219 results for: Eating and Drinking
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Palace Fish and Oyster Co. brochure, circa 1935
Nessim D. Alhadeff (1884-1950) was a Sephardic Jew who immigrated to Seattle in 1904 from the Mediterranean island of Rhodes. He began working in fish markets and by 1907 had set up his own market, Palace Market. Within three years he had helped his six brothers emigrate, and the growing family business was known over time as Palace Fish and…
ID Number:2013.58.15
Date:Circa 1935
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Bush Garden menu, circa 1965
Bush Garden, which is still in operation today, opened in 1953. This Japanese restaurant is located at 614 Maynard Ave. The trifold menu features color photographs of the restaurant by local commercial photographer Walt Scarff and has a detatchable souvenir postcard.
ID Number:2014.3.1.1
Date:Circa 1965
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Carl Broome's menu, circa 1955
This restaurant was located at 314 Broadway North. Carl W. Broome is quoted on the back of the menu: "I didn't fall into the restaurant business; I'm in it because I like nothing better than tasty food, cleanly and rapidly served, wholesome and hot! I like people, and when you come in and are satisfied, I am happy."
ID Number:2014.3.1.2
Date:Circa 1955
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King Fur Cafe menu, circa 1955
In the 1930s, several Chinese nightspots opened in Seattle's Chinatown neighborhood (now the Chinatown-international District), catering to both Asian and non-Asian customers. Among them was the King Fur Cafe at 709 1/2 King Street, run by long-time manager Fred Eng until around the 1960s. King Fur Cafe offered both Chinese and American dishes, in addition to music and dancing in…
ID Number:2014.3.1.4
Date:Circa 1955
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Crawford's Sea Grill menu, circa 1965
Crawford's Sea Grill and Coral Room was located at 333 Elliot Ave. West, "on the shores of Puget Sound." Opened in 1940, the restaurant featured a glass-enclosed dining room and seating for over one hundered. Ivar's Captain's Table later opened in the same location. The menu indicates that "Service of all sea foods subject to weather and fishing conditions." A…
ID Number:2014.3.1.5
Date:Circa 1965
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Don's Oyster House menu, 1943
Don's Oyster House was located at 203 Yesler Way, opposite the Smith Tower, and was open 24 hours. Don's Oyster House was Seattle's first seafood restaurant, established in 1899 by Don Ehle and his father. The restaurant closed in 1974.The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established during World War II to control prices on food and other necessities. This…
ID Number:2014.3.1.6
Date:1943
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George's Cafe menu, 1942
George's Cafe was located at 6th Avenue and Seneca Street in Seattle. The menu cover features an illustration of the Seattle skyline, and a recipe is handwritten on back that uses Pabst-ett cheese. George's was open 24 hours and offered free parking all day or all night at the Exeter Auto Park at 7th and Seneca.
ID Number:2014.3.1.9
Date:1942
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Harold's Satellite restaurant and Galaxy Room menu, circa 1965
Harold's Satellite restaurant and Galaxy Room was located at 2501 Fairview Avenue East on the shores of Lake Union. Harold's was owned by Harold C. and Evelynne F. Frye. The menu, which has a space theme with rockets and astronaut cartoons, includes information on the back about Boeing's orginal lakeside hangar which was located north of the restaurant. Harold's also…
ID Number:2014.3.1.11
Date:Circa 1965
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The Igloo menu, circa 1950
The Igloo was located at the southeast corner of 6th Ave. and Denny Way in Seattle. Its vernacular roadside architecture consisted of two igloos with an ice tunnel door between them. When it opened in 1940, motorists used Denny Way to enter onto Aurora Avenue, the city's main north to south highway. The Igloo closed in the mid-1950s after the…
ID Number:2014.3.1.12
Date:Circa 1950
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Kuehnoel's Triple "XXX" Barrel menu, cica 1945
Kuehnoel's Triple "XXX" Barrel was a popular drive-in located at 2822 Rainier Avenue in Sick's Stadium. There were several triple XXX locations in the Seattle area, and this location was home to "the oldest Triple XXX in Seattle". The Triple XXX brand was licensed by Southern Beverage Company in Texas to over 150 Triple XXX bottlers. The largest distributor of…
ID Number:2014.3.1.16
Date:Circa 1945