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There were plenty of smiling faces and celebratory clapping Monday, July 1, as a John Deere excavator smashed through the wall of the old Edmonds Senior Center thrift store, beginning the demolition of the past-its-prime waterfront icon feeling all of its 50-plus years.

Donors and supporters took in the action from Re-Juiced Studio’s third-floor deck at the next door Waterfront Park building. A public groundbreaking was held Tuesday, July 9.

The senior center will be replaced by the all-ages Edmonds Waterfront Center.

“This is probably the most meaningful experience I've ever had...