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Wallyhood commenters have spoken: Archive McPhee’s is moving to Wallingford: lovely. It will displace the liquor store on the corner of 45th and Stone Way: OMG!!!!

Don’t worry, Wallingford, no need to stockpile booze quite yet. Cub Reporter made a call to the liquor store this morning and was told that the Liquor Control Board is in talks with several Wallingford property owners discussing relocation.

So, the good news is that we’ll still have easy access to our firewater. But the mystery remains: where will the store move to? Tangletown? The Office Max / Cosmopolitan Building by I-5? The festering hole at 40th and Stone? Some guy’s trunk in the Gasworks parking lot?

Don’t worry, we’re on it. We made a call to Olympia for more details, and we were told we’d get a call back tomorrow. In the meantime, please enjoy this educational video:

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Jordan

I started Wallyhood back in 2008, right when my son was born, because I realized I had lived in the neighborhood since 1993 and didn't really know my neighbors. I figured writing a blog about what was going on around me would be a good way to meet people and help other people do the same. As the years progressed, those neighbors have picked up the torch and it is now a group effort, which I adore. I moved out of Wallingford for a few years (2020 - 2025), but I'm back, now living with my wife, son and dog (Dillinger) up in Tangletown.

This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. espalier February 2, 2009

    It’s good to know they’re looking for another location in the neighborhood.

    Now for the speculation–aren’t there some good-sized vacancies in Wallingford Center?

  2. Fnarf February 2, 2009

    It would be nice if the state would get out of the liquor sales business altogether and let private businesses handle it, like they do every other commodity, and like they do in most of the civilized states. Wallingford could easily support a quality liquor store, with more interesting brands than the ones the bureaucrats get kickbacks for.

  3. Yo February 2, 2009

    How about another roach coach in the Winchell’s parking lot?

  4. espalier February 2, 2009

    Fnarf, I completely agree–the state should be out of the liquor business. If the liquor stores were private, we’d have much more variety and probably a higher level of knowledge among the folks selling the stuff. Just a trip to a mainstream retailer like BevMo in another state is enough to put tears in my eyes.

    The WSLCB apologists often cite price in defense of state distribution, but I’ve found liquor cheaper in many privately-owned shops in CA and NY.

    I’ll be damned, though, if Lillet isn’t 5 bucks cheaper in the WA state-run shop than it is at Ballard Market.

  5. Fnarf February 4, 2009

    You buy Lillet? I thought I was the only one.

    I don’t care about price (much). I care about variety and choice. For me, the tipping point was either Lee’s in Vegas or Corti Brothers in Sacramento. I cried.

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