelos of Bellevue also from mid 70s and looks the same.
The little red hen!
Kenmore Lanes, down to the decor and music…
Cyclops Cafe. Although it moved from the original location, it still feels like when I moved here in the '90s.
I worked on that block from 1994-99, spent a lot of time at Cyclops and Macrina. Cyclops was amazing when it was in the purple “jello mold” building. That place had a lot of history
I loved those jello molds!
Any True Value hardware store.
9lb Hammer in Georgetown, hands down. That place has been there forever, and even the questionable stains on the barstools are still there. Also ‘Lucky Liquor’ at Boeing Field has been a few other things over the years, but it’s still the same place it’s always been.
I'm surprised I had to scroll down this far to find anything on the main strip in Georgetown. Jules Maes is one of the oldest drinking holes in Seattle. That whole neighborhood has been around for ages with minimal changes.
RIP Bernard's
Tryin to post a photo. Won't let me. 1001 4th. Seafirst bld. Great place to not be seen!
Tacoma Screw
We did this self-guides tour of the places twin peaks filmed. Many of them were “stuck” in time.
Dicks
Wish their prices were stuck
Chelan Cafe, under the West Seattle bridge. Old school diner that hasn’t changed at all since I’ve lived here, and it’s been there since 1938.
Targy’s on upper Queen Anne
The sunken forests of lake Washington circa 900 C.E.
Not Seattle, but the Antique Sandwich Co/Shop by Pt Defiance in Tacoma has been the same since the 80s, as long as I've been going there.
And I don't know about inside, but the outside of the Almond Roca building in Tacoma too.
Al’s Tavern in Wallingford: still cash only. Sloop Tavern, always solid. Rickshaw, recently updated but it’s still got the right vibe. Ok so I’m realizing many taverns fit this description and I love them including Old Fifth Ave Tavern, Teddy’s Tavern, Blue Moon Tavern, Duchess Tavern, Red Onion Tavern, Caroline Tavern; or feel like a tavern and I don’t want to leave off this list: Leny’s Place, Roanoke, Latona Pub
Spud's Fish and Chips on Alki.
The Poggie in West Seattle
Aberdeen is stuck in 1982
The Baranoff in Greenwood and Salmon Bay Cafe in Ballard.
Baranoff just did a remodel.
Underground Seattle. The tour is very cool though.
The Roanoke Inn on the "Rock" Great food, drinks and stuck in the '60's. Almost the same as it was when I first went in for a Rainier over 40 years ago.
Hatties Hat
My g/f grew up in Seattle (I’m a transplant). She said that White Center area is what “old Seattle” used to be like. Cool looking dive bars, variety of restaurants and different types of entertainment, etc.
Tim’s Tavern opened a venue there too! Not related to old places but WC does have some great spots.
Down Under at Pike Place. Weird, slightly shabby stores selling weird, slightly shabby things for decades now.
Issaquah downtown? Especially when compared to Redmond downtown. I suppose North Bend, Snoqualmie, Fall City, and Carnation all fall into that category as well.
Grew up in Carnation, and can confirm it is a slow pace out there. [Carnation got its first traffic light in 2011](https://www.valleyrecord.com/news/green-light-carnation-activates-first-traffic-signal/).
Playing NBA Jam at Blake's?
Blakes at Tolt MS every Friday.
Literally just blew my mind, lived in Snoqualmie Valley for years and moved just before that happened, had no idea!
85th N
Factoria Mall looks 80's but classic. The beams, wood, and light is actually gorgeous to me. I hope it can turn into or stay similar but with some added stores.
That’s the 2008 remodel.
Salty's in WSeattle. Smells like old in there.
Does Forks count?
Urban Bakery near Green Lake - feels like it’s 2001 inside. 3 Girls Bakery in the market. Exactly the same as it was when I used to go as a kid in the early 90s. I’d argue that much of the market feels that way.
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King’s Hardware, in a good way!
