the. By 1948 it was owned by H.W. Their relationship came under considerable strain in 1974. By 1913 there was a bar here owned by Joseph Finkelberg. The current building dates only back to 1970, but there has been a bar in this location Below, you will find the address and the GPS coordinates for this location. Names of bars in this migration of the Seattle gay scene from Pioneer Square to Capitol Hill. In 1935 he changed to "The DeLuxe," although the former name is also listed in city guides throughout the 40s and possibly earlier. primary sources, and update this page as I learn. and it remains under that name until the mid 40s. "Walt's Tavern" is listed at this address from 1945-1949. The "Melody Tavern" first appears at this address in city guides in 1948, in a building constructed in 1902, (NOW CLOSED) The Dog House was actually established in 1933, but only moved to the building currently By 1968 it was "The Anxious Asp," in the 70s "The Rat Hole," in the early 80s, "The Loading Zone," in the later 80s "The Bus Stop," and finally "Changes" in 1989. criteria seem most appropriate. ", The current building was constructed in 1921 and the bar I have found at this address The Reservoir Tavern was established in 1934 and is said to have been working list of oldest bars in Washington state). Mark Mitchell was born September 29, 1934 to Mike (a longtime Seattle City Councilman) and Margaret Mitchell. This community is located on S 208th St in Seattle. A picture in this venue at 7401 Greenwood says the building was constructed The structure was constructed in 1927, and there is a bar listed here in the 1935 Polk guide By 1970 it was the Rat Hole Tavern, and possibly later in the year became the Iron Bull. in 1945, is proceeded there by Hansen's Tavern, and a tavern owned by Charles Hufsvang by 1960 it was Gordy's Tavern, by 1970 The Odyssey, by 1980 Le Chateau, and by In real-life, Liz actually approached Ted at the Sandpiper Tavern when she saw him sitting alone at the bar. historical data is problematic as well. Elizabeth was recently divorced and raising her. location later occupied by "Kelly's" and now by the "Acquabar." honor of the Ballard Bar owner, Percy Sankey. BF Shearer, the original it's current address of 121 W. Mercer sometime before 1980. In the 40s it was LaChateau Caf, and in the 60s and 70s it was the Chamber Tavern. The Streamline Tavern However, they were forced to close due to the financial strains of the pandemic. See the Jules Maes page It was Mack's Tavern Of course along with the problem of defining a start date, getting accurate historical One must presume that many of these bars were actually housing The Hurricane in 1949. In addition to these, there are a number of bars with different names currently operating in (later the Ballard Bar is listed next door at 5233). and into the 90s, This building was constructed in 1927, and in 1948 it begins to show up The post-prohibition records are not very clear, but what is now the back room of the bar "Fifty-Two Thirty One" tavern under the same address. ", This was the "Camel Inn" Tavern from 1945 into the 70s. The Opal in Tacoma is quite old but I have not found a reliable dating of the establishment. in 1970. Polk guide (owned by Ivan McKinnon, bar name unknown). location at the time, and Maes himself was not in America at the time.). It became the Lion's Lair by 1970. From that point on, Elizabeth Kloepfer and Ted Bundy dated "on-and-off" for about five or six years. The 1937 listing has "Mack's Shanty" at 8816 Lake City (AKA Bothell Way AKA Victory Way), Names of bars that preceded Piper's Creek and continuing into the 70s. ", "The Century" first appears at this address in city guides in 1935. Elizabeth, then 24, met Bundy on September 26, 1969, in the Sandpiper Tavern in Seattle - shortly after she moved there with her three-year-old daughter. It has since hosted the Tic Toc Tavern, Arthur's A Fine Pub, Romper Room, and Watertown. section with a clear indication of that in the name (e.g. It appears to have become the Roanoke sometime between 1970 and 1980. This was famously the location of the Buckaroo (originally "Little Buckaroo" please e-mail to kbar@peterga.com, working list of oldest bars in Washington state, Not technically in Seattle, but approximately a mile north of the city limits, The original Hilltop Tavern opened in 1933 and closed in 1993; and the "Hawaii West Tavern" from at least 1980 to 1990 or later. It remained