>>
>> EXCELLENT. COMING UP AT 5:00.
SPEAKING OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY,
FEATURED HERE ON BEST OF THE
BURBS ON TAKE FIVE, ANGELA WILL
TELL US WHERE WE ARE GOING
NEXT.
NEXT.
NEXT. >>
NEXT. >> AS PART OF THE SERIES, -- --
>> OR WHERE WE ARE NOT GOING
NEXT.
NEXT.
NEXT. >>
NEXT. >> HE DOESN'T WANT THE SECRET
TO GET OUT BUT IT'S COMING OUT.
LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE, COOL
PLACES TO LIVE. WE TOOK A DRIVE
TO JORDAN'S NECK OF THE WOODS
TO A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN DECIDE
TO LIVE MODESTLY OR OVER THE
TOP.
TOP.
TOP. IF
TOP. IF YOU HAVE A SWEET TOOTH, ONE
OF THE BEST BAKERIES AROUND, WE
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOU TO
HOOK ME UP MORE.
THIS TIME REBECCA CAME WITH ME
TOO MAPLE VALLEY AND BLACK
DIAMOND.
DIAMOND.
DIAMOND. CHECK IT OUT.
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♪ ♪. >>
♪ ♪. >> Reporter: MAPLE VALLEY, 26
MILES SOUTH OF SEATTLE.
8MILES FROM THERE, A SLEEPY
COAL MINING TOWN OF BLACK
DIAMOND.
DIAMOND.
DIAMOND. DIFFERENT VIBES BUT THE FUTURES
MAY HAVE MORE IN COMMON.
>> WE ARRIVED IN MAPLE VALLEY.
NOW WE ARE AT THE HEART OF THE
CITY, CITY HALL.
INSTEAD OF THE MAYOR WE RAN
INTO A REAL ESTATE AGENT WITH A
SPECIALTY YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT
OFTEN. YOU HELP PEOPLE HAVE
HORSES OR WANT TO HAVE HORSES
FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO LIVE?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU HAVE TO HAVE PROPERTY --
PROPER PROPERTY, LOOK AT
GRADING, HAVE A BARN.
>> IS THERE A LOT OF IT?
>> THERE IS.
A NICE COLLECTION OF DIFFERENT
LIFESTYLES.
LIFESTYLES. >> YEAH, DIFFERENT.
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. ♪ ♪
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♪ ♪ >>
♪ ♪ >> ALL THE LIGHTING RECLAIMED
FROM A 1920 s GYMNASIUM.
ALL THE DYNAMICS ARE ALL
AUTHENTIC.
AUTHENTIC. >> I NEED A ROOT BEER FLOAT,
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE. >> THAT, A LITTLE PEEK INTO THE
FUTURE OF OUR MAPLE VALLEY TOUR
>> THE TAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
THE MAIN SCHOOL FOR PEOPLE
WANTING TO MOVE HERE.
WITH THAT WE'VE REDONE A BUNCH
OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HE BUILT
A BRAND-NEW STATE OF THE ART
HIGH SCHOOL WITH NEW FIELDS.
>> Reporter: ARE YOU ALMOST
BUILT OUT HERE?
>> JUST ABOUT.
THIS IS THE LAST, MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT I AM AWARE OF.
THERE IS A COUPLE OTHER PARCELS
THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THAT
AREN'T RIGHT NOW, FOR THE MOST
PART, WE ARE PRETTY MUCH FULL.
>> Reporter: ANYPLACE YOU LIVE
YOU HAVE TO HAVE GREAT FOOD
CLOSE BY.
CLOSE BY.
CLOSE BY. THIS IS THE PLACE IN MAPLE
VALLEY.
VALLEY.
VALLEY. RUMOR HAS IT, INSIGHT IS A
TESTY CHEF.
TESTY CHEF. >> MY POTATO SALAD IS MADE
FRESH EVERY DAY WITHOUT MIRACLE
WHIP
WHIP
WHIP >>
WHIP >> NICE.
>> NICE.
>> NICE. >> WEIRD TO GET A SOLID WHEN
THERE IS A BACON BURGER.
