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Weylu's
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: Still worth visiting
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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.
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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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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 9/3/2023 3:52 PM.
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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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