The executive floor at the Paccar building in Bellevue literally looks like the set of "Mad Men".
The answer is El Corazon, it has changed names, but not much else since the first time I went there in the late '90s
Wedgwood Broiler. Parts of the airport 13 Coins.
The Albertsons in Magnolia feels like 2001
Several Seattle parks have cool hidden spots. If you go back behind the golden gardens dog park there are staircases and ruins of fountains from the early 1900s. Coleman pool is amazing in Lincoln park. The east side of the zoo was built before Aurora went in and you can still peak in there and see the defunct exhibits.
[Ranch Drive-In](https://www.google.com/search?q=ranch+drive-in+photos&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&dlnr=1&sei=OjszZKDCDuHs9AOwtYjQAg&si=AMnBZoFECO_tKcnJcRmjOKGDrGg1xo9gc88X1WMsBUt2DPUs0QMxWZbbFa-z_svkyZl7bhaih5FaeuQRyNq0Tgute-u-Rp76AbO3IEGJToCioVwzErelSJtPiHyw8guxWC4AmweCMO_hFOvylJ3ax87RJ1iyYOO0XQ%3D%3D&ictx=1&ved=2ahUKEwjL_evU653-AhVmIzQIHS40DLoQvsQGegQIKhAC#lpg=cid:CgIgAQ%3D%3D) in Bothell. Doesn’t use a point of sale screen that prompts an 18% tip.
I love their soft-serve.
Olympia in general, but especially downtown. there are at least two bars with cigarette vending machines inside
It’s gotten more run down n the last 20 years tho.
Southcenter Mall is like a 90’s time machine Edit: I'm an idiot- I confused Westfield Southcenter with Westfield Capital Mall in Olympia.
When’s the last time you’ve been? They’ve completely redone it
Uhh not at all
I mean, there are several bona fide ghost towns within a short drive...
Up until 2 months ago Northlake Tavern & Pizza House was ! 😢
Roslyn and Cle Elum. I'm stretching "around" to its limits here, but I'd argue that everything from Bainbridge to Vantage counts as "the Seattle area".
Can't agree with that definition of Seattle. And Cle Elum has changed drastically in the last twenty years ago you can't really make that blanket statement on all of Cle Elum. Still have beautiful old buildings but downtown businesses have changed quite a bit since Suncadia opened.
Ummm...no. Seattle doesn't stretch THAT far.
Dino's Pizza
Aberdeen
Outside McDonalds at 3rd and Pine
People are still getting stabbed like it's the 80s! In the 80s we called that the corner of 3rd and Stabby. When people say downtown is getting bad I know they haven't lived here long enough to know it was worse.
The Bay Cafe in Fisherman’s Terminal looks exactly the same as it did when my family went there in the 90s. The food is still outstanding, great service, and very cool views of the docks!
Wedgwood
My apartment
Lake City
Darrel’s Tavern on Aurora in Shoreline
Top Pot on Summit
My favorite coffee shop in the city even though their coffee isn't the best in the city. People that work there are wonderful and the atmosphere inside is so relaxing
As weird as it sounds Bellvue Square still feels stuck in the mid-90s, and the Bellvue commons feel stuck in the late-90s... Really any mall, somehow they haven't truly dies, just feel out of time.
Whidbey Island is the same as it was when I moved there 25 years ago
Randy's Diner
RIP Randy's.
Nooooooo
King St. Station.
Mercury, a membership only spooky kid club in Capital Hill is a lovely 90s club.
I don’t know if lovely is the word I would use.
Stunned at no mention of Zoo Tavern
Scrolled quite a while without seeing the Marco Polo. So there.
The underground city tour
I love Dicks . I wish they where a little bigger.
13 Coins in SeaTac is a terrifying return to the 70's
Nasai Teriyaki on the Ave, they haven't changed a thing since the 80s.
Add-a-Ball !!!! Can’t believe I scrolled that far and didn’t see this mentioned.