Amazed at how downtown Bremerton has developed!
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5/10/2010
Went to visit my hometown of Bremerton/Silverdale. Downtown Bremerton was a nice place to celebrate Mother's Day at (The conference center held an all-you-can-eat buffet). The weather was good, prompting many of the locals and Seattle visitors to mingle pleasurably.
The negative feedback on this site is not at all current. A few years back, the city of Seattle promoted the idea of Bremerton, WA (1 hr ferry ride or 1 hr drive from Seattle, 35 mins to Tacoma)being a 'bed-room community'. It has brought increased attention from residents of other suburbs for relocation purposes and hence, the commercial sector of Bremerton is rapidly filling the rising demand for services commonly expected in a big city. For example, Starbucks, Subway, Cold Stone, and Howard Johnson have recently made downtown Bremerton home. Several independent art galleries are in business along the parallel street to the main road leading out from the ferry dock.
For those needing punk pop culture cache to whet their appetite about Bremerton, take note there is a song called "Move to Bremerton" by MXPX which might convince you that Bremerton is 'cool' enough to visit and spend money in.
I am amazed that downtown Bremerton is changing for the better and am happy to be a part of that history.
Pierre | Seattle, WA