WEEK AHEAD: Two more days for Walgreens on 16th SW

On Sundays we often mention notable stories expected in the week ahead. This time around – West Seattle will see its second drugstore closure in two weeks. The Walgreens store at 9456 16th SW announced last month that it’s closing as of Wednesday, September 10. No reason was given, but we had noted a month earlier that the building’s owner had listed it for sale (and it doesn’t appear to have sold yet). If you’ve been a customer at this Walgreens and haven’t taken other action, the company says it’ll transfer your prescription to the High Point Walgreens, which will remain open. The other local drugstore that closed was the Westwood Village Rite Aid, two weeks ago, less than a mile away, the only one of four Rite Aid-owned West Seattle drugstores that was shut down instead of converting to CVS.

6:31 PM: Just went over to check the closure signage. It says the store and pharmacy both will close at noon Wednesday.

Chris Stripinis September 7, 2025 (7:00 pm)

I was in the Roxbury Safeway this afternoon and noticed that the pharmacy line was longer than I had ever seen it before. I assumed it was a consequence of the recent reduction in local pharmacy locations. Not good.

Seattlite September 7, 2025 (8:00 pm)

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The CVS on California Avenue SW pharmacy has longer lines too. However, I was very pleased with CVS, because they notified me by text that my prescriptions were ready and the prescriptions were correct! Also, it is nice to walk into CVS and see all of the shelves stocked. So far so good.
ltmmgm September 8, 2025 (2:04 pm)

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You are exactly correct Chris. I was in there a couple weeks ago and asked the person giving me my husbands RX if they were busier than usual because of the closings of numerous pharmacies and she looked at me with such frustration in her eyes and shook her head yes. She said they are all overwhelmed with all the new/transferred RX’s and that they are doing their best. Lets give them our patience and smiles, not frowns.

East Coast Cynic September 7, 2025 (8:36 pm)

At least there is a soon to be CVS in Alaska Junction, so maybe the “wealth” will redistribute a bit to the CVS(‘s) that are coming on line.

Kyle September 8, 2025 (1:31 pm)

Look forward to the open drug use being even more blatant in that parking lot now.

C September 8, 2025 (1:40 pm)

Not good for public health to close two very large pharmacies on major bus lines

D September 8, 2025 (8:53 pm)

I stood in 3 lines and gave up at both safeways and cvs on California. Finally got what I needed at Walgreens on Roxbury and found out they are closing in 2 days. I was a customer of Rite Aid in Westwood Village and that store was fabulous. So devastated so many stores are closing around west seattle. In the 30 years I’ve been here it has never been this bad. Each line was really long and I have a hard time standing because of major foot pain. I Have no clue where is best to go in the future. So grateful for those pharmacies still open and the staff subjected to the overload. Hope they can keep it up! Good luck to everyone finding where fits your needs. Thank you for communicating here!!!