Names of bars in this I've not yet found a primary source reference to a bar before 1901, but the Diller Hotel (see, (Previously La Boheme Tavern, then The Bohemian), Begins appearing in city guides in 1934 as Yesler Beer Parlor. into Hattie's Hat (said to be named after his mother-in-law) and the bar into Aunt Harriet's Room. However, they were forced to close due to the financial strains of the pandemic. 1935 to 1944. interruptions of a few years with the exception of prohibition (which was Jan 1916 The current building that houses the Red Door was constructed in 1893, moved throughout the 40s and possibly earlier. and the Triangle Tavern by 1980. This was 1969. Please see http://peterga.com/kbar-old.htm The "U.S. Tavern" appears in the 1943-44 Polk guide at this address, and It was Mack's Tavern In addition to these, there are a number of bars with different names currently operating in it is listed as the "Ty-Up Tavern.". This starts appearing in city guides as "Stewart's" in 1935, but is listed as "5th Ave Tavern" But given that the Queen City Saloon existed in a different (wooden) building in the We use cookies to deliver personalized advertisements, improve your online experience, and to analyze our site's performance. housing this U-District gay bar, and it remained under the "Looking Glass" name into I have also tried to include in Appears listed as the "Green Spot Tavern" in 1941, then the "Silver Star This building was constructed in 1927 and a bar owned by Harvey Mashinter is listed here in 1939. Elizabeth moved to Seattle in 1969, following her divorce, when she was 24, with her 3-year-old daughter, Molly. The building has housed a bar or tavern for approaching a century, he says, except for some time during Prohibition, when it was an ice-cream . The Rendezvous and Jewelbox Theater have been around since 1924 or 1925, relocating from what is now known as the "Matthes Block," after the saloon's owners (and now Sandpiper Restaurant Lounge in Downtown Seattle, WA About Search Results Sort: 1. The post-prohibition records are not very clear, but what is now the back room of the bar In 1980 it is the "Rainy City Tavern" and in 1990 the "Caddyshack Tavern.". By 1990 it was Goldies, which closed in 2010, and was renamed the Iron Bull later that year by the new owners. 1934, although at that time it was located up the street and named "McClanahan Beer Parlor" In addition to these, there are a number of bars with different names currently operating in and the Triangle Tavern by 1980. Ted Bundy's rooming house in the University District of Seattle. 1) 1890 - Merchants Cafe street re-numbering, but this appears to have been in error. You can set your cookie preferences below. been identified as John Considine's "box house" the historic People's Theater, since 1890. it was the "Forun Tavern." and continuing into the 70s. It appears in city guides as This was also the year when young women started to disappear from the streets of Seattle. by 1938. names have included Mr. Ed's Tavern (70s) and Lobo Inn, (NOW CLOSED) The building was constructed in 1947 and "Tex's Tavern" is listed here from 1948 It remained the Century In the early 80s it was the Sundance Tavern, and opened as the Wild Rose on Jan 1, 1986. for owner Thomas McClanahan. Mansfield; by 1948 until 2005 it hosted Kelly's Tavern -- though Kelly's appears to have been across the the more upscale Hill Top Ale House opened in 1994), Note that city and telephone guides of 1934 and 1935 The first bar I've found located at this building (constructed in 1926) is one owned from south of the current canal in the 19th century, and then moved again from Fremont as "Nicky's Tavern" or "Nicky's Holman Road Tavern," which continues int the 1980s. the Bohemian Caf, Velvet Elvis, One Eleven Yesler Tavern, and the Totem Pole Tavern. By 1945 it was Jim's Tavern in 1945, which It has also hosted Blu, The War Room, and the Hunter Gatherer Lodge. It seems highly likely that it has been a bar since The 1935 Polk City Guide lists more than three times as many bars under "Beer It lists no bars again until 1948-49 when it was "Mick and Art's Tavern." and the current address beginning in 1968. I have found no listings in the late 30s to make some fairly arbitrary definitions as to what constitutes a single bar. and it was "Quinn's Tavern" through the late 40s. (Click names for more details. "Fifty-Two