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Location DB > United States > Massachusetts > Saugus > Weylu's
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Weylu's
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created by serendipitee on 9/19/2017 6:52 AM
last modified by Emperor Wang on 9/3/2023 3:39 PM
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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 Basic Information
Type: Outdoors
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: Still worth visiting
 Physical Information
Address
Route 1
Saugus, Massachusetts
United States
Owner:
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  •  Hazards
  • rust
  • Sheer drops
  •  Interesting Features
    It was grand but it's gone.

    Update 9/3/2023- The building is gone, but I think the place is still worth visiting. There’s still a large open lot where the building once was, and right next to it, there’s a very tall and sheer cliff.
     Security Measures
  • fences
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1989
    Closed: 2008
     Required Equipment
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     History
    The super-sized restaurant complex was the idea of Rick and Wilma Chang, successful restaurateurs who immigrated to the United States from Brazil after fleeing Communist China. Construction began on Weylu’s in 1986. Three years and $13 million ($25 million in 2015 dollars) later, the lavish restaurant filled with marble and silk finally opened to much acclaim, but it did not last forever. The 1,500 seats in the restaurant were not filled every night in the late 1990s and eventually the Bank of China took the restaurant from Chang in foreclosure.

    The Bank of China-owned property was sold in 2002 for $4.2 million to Tim Cheng of Golden Mountain who later reopened it in 2004 as East Manor and then again as New East Manor, both ventures failed. According to reports, Cheng invested $5 million in sprucing up the property before giving up.

    In 2006, the property was leased to Ming Lam family who opened another Chinese restaurant named Jin. The grand opening was a spectacle that featured performances by Dionne Warwick and local high school bands. Like its predecessors, Jin did not last very long. The property tried to echo Weylu’s lavishness with diverse Asian offerings across its three floors while offering modest nightlife entertainment. Then they opened Orchid nightclub, a facility in the same vein as the Palace, another Route 1 landmark that met the wrecking ball.

    Boston Business Journal reported the property was sold for $4.25 million in September 2013 — less than half its asking price — to Republic Properties, a development company.

    "We don’t know what the final mix will be. But we envision a mixed-use development that would include a hotel, retail, perhaps some office, multifamily and entertainment," said the company's co-owner.

    The building was demolished in mid September of 2015. An August 2017 visit to the property showed no mixed use development, the only business on the site is a small garden center.
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    Weylu's August 2015
    Tue, Sep 19th, 2017
    posted by serendipitee
    25 pictures
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    More Weylu's
    Wed, Sep 20th, 2017
    posted by serendipitee
    10 pictures
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    September 2023 - It’s still worth visiting
    Sun, Sep 3rd, 2023
    posted by The Demon Crab
    16 pictures
     


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    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 9/3/2023 3:52 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on Sep 3 23 at 15:52, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Sep 3 23 at 15:51, Emperor Wang deleted 9 pictures from gallery September 2023 - It’s still worth visiting
  • on Sep 3 23 at 15:39, Emperor Wang changed the following: History
  • on Sep 3 23 at 14:16, The Demon Crab updated gallery September 2023 - It’s still worth visiting
  • on Sep 3 23 at 14:14, The Demon Crab updated gallery September 2023
  • on Sep 3 23 at 14:13, The Demon Crab added some pictures to a gallery
  • on Sep 3 23 at 14:13, The Demon Crab deleted 1 pictures from gallery September 2023
  • on Sep 3 23 at 14:10, The Demon Crab added some pictures to a gallery
  • on Sep 3 23 at 14:07, The Demon Crab added some pictures to a gallery
  • on Sep 3 23 at 14:06, The Demon Crab added some pictures to a gallery
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