>> SMALL TOWN PATRONS, ALEX
STONE ON THE DONNA REED SHOW.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES,
FOR LOCALS, KIND OF FEELS LIKE
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. BUT
HOME. BUT WHO IS THE TESTY CHEF?
>> MY AUNT WAS THE TESTY CHEF.
SHE WAS TESTY.
>> YES, SHE WAS.
>> OF FAST PACED PLACE.
SOMETHING ELSE COOKING, NOT FAR
FROM HERE.
FROM HERE. AND BLACK DIAMOND, A TOWN THAT
HASN'T SEEN AS MUCH GROWTH AS
MAPLE VALLEY, BUT CHANGE IS
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. >> THIS WAS A COAL MINING TOWN
IN THE 1800S YOU HAD TO HAVE A
REASON TO BE HERE.
>> Reporter: WE ARE FINALLY IN
BLACK DIAMOND.
BLACK DIAMOND. THE FIRST STOP IS THE BAKERY,
OF COURSE.
OF COURSE. >> WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE
1902, 116 YEARS.
STARTED OUT MAKING BREAD IN OUR
BRICK OVEN DOWNSTAIRS.
THE BEST, MOST POPULAR SELLING
ITEMS ARE THE APPLE FRITTERS,
MAPLE BARS
MAPLE BARS >> HOLD YOUR BREATH, MAKE-A-
WISH, COUNT TO THREE
>> IS THAT HOW YOU TELL THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN -- FILL ME IN
. IF A PIE IS LIGHT
>> THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH FILLING
>> WE SAW ONLY QUALITY THINGS.
THIS IS SERIOUSLY THE BEST
DONUTS I'VE EVER HAD
>> THE BAKERY WAS A PLACE
EVERYONE SAID I HAD TO TRY.
BUT IN THE FIVE HIVE, ONE
PERSON SAID WE DID NOT WANT TO
MISS THE ANTIQUE STORES.
HOW OLD IS THIS PLACE?
>> LATE 1800S. I
THINK THEY HAVE PAPER BACK TO
1900.
1900.
1900. >>
1900. >> I HEARD YOU GUYS HAVE A
REPUTATION FOR -- I DON'T KNOW,
VISITORS?
VISITORS?
VISITORS? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?
>> THERE IS A LOT OF I DON'T
WANT TO SAY ENTITIES, SPIRITS,
THEY LIKE TO DO THINGS.
>> --
>> --
>> -- >>
>> -- >> ONE LIKES TO LOCK THE
WOMEN'S BATHROOM ON YOU.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> WHEN THE GHOST SPENT THE
NIGHT HERE, HE GOT TO TALK TO
THE WOMEN BACK HERE. SHE TOLD
ME HER NAME WAS ABBY.
I SAID OKAY.
A MONTH OR TWO LATER A GUY CAME
UP AND SAID ALMOST THE SAME
THING, HE WAS A SENSITIVE AND
TOLD ME HER NAME WAS ABIGAIL
>> REALLY.
>> REALLY. TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T
KNOW THE OTHER CONVERSATION. AS
HARD AS IT WAS TO LEAVE THE
HEART OF BLACK DIAMOND, WE HAD
TO EXPLORE NEW TERRITORY.
THIS IS PHASE I OF A PLAN TO
BUILD 5000 NEW HOMES.
>> THIS IS 10 TRAILS, THE
DEVELOPMENT EVERYONE KEEPS
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. >> YOU KNOW IT IS NEW WHEN THE
WELCOME CENTER IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION. IT WON'T JUST BE HOMES BUT AN
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. 14MILES OF TRAILS AND OUTDOOR
THEATER, RETAIL, LIKE DIAMOND
WON'T BE THE SAME. BUT BY
HONORING ITS PAST, AS IT MOVES
FORWARD, IT JUST MIGHT BE BETTER
. THERE YOU GO.
BLACK DIAMOND, MAPLE VALLEY.
AND I HAVE SOME NEWS IT WAS
HEARTBREAKING FOR PEOPLE WHO
LIVE THERE, THE TESTY CHEF, THEY
SOLD. I KNOW.
IT HAS A NEW NAME.
IT IS CALLED SEVEN. THE
BUILDING IS THERE