The rear (north) elevation is clad in plain red brick and has no windows. Geometric patterns in yellow and tan brick are above the display windows, partially covered by a sign. The building has extensive decorative brickwork, primarily red with tan bricks marking the cornice and the pilasters. The narrow west end has broad curved steps down to the sidewalk to accommodate the slope. This is an unusual triangular building, shaped to fit the lot where three streets intersect. Although this is currently the only commercial building here, up until the 1960s there were several other businesses at the intersection, including a gas station, cleaners and another grocery. Since 1972 this storefront has been the Gob Shoppe, a music store that is a very popular landmark with high school and college students. From 1957 to 1963 it was Sunset Beverage and Sundry, which had a soda fountain and grill. The second storefront later became the Golden Gardens Drug Company, with several owners over the years. A succession of later owners continued to operate it as a grocery for many years. This structure was built in 1928 by Louis and Anna Mattson, who operated Mattson's Grocery until 1938. The trolley line and the presence of this store facilitated the development of the Loyal Heights neighborhood.
The building marked the end of the line for the streetcar to Loyal Heights, which began operation in 1907. This structure sits at the intersection NW 85th Street, 32nd Avenue NW and Loyal Way NW, at the top of the hill that descends to Golden Gardens Park. In the opinion of the survey, this property appears to meet the criteria of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Ordinance.
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