Thirty One" tavern under the same address. through Dec 1933 in Washington state). and assist people who may use their own criteria, but I generally use the following: For example, I count the founding date of Jules Maes to be 1937, as that was the year Trivia. moonshine when they cut through a basement floor). By 1942 and continuing into the 70s, it was "The Central" or "The Central Tavern" (not to be confused It was Hank's Tavern in the 50s and 60s. All of the preceding have their imperfections and do not uncommonly conflict, but I "The chemistry between us was incredible. famous gay nightclub on the west coast at the time (now "Heaven" nightclub). (I previously wrote that the address change was probably just an artifact of the Broadway In 2015 Vidiot moved to the former Benbow surely anyone else who is publishing online or by any other means. By 1970 it was Ed Delby's Tavern, By 1990 it was listed as simply "Belltown," was modified to the "Belltown Bistro" housing The Hurricane in 1949. as the Old Home Saloon/Bar/Restaurant/Cafe/Cigar Store operated at this address for many years after As a result, Liz's house was kept under constant police surveillance. You can change your choice at any time by using the Privacy Center link in our footer. In 1955 the building was remodeled for Malmen's Fine Foods, under new owners Gus and Pat Malmgren "Tavern" or "Beer Parlor"). This photograph shows what the inside of the bar would have looked like back in 1969. The film recreates the moment when Elizabeth Kloepfer and Ted Bundy met at the Sandpiper Tavern. it 2001, and it was purchased and refurbished by Steve Freeborn, Tia Matthies, Jerry Everard). This is the story of how Elizabeth came to write the book and conceal her true identity along the way, and how, decades later, a book relegated to libraries, dusty consignment shops, and far-off. Liz met Ted back in September, 1969, when she had gone out with a friend to the Sandpiper Tavern. very soon after the Beer and Wine Revenue Act took effect. The building was constructed in 1926. The Streamline Tavern or early 40s, but in 1945 it begins appearing as "Club Two Hundred," which continues 1973 . City guides list the Dutch Tavern at this address from at least 1939 to 1970 or later. and changed to, The current building was constructed in 1940 but the first bar I've found The "East Pike Tavern" appears at this address in city guides beginning in 1945. This Ballard structure was built in 1900. 4) 1910 - The Triangle Pub and then the Columbia Hotel from 1904-1920, hosting the likes of Bullalo Bill Cody. This was the "Triangle Tavern by 1935 until 1986. at the address is Art's Tavern in 1943-44, through at least 1948. In 1970 it is the "It'll Do Tavern" and it is the In 1970 it is listed as the "Terminal Tavern" and as "Glaser's Terminal Tavern" is the Rebel's Inn in 1936. ", Appears in city guides as Hansen's Tavern" in 1939-1944, Then either "Wedgewood" and telephone directories. is listed there in 1935. The 1935 Polk City Guide lists more than three times as many bars under "Beer By 1970 it was the Knarr. There was a tavern here owned by John "Jack" Perry by 1935, and it was named "Jack's Tavern." In 1980 it is the "Rainy City Tavern" and in 1990 the "Caddyshack Tavern.". This location has hosted bars since at least 1890, but the current building was Pipeline Tavern - Seattle Amazing Rhythm Aces Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bighorn Blind Willie Bo Diddley Brownie McGee Cheeseburger Delux Cincinatti Rail EmmyLou Harris Fireball Goldie McJohn Grey Blues Band High Tide The Hot Band Ian Matthews Jean-Luc Ponty Jim Page Jr. Cadillac Marlon Maria Muldauer Michael Bloomfield Mojo Hand Nick Gravenites Band * 1933/1898 - Central Saloon It is the "Kort-Haus" by 1970. the oldest bar in Seattle. "Pilot House Inn" by 1941. The current building was constructed in 1924 and the first bar I have found By the late 40s it is known as just the "Side Track Tavern," and in 1970 and 1980 View Location. ", This was the "Camel Inn" Tavern from 1945 into the 70s. I allow that although the bar was subsequently renamed the Rainier Pool Room for many years. It became the Old Town Ale House in 1995, and Percy's in 2013. By 1980 it was the "Brass Door," later the Brass Connection, and lead the Before that, the Congress Tavern appears in the in 1939 and 1940, and a beer parlor owner's to 512 in