It's located on Redmond Way and 161st Street in Redmond's first strip mall, still named "Redmond's Shopping Square" and now very unattractive."Mayor Bud Young did not own Bud’s Drive Inn, nor was he related to the other Bud who did own it. Bud’s laminate-topped tables, strong coffee, hot soup, ashtrays aplenty, pour your own refills. Town business was decided by the regulars at Bud's." -Neo Hardy, RHS.
This description kinda sounds like popular downtown "Victor's Coffee" on Gilman Street, only without the ashtrays and wood replacing the laminate.
My mother moved to Bellevue in 1968. She lived on Bellevue Way near the Bellevue High School. Parts of the original Bellevue Square Mall were recognizable, and included anchor stores like J.C. Penney, Frederick and Nelson, The Bon Marche and Nordstroms. Tonight we had dinner at the California Kitchen (on 106th across from the Galleria - previously the bowling alley was nearby). After dinner we walked over to the Lincoln Center (on Bellevue Way - previously Sturdevant's Ski shop was nearby). These days Bellevue Way is not recognizable as compared to 40 years ago. And there are 7 or 8 construction cranes working to change Bellevue.
ReplyDeleteI moved to Redmond in 1982, and my twins graduated from Redmond High in 1987. They recently celebrated a 20 year reunion. In that span of 20 years, Redmond's downtown "core" along Redmond Way and Cleveland Street has not changed much. Of course, Redmond Town Center was built on the site of the Redmond City Golf course, yet that is on "the other side of the tracks" from the downtown "core". 85th street has seen some changes, anchored by the City Hall, a new library, and those two large buildings East of the library (I don't know what they are named). The Post Office and the Firestation have seen minor changes. The Post Office is sorely in need of updating, especially the traffic flow, and parking lot. Drivers who want to drop of a Christmas package, or a Federal Tax Return, recognize the traffic jam at the Post Office. I don't think Redmond's "core" will ever look like Bellevue because it is such a small area of land, and completely "surrounded" by neighborhoods, highways, and rivers. Redmond's "core" is poorly sited for "mega" growth.
Redmond's "core" is situated at a crossroads of sorts, where 3-4 old roads converge: Bell-Red Road, Kirkland-Redmond, Redmond-Woodinville, and the Fall City Road. Less travelled roads include: Avondale, Novelty Hill Road, and Union Hill Road. So it is not too surprising that the daily traffic flow into and through Redmond continues to grow
Mr Yoder, I was served at Bud's: I knew Bud's; Bud's was a friend of mine. Mr Yoder, Victor's is no Bud's.
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