Elliott Bay Expanding to Lake City: Out With the Old, In With the Brew
In April, Elliott Bay Brewing Company is set to open a third pub in Lake City to augment the West Seattle matriarch and Burien first-born. On its face, that would appear to be promising news for one of North Seattle's last remaining working-class enclaves. But not if you're a model-train enthusiast.
The precious cargo trumps the mode of transport in Lake City.
For Elliott Bay to move in, the North End Train Center and American Eagles hobby shop must move out. North End has been around since 1947, but its lease is up (as is American Eagles'). It must move out by April 9, and has $300,000 worth of inventory to try and sell in the meantime.
"I looked for space, but there was nothing financially viable," North End owner Bob Colley told the Seattle Times. "My biggest expense other than employees is rent."
One wet/pipe-dream scenario: With the equally venerable Rimrock for sale down the street, Colley could scoop up Seattle's best dive bar for a song and ring it with remote-control trains, which would deliver orders to customers like the old Iron Horse in Pioneer Square.
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