Historic Langley

1930's: Building built

1946. Aerial view of Langley with 112 Anthes Ave. (arrow) (Courtesy South Whidbey Historical Society).

The building was apparently built some time between 1929 and 1946. It may have originally been a cabinet shop run by Mike Seery. There was a large sliding door on the north side of the building facing the alley. Mike had a cabinet shop in the former Funk Mercantile on Anthes Avenue in the 1930's.

According to William Burk, "Mike moved across the street to the future Town Hall when Norm Clyde built his motor showroom on the site of the Funk Mercantile (in 1941)." Lloyd Carter and long time Langley resident, Richard Clyde, also remember there was a cabinet shop in the building run by "an old fellow." Michael A. Seery died in 1955 at age 86.

1946: Town Hall

It became the Langley Town Hall in the mid 1940's. According to Joe Wierzbowski: County records indicate it was owned by the Town of Langley in 1946.

1961. Town Hall (Courtesy Darrell Corbin).

The name of the building was changed from "Town Hall" to "City Hall" when Langley became a code City in 1975.

1983. Langley City Hall (Courtesy Langley City Hall).

An addition was added to the east side in the 1980's when Delores Cobb was Mayor. It served as the police department, and later public restrooms. According to James Anderson, "It was a truly quiet little place."

1988. Langley City Hall (Courtesy Ron Childers and Richard Proctor).

According to Bob Herzberg, there was a loading door on the alley side when he joined the city police force in 1978, and was still there in 1988. According to Bob Hertzberg, a lady lost control of her car in the alley during Choochkam sometime in the late 1980's and sideswiped the building knocking the sliding door off.

This was the City Hall and police station until 1992 when the building was sold to Steve Janes and the City Hall moved to it's current location in the former Masonic Temple on Second Street. The City Hall sign from the building is now in possession of the South Whidbey Historical Society Museum.

1993: Flowers by the Bay and Tea & Sushi

The entrance to the front of the building was moved from the side facing Anthes Avenue to a courtyard on the south side, and a flower shop moved from Second Street into the space. A Tea and Sushi shop occupied the former police department space at the rear of the building with a separate entrance on the south side.

2004. Door to Flowers by the Bay (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

2004. Tea and Sushi (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

2007: Joe's Island Music and Chef's Pantry

In 2007, Joe's Island Music store moved from Second Street and replaced the florist shop. The Chef's Pantry replaced the Tea and Sushi shop.

2009. Joe's Island Music and vintage auto (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

2009. Entrance to Joe's Island Music on south side of building (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

2007. Chef's Pantry (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

Following the death of the Chef's Pantry's owner, Joe's Music expanded and occupied the entire building.

2015: Fair Trade Outfitters and Double Bluff Brewing Company

2017. Fair Trade Outfitters (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

Joe's Island Music moved out in 2015 and was replaced by Fair Trade Outfitters. The entrance to the store was returned to its original location facing Anthes Avenue, and the Double Bluff Brewing Company moved into the space at the east end of the building.

2018. Entrance to the Double Bluff Brewing Company on the south side of the building (Courtesy Robert Waterman).

2017. East side with Double Bluff Brewing Company sign (Courtesy Robert Waterman).