Mark, an MLTnews reader, sent us this memory of growing up in Mountlake Terrace: I remember playing in the woods where the city hall is located back to 236th and into the canyon where I-5 is now. We used to catch crawdads in Johnny’s creek between Lake Ballinger and the elementary school. When they built the city hall, they also had an ampitheater behind where the new police station is locat... »
At one point in time this was a drive-thru something. Any one remember what it was? »
This Friday residents of Mountlake Terrace will bid farewell to the building that held the name “City Hall” for the past 50 years. A brief ceremony will take place at noon this Friday, February 12 in front of the old city hall building. The city’s purpose of the ceremony is to “honor the past and look to the future,” the old city hall will soon be demolished. The old ... »
Recognize these buildings? If you spend any time in the Town Center neighborhood you will probably recognize one of them. If you’ve been around for a while, you may recognize the other as well. Built in 1951, this building now houses Northern Lights, a lighting and sound store. The photo was taken in 1951 from across 232nd St. SW. View Larger Map The MLT arson fires in the early 90′s d... »
I recently cam upon a quote about Mountlake Terrace and wanted MLTnews readers’ thoughts on it. The quote is from the sales web site for the new Monterra townhouse development on 48th Ave W: The city of Mountlake Terrace is going through major development changes and is being compared to the Mill Creek of 10 years ago. I asked our followers on Facebook and Twitter and here are some of their ... »
Fortunately this was the price of new MLT homes in the 1950′s, not how far current prices have dropped. Last week I showed a photo of a gas station in Mountlake Terrace from the 1950′s and some readers on Facebook thought it was the Shell station on Ballinger Way/244th. Though not technically in the city limits it seems to be the best guest. See the aerial photo at the end of this post... »
I found some great old photos of the Mountlake Terrace from the 1950′s that I’ll be posting with the hope that you, the readers, may be able to pinpoint where they were taken. It would be interesting to do a then/now comparison. Most of the photos will be form the Tacoma Public Library’s image archives. Today’s photo is of Scott’s Service, a Texaco gas station . The p... »
Tomorrow Mountlake Terrace Christian Church will be celebrating 50 years in our community. The church started as a morning Bible study in July of 1959 as an offshoot of Greenwood Christian Church in Seattle. The church started meeting a the American Legion Hall. The 4 and 5 year olds had to meet in the bar. Two years later the church purchased a home at 230th and 58th and began to meet there. In 1... »