the Century not at it's current location. I'm also working on trying to specify more of the exact years these locations first hosted a bar. By 1990 it was Goldies, which closed in 2010, and was renamed the Iron Bull later that year by the new owners. street at some point in the 80s, (NOW CLOSED) The current structure was built in 1928 although Milton "Mel" Roe has By the late 40s it is known as just the "Side Track Tavern," and in 1970 and 1980 This is in a building constructed in 1892. The first bar I've found located at this building (constructed in 1926) is one owned the "Harvard Tavern" in 1935 and remains under that name into the 60s. It has been the "Red Door" since 1988. continue to assess what appears to be the most reliable information from the various The Happy Hour Tavern begins to be listed here in 1937 and remains through 1973. page for an example of how I attempt to resolve these. telephone directories into a spreadsheet of bars by year and address, which of course is J.w. was constructed in. The "Night Hawk" first appears at this address in the 1934 Polk guide It was subsequently "Yo'Babes," "The First Edition" in the 80s, The Winners Circle in the 90s, and This is in a building constructed in 1892. This building was constructed in 1927. It is said to have been a speakeasy during prohibition and is linked to Mackey and called "Mackey's Tavern." massively more helpful than xerox copies from the Seattle Public Library.). This location belongs to the following categories: Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to see future locations. The structure was constructed in 1927, and there is a bar listed here in the 1935 Polk guide very soon after the Beer and Wine Revenue Act took effect. In 1945 it becomes "Feeley's Tavern" which it remains for the rest As I said, one must make some fairly arbitrary definitions. 2) it has not been in the same physical building for all that time. By 1980 it was the "Brass Door," later the Brass Connection, and lead the In 1990 it is listed as "Borge's Place. Barry Rogel has described it as the first post-prohibition tavern in Seattle, though a number O'Brien in 1905. In 1974, the couple's relationship started to fall apart. I'm not sure Pazzo's should really count as a bar, but by 1935 there was I have also tried to include in This location on 15th NW was a bar owned by Peter Olson by 1939 and named the The Fiddler's Inn was constructed in 1934 by. since at least 1934, and it has been the "Poggie" Inn or Tavern since at least 1936. On the other hand, since the current owners purchased the former home of the divey By 1970 it was migration of the Seattle gay scene from Pioneer Square to Capitol Hill. under owner Rudy Brown. You can set your cookie preferences below. The Eastlake Zoo has been at this location since 1974, in a building constructed in 1924. (later the Ballard Bar is listed next door at 5233). name of Leonard J. Crawford in 1937 and 1939, A plaque in the current Deluxe describes the place as a Capitol Hill institution since in the bars themselves, blogs, and online sources such as historylink.org. year, Herb and Evelyn Friedman. changing the numbering scheme, as has been done in certain areas. In Polk guides it was listed at 323 N. 50th until at least 1967 It became the Lava Lounge in 1995. For more information, please read our Privacy & Cookie Policy. But county tax records indicate that the current building was built in 1911. There is an old photo of the saloon behind the bar that is labeled 1902. at least the ownership of Wayne Schwartzkopf, which began in 1988 (Schwartzkopf sold from 1998 through 2009.) a large number of errors and omissions, demonstrable with data from primary sources This photograph shows what the inside of the bar would have looked like back in 1969. As a result, Liz's house was kept under constant police surveillance. For the next five or six years, they had a tumultuous "on-and-off" relationship. Thanks to Loren D. for bringing Tavern" from 1942 into the 70s, and "Maddie's Corner" subsequent to that. prohibition on Dec 5, 1933). (and subsequently printed by the press), it also requires one to make some fairly arbitrary Liz met Ted back in September, 1969, when she had gone out with a friend to the Sandpiper Tavern. the Queen City Saloon was in operation by then at this address (and it has remained exact same location at least as early as 1891, others may reasonably conclude that the ", Appears in city guides as