Bellingham waterfront hotel could marry history and modern design

Few structures remain from the heyday of the pulp and tissue mill that operated until a decade ago at the heart of Bellingham’s waterfront.

Most of the buildings were taken down after operations ceased in 2007, with an eye on preserving some of the machinery and other elements that could illustrate the history and inner workings of the Georgia-Pacific West mill that once made Angel Soft and Quilted Northern toilet paper.

But few of the buildings themselves were earmarked for preservation.