the late 50s (it is listed at 511 in the '58 Polk Guide and at 512 in '59). "Pilot House Inn" by 1941. the Queen City Saloon was in operation by then at this address (and it has remained By 1948 it was owned by H.W. under owner Rudy Brown. effect Jan 1, 2016, but is said to have retained a speakeasy in back of a Chinese laundry at least the ownership of Wayne Schwartzkopf, which began in 1988 (Schwartzkopf sold Then, during the 1970s, it switched back to the old name. ", Although I have not yet found it in city guides until 1937, The Double Header seems to have possibly very shortly after prohibition. Schaeffer Thus I consider the start date of the bar space here to be 1913. However, at some point in the 1960s, it became the Sandpiper Tavern. A note on the current menu claims that the place dates back to an earlier bar from the 30s and was It is the "Golden West Tavern" from at least 1960 to at least 1970, again in the 1948-49 edition, though not intervening editions. It continues to be listed as "Mack's Shanty" into 1960. The Rendezvous and Jewelbox Theater have been around since 1924 or 1925, It was also the Greenlake Ale House, and the Kangaroo and Kiwi until 2012, The building currently housing Mission on California Ave was constucted in 1924, It was purchased in 1963 by Joe Rogel and Bernie Minsk, and remains operated with only by the owners of the BluWater Bistro chain from 2005 to 2010, the re-opened as Kloepfer and Bundy met at the Sandpiper Tavern in 1969. This Greenwood Ave address lists "Richie's Inn" in 1935, then the "Duck-Low Inn" By 1948 it is the Greenlake Tavern, which it remains into the 1960s. The Happy Hour Tavern begins to be listed here in 1937 and remains through 1973. I am still adding bars from my research data and have many more that will be added shortly. by Mrs. Ko Nishiyama in 1939. The Shanty Tavern goes back to at least 1937, although it was previous located in a couple By 1968 it was "The Anxious Asp," in the 70s "The Rat Hole," in the early 80s, (and subsequently printed by the press), it also requires one to make some fairly arbitrary Elizabeth Kendall first met Ted Bundy at the Sandpiper Tavern in Seattle. The Sixty-Fifth St. Tavern was established at 511 NW 65th by 1936 and replaced by the Tin Hat The Attic has been at the current address with a tavern license since 1937, But this is curious, since the "Northlake Tavern" had been at that same location (512 E Northlake Ave) The first bar I've found located at this building (constructed in 1926) is one owned The Latona Beer Hall was actually at this location since at least 1890, but the The "J.R. Hammond Saloon" was there in 1890 and a saloon owned by If you have any corrections, additions, or other information on Seattle area bars built before 1950, On the other hand, since the current owners purchased the former home of the divey "Skipper's Tavern" and in 1990 "JC Fox & Sons. granted the state's second tavern license. A bar owned by Neil C. Riley is listed here in 1935. It was also Nick's New Tavern in 1970 constructed in 1930. This is a "family" photograph of Liz, Ted, and Liz's daughter Molly. Though they are a bit too far from the Seattle city limits for me to include on the list above, here are a few more old area bars that I am interested in. was the Flamingo Room by at least the mid 60s and into the early 80s. In 1970 under owner Rudy Brown. the former front desk area. After Prohibition it was the Silver Spot and then Enger's Fish Knot Inn. However, Since at least 1945, probably 1933; oldest commercial building in north city (1929), The Latona Tavern begins appearing in city guides in 1948. It was Bailey's Tavern by 1939 and into the latter 40s, and U-Way Tavern by 1960 "Eastlake Zoo" by 1980. It is "Mack's Tavern in 1946 It is said to have been a speakeasy during prohibition and is linked to This space on 15th NW housed the Sunset Inn in 1948. The building was constucted in 1924 By 1942 and continuing into the 70s, it was "The Central" or "The Central Tavern" (not to be confused 5) 1911 - Queen City Grill This engagement occurred while he was still in a relationship with Liz. interruptions of a few years with the exception of prohibiton address (the building dates to 1931). You can go to this restaurant if you appear to be near Jurien Bay Marine Park.Australian cuisine is what Sandpiper Tavern & Pizzeria boasts. However I am not positive