There Was a Funeral in Seattle… for a Closed Taco Bell

It’s not unusual for customers to come out to pay tribute to a business when it closes. It IS unusual to wait 35 YEARS to do it.

On Sunday, there was a “funeral” in West Seattle . . . for a Taco Bell . . . that closed in 1991.

The funeral was organized by a local artist who goes by the name “Sunday Nobody,” and it featured bagpipes, a crying contest, a 21-bell salute, and they even released a dove.  (???)  Locals dressed in black . . . and brought flowers and other offerings and “tokens of condolence.”

A local councilmember showed up, and said, “My deepest condolences to the West Seattle Taco Bell community.  I stand with you during this trying time.  Your grief is felt and I share in it.  May this loss be a reminder to all of us to Live Más.”

The place is vacant now, but while it still looks a little like a Taco Bell, it’s been MANY restaurants since then, including a teriyaki place, a Japanese eatery, and four different Thai restaurants.

There are no plans to hold funerals for any of those establishments.

(KIRO 7)