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It used to be one could drive over to it, and on a weekend people (not of the executive class) would be out picnicking or flying kites by the surrounding pools. There was a corporate-sponsored bonsai garden (appropriate for a company in the tree business) which was open to the public. That was in the mid-90s.

the bonsai museum is still there, is one of the best in the US and still worth the visit. http://pacificbonsaimuseum.org/

the gardens are also worth checking out if you are in the area, the entrance is right near the bonsaid museum entrance.

They left that building a few months ago and now are based in Pioneer Square, near downtown Seattle.

i really hope someone buys it and uses it, its such a beautiful piece of architecture.

I've always wondered what that building was! Looks really cool from the freeway too.