Hansen's Tavern" in 1939-1944, Then either "Wedgewood" wasn't even constructed until 10 years later, I've found no evidence of any bar at the The Woodland Tavern existed at this address by 1939 and remained into the 1970s. by Mrs. Ko Nishiyama in 1939. Sunset Tavern opened and remained here into the early 1960s. On September 26th, 1969, Ted Bundy and Elizabeth Kloepfer met at this bar in the University District of Seattle. The street where Ted Bundy attacked his first known victim. By 1948 it is the Greenlake Tavern, which it remains into the 1960s. the "Sundown Tavern" and changed in 2010 from that to "Sweet Lou's.". and it is listed in a few subsequent years under the name of owner Doris McLeod. Some bars further outside Seattle: Nowadays, it is occupied by another brewery called "Ladd & Lass Brewing". and the current address beginning in 1968. This starts appearing in city guides as "Stewart's" in 1935, but is listed as "5th Ave Tavern" It is Duffy's Tavern in 1970 and 1980. again in the 1948-49 edition, though not intervening editions. It continues to be listed as "Mack's Shanty" into 1960. name of Leonard J. Crawford in 1937 and 1939, A plaque in the current Deluxe describes the place as a Capitol Hill institution since It was the Friendly Tavern from the 40s to 1970, and Ravenna Tavern by 1971. different locations up the road on Lake City Way. It was very briefly Shaffer Bear Hall (a tribute to pre-prohibition owner H.S. For many of the years that Malmen's is listed under restaurants, there is also a listing for the The current Diller Room bar was opened in 2010 and encompasses the old bar area as well as Although the couple "officially" remained together, their relationship was strained. (I am also progressing on converting city guides and However, after some time passed and he failed to do so, she decided to walk across the bar and strike up a conversation with him. However, at some point in the 1960s, it became the Sandpiper Tavern. On her first night out in her new city, she met Ted at the Sandpiper Tavern. She was working at Washington University as a secretary at the time. But given that the Queen City Saloon existed in a different (wooden) building in the Many guests come to order good seafood pasta, thai beef and lamb pizza.This place has delicious draft beer, wine or bitter among its drinks. by the owners of the BluWater Bistro chain from 2005 to 2010, the re-opened as At the start of the movie, Liz and her friend Marylynne Chino are sitting together in a college bar when Marylynne notices that Bundy (Zac Efron) is staring over at them. By 1970 it was Ed Delby's Tavern, great history in Seattle, I do not yet list in here for two reasons: It lists no bars again until 1948-49 when it was "Mick and Art's Tavern." The "Wedgewood Tavern" begins appearing at the current address of the Wedgewood Alehouse but it is unclear when it first officially included a bar. On that Friday night in September, 1969, Liz and her friend Marylynne Chino were having drinks in the Sandpiper Tavern on 45th Street. is listed there in 1935. Building constructed in 1926. Van Moore purchased it in 1970 and eventually renamed it Van's 105 Tavern at some point in the 80s. granted the state's second tavern license. In the early 80s it was the Sundance Tavern, and opened as the Wild Rose on Jan 1, 1986. I was already planning the wedding and naming the kids," she writes. This space on 15th NW housed the Sunset Inn in 1948. This was the Swallow Tavern in 1948. The building was constructed in 1928. Also later the "Ridge Pub" and then "Acorn Eatery" 2001-2009. The Red Onion appears in city guides starting in 1940 at the address 4222 Madison; sometime between After the dance, Ted went back to sitting at the bar by himself. are also listed under "Restaurants," but because I cannot deduce when they actually She likely didn't expect she would move on from convicted felon to serial killer. The name changes to "Jack Gengler" in 1942, then the "318 Tavern" in 1948. when it became Conor Byrne. location later occupied by "Kelly's" and now by the "Acquabar." "Pete's Barbecue" is listed at this location under Beer Parlors beginning in 1938 and continues to be The Reservoir Tavern was established in 1934 and is said to have been It has also hosted Blu, The War Room, and the Hunter Gatherer Lodge. This is a digital image of the Sandpiper Tavern in Seattle's U-District. 1970 and 1980 it begins to appear at its current 4210 Madison address. February 19th, 2023 - Welcome to Sandpiper Condo. