Comments on: McPhee’s prepares to move a bazillion things

By: ballard sucka#2

ballard sucka#2 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:29:16 +0000

word.

By: ddd

ddd — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:53:01 +0000

the more important question is where is the liquor store in wallingford moving to?

By: angelatini

angelatini — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:02:22 +0000

Thank you, Ted. Would you like to come to a Cheap Chinese Plastic Crap Party I am throwing? hahahahaha

By: angelatini

angelatini — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:11:51 +0000

Wow, pessimist.

By: OwlsInsomnia

OwlsInsomnia — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:42:38 +0000

At least we got to borrow them for a few years. I will indeed miss stopping in for my nihilist mints and punching nuns fixes.

By: Trix

Trix — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:47:47 +0000

Yeah, it was across from the Pacific Inn back in the day. I don't know, I always called that part of Stone Wallingford. But to each his own.
And, if memory serves, I think the lot owners were planning condos there and Archie's was financially forced out. But I'm not positive about that.

By: Ernie

Ernie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:12:05 +0000

Wasn't it all the way down Stone Way like around 35th across from the Pacific Inn?

I don't remember exactly (it's been a while) but we definitely considered it to be in Fremont back in the day.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:02:51 +0000

Condos. Get with the program!

j/k but I wouldn't be surprised…

By: Nothipenough

Nothipenough — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:31:00 +0000

Oh is This Chinese Plastic Crap Party FUN or what?!!!!!!

By: NotaHippie

NotaHippie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:27:12 +0000

Plastic carp from China “Priceless”

By: Trix

Trix — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:59:41 +0000

No, Kim, it was on Stone Way, still Wallingford. To be fair it was on the far side of Stone, so could almost be called Fremont. Almost.

By: m

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:37:49 +0000

call it lower Wallingford – it was on Stone, on the east side of the street. If it had been on the west side of the street… Fremont!

By: kim

kim — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:23:44 +0000

i think it was fremont not wallingford….

By: Bark more, Wag Less

Bark more, Wag Less — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:28:22 +0000

How is cheap plastic carp from China any different than cheap plastic crap from America?

By: keith

keith — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:59:39 +0000

less talk more monkey…and no you cant borrow my truck!!!
keith loves archie mcphees

By: ktowner

ktowner — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:55:24 +0000

My daughter and her friends love going to Archie's and now it'll just have to be a longer trip for them.

By: Trix

Trix — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:52:45 +0000

Oh, I will miss being able to walk to Archie's. I'll have to go to Wallingford for my squirrel underwear and bacon air freshener now. But it's fantastic that it's not disappearing completely.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:51:53 +0000

what is going into the archies buildings when they move?

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:45:13 +0000

You must be fun at parties.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:30:25 +0000

I think the attraction is not “plastic crap from China” but the word FUN.

By: Born right the first time

Born right the first time — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:33:55 +0000

Oh! That is so sad! I was so very proud when they moved into the neighborhood.

By: Nothipenough

Nothipenough — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:32:16 +0000

I never understood the attraction of plastic crap from China.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:20:28 +0000

Sad, sad, sad. The Ballard Archie's store was where my husband proposed to me. Apparently the first and only couple in the history of Archie's. At least we'll have that!

By: m

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:10:08 +0000

Archie's came to Ballard from Wallingford. The old Wallingford location was much further down Stone. It was dark and somewhat cavernous, and every inch of wall and ceiling was covered with fabu Archie's stuff. My daughter was about 7 when we first walked in and she stopped at the door with a gasp, looked around and said “I want my room to look just like this.” Her idea of heaven… :)

By: rounder

rounder — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:55:37 +0000

sigh….its sooo sad to see them leave. Thank god its only to Wallingford, I couldnt go on living if they left for good. Archies is a place I would take out of town family to visit, they all thought it was wonderfully wacky. I would tell them thats how Ballard rolls.