that this change is not actually the result of the city started legally serving alcohol, I have included only the establishments in this possibly very shortly after prohibition. It was very briefly Shaffer Bear Hall (a tribute to pre-prohibition owner H.S. In 1970 and 1980 In the "full list" I have provided I have included various data to try and clarify it is listd as the "Side Track Inn. throughout the 40s and possibly earlier. It lists no bars again until 1948-49 when it was "Mick and Art's Tavern." The Polk guide of 1935 lists the Picture Palace Tavern at this location, constructed in 1925. * 1937/1907 - Jules Maes since 1938, with another bar there owned by William Carr listed there since at least 1937. In Polk guides it was listed at 323 N. 50th until at least 1967 and variations on that (e.g Northlake Tavern and Cafe) through the 40s. However, county tax records indicate that the current building is one owned by Joseph Carroll (bar name unknown) in 1939. It was the "Thunderbird Tavern" by 1959. Structure was built in 1932 and appears under Beer Parlors in the 1934 The Duchess first appears in city guides at its current address in 1937, although it The name changes to "Jack Gengler" in 1942, then the "318 Tavern" in 1948. In 1990 it is listed as "Borge's Place. (which later moved one block north to Jackson). Square Saloon" up the street. The bar was originally called the Rainbow Tavern. As I said, one must make some fairly arbitary definitions. although it probably did not contain the upper floor at the time. In 1975, while Bundy was awaiting trial for the kidnapping of Carol DaRonch, he briefly moved back in with Liz. Maneki Japanese Restaurant dates back to 1904 in Seattle and contains a bar, but despite its The bar must have retained it's basic name for the majority of its history, Bars where Pete has had a Drink (4,992 bars; 1,754 bars in Seattle) - Click titles below for Lists: Current Seattle Bars 106 Pine, Seattle (downtown) 13 Coins, Seattle (Pioneer Square) 2 Fingers Social, Seattle (West Seattle) 2C Thai Bistro and Spirits, Seattle (Lake City) 206 Distillery, Seattle (Interbay) 2120, Seattle (Belltown) This structure was built in 1920 and begins showing up in city guides as TNT's Place, Shipwreck Tavern, and Vidiot. honor of the Ballard Bar owner, Percy Sankey. The building was constructed in 1924. It is listed at 507 Queen Anne from the late 40s to at least 1970, moving to it appears in the 1935 guide under Duncan McKenzie; current building appears to have been constructed in 1950. massively more helpful than xerox copies from the Seattle Public Library.). The first year that a bar was operating in the existing building, The bar must have retained it's basic name for the majority of its Mel's in 1969. 1990 the Seattle Eagle, "Johnny's 65th Street Tavern" begins appearing at this address in 1945. In 1970 it is listed as the "Terminal Tavern" and as "Glaser's Terminal Tavern" 3) 1903 - The Virginia Inn Joe's Bar and Grill. for an example of how I attempt to resolve these. In 1935 he changed to "The DeLuxe," although the former name is also listed in city guides Thanks to Loren D. for bringing 3,362 were here. The Double Header was one of the oldest gay bars in the country before it closed In at least this last move, and perhaps the previous one, the actual building Sandpiper Tavern & Pizzeria JURIEN BAY Order Pizza Online See Our Menu CONTACT US Tel. It became the Lava Lounge in 1995. current location. it is listd as the "Side Track Inn. In 1970 and 1980 it was year, Herb and Evelyn Friedman. and continuing into the 70s. The Tin Hat remained at this location for two decades before moving across the street it is listed as the "Ty-Up Tavern.". The first bar I have found at the address is one owned by Max Hurwitz in 1935. The origin of this bar is often traced back to the beginnings of the Old Home Saloon in 1900, in 1970. current location. and is listed sporadically under that name until at least 1970. location until the early 40s (see below). was constructed in. shifts to the current 9002 address around 1948. Structure was built in 1932 and appears under Beer Parlors in the 1934 into the current location of La Carta de Oaxaca. building since 1907, should people prefer that criterion. Sometime between 1940 and 1942 inclusive he moved it to the current location. 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