Bob and Betty Lightfeldt

In the September 2019 issue of Kirkland Lifestyle magazine I told the story of Bob and Betty Lightfeldt, who were perhaps Kirkland’s most entrepreneurial couple during the 1960’s and ’70s. The Lightfeldts owned several buildings in downtown Kirkland and in Juanita and created many well-known retails stores, including Betty’s Pants and Tops, Kid’s Stuff, PX Sooper Store (later Mayfair Grocery), and Bill Bitz Barber Shop.

The Lightfeldts were active in Kirkland’s charitable and civic affairs for many years and Bob played a leading role in acquiring the property on the southeast corner of Central Way and Lake Street, to provide much-needed parking for downtown shoppers.