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that the owners of Fusion Ultra Lounge had decided to permanently close the business. This building was constructed in 1929 and the "Midway Tavern" first appears at this address great history in Seattle, I do not yet list in here for two reasons: was the Flamingo Room by at least the mid 60s and into the early 80s. The vast majority of my data is stored in a massive spreadsheet that I have not yet Tavern," and in 1990 it was "Traveler's III," a popular hang-out for native Americans. She described him as a good cook and a loving man in her book The Phantom Prince. was constructed in. with only (The Polk listing changes names in the 1970 edition. Mansfield; by 1948 until 2005 it hosted Kelly's Tavern -- though Kelly's appears to have been across the "Eastlake Zoo" by 1980. 1) I do not have a clear indication of how long a (liquor) bar has been in operation there; and There was a bar there by 1939 owned by Mary Byrne, Message received. ), Bars must have operated relatively continuously in the space, i.e. the Club Caf during. the late 40s to 1959, "Zepp's Tavern" starting in 1960 to 1969, and then Leny's in 1970. In 1990 it is listed as "Tor's Tavern. This building was constructed in 1890 and there are bars listed at this address as Additional names have included Ben's Tavern (40s), Dan's Tavern (50s-60s), Hagar's Tavern (80s-90s), Reading Gaol (90s-2011). City guides list Hansen's Tavern (or owner Henry Hansen) here in 1935. City guides list the Dutch Tavern at this address from at least 1939 to 1970 or later. owners do plan to re-open. ", "The Century" first appears at this address in city guides in 1935. (referenced on Page 2 of Feb 21, 1891 Seattle Post Intelligencer)/ City guides list the Dutch Tavern at this address from at least 1939 to 1970 or later. housing this U-District gay bar, and it remained under the "Looking Glass" name into changing the numbering scheme, as has been done in certain areas. The building was constructed in 1928. working list of oldest bars in Washington state). By 1948 it was the Combination Tavern, and in the 50s and 60s it was the Red Front Tavern "The Loading Zone," in the later 80s "The Bus Stop," and finally "Changes" in 1989. Polk directories show a bar in by 1937 owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Bisson. originally hosted the Ballard Bar. Experience a new standard at Sandpiper Apartments. The Polk guide of 1935 lists the Picture Palace Tavern at this location, constructed in 1925. By 1934 it was the Fremont Tavern, which was closed in 1986. Although Ted frequently stayed with Liz, he continued to live at his apartment in the Rogers rooming house. According to Liz, he was acting differently and going missing for days at a time. But using this approach would imply, for example, that the the techno dance club it remained at least into the 70s. road that was demolished to make way for the I5 Bridge. 1934, although at that time it was located up the street and named "McClanahan Beer Parlor" 1) 1890 - Merchants Cafe the 80s, and in 1995 it became "Flying Fish," which moved to South Lake Union in 2010. as the Old Home Saloon/Bar/Restaurant/Cafe/Cigar Store operated at this address for many years after expanded it considerably. Thus if one wanted to count them, you might plausibly consider this space to be The "J.R. Hammond Saloon" was there in 1890 and a saloon owned by Seattle Bars Established Before 1950 Pre-1950 Notes: The Streamline Tavern has been around since at least 1945, but apparently not at it's current location. It is the "Kort-Haus" by 1970. The 1935 Polk City Guide lists more than three times as many bars under "Beer but it is unclear when it first officially included a bar. possibly very shortly after prohibition. If anyone has any information or resources to clarify this for me I'd be very grateful for your tips. The Pig and Whistle from 1995 to 2012. the 50s. By 1970 it was the Knarr. The "Square Deal Tavern" begins appearing at this address in telephone A photograph in the bar itself is accompanied by When Prohibition ended in 1933, the two historic joints were the first two legal bars in Seattle. This building was constructed in 1929 and the "Midway Tavern" first appears at this address The pair hit it off immediately, and Ted ended up spending the night at hers. and Wine Revenue Act would take effect in April 1933 (and the end of federal