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Image of Galen Miller working at Dick's Drive-In, Seattle, October 7, 1992
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Galen Miller working at Dick's Drive-In, Seattle, October 7, 1992

Dick Spady (1923-2016) and two partners opened their first Dick’s Drive-In Restaurant on 45th Street in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood on January 28, 1954. The popular drive-in focused on hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes. By 1974, there were five Dick’s Drive-Ins in various parts of Seattle, with an Edmonds drive-in added in 2011.Here, Dick's employee Galen Miller, a junior at Garfield…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.04
Date:1992
Image of Guests dining at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, August 8, 1990
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Guests dining at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle, August 8, 1990

Family-owned Dimitriou's Jazz Alley opened in Seattle’s University District in 1979. Its bistro setting and live music attracted a diverse audience. In 1985, Jazz Alley moved to its present location at 6th Avenue and Lenora Street in the Belltown area. The new, larger venue has allowed the club to attract name jazz bands and other performers, including Dizzy Gillespie, Bill…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.05
Date:1990
Image of Waitress taking orders at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, June 7, 1981
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Waitress taking orders at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, June 7, 1981

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.06
Date:1981
Image of Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993
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Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.07
Date:1993
Image of Exterior of Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 19, 1994
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Exterior of Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 19, 1994

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.08
Date:1994
Image of Owner Laurie Gulbransen inside Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 10, 1994
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Owner Laurie Gulbransen inside Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 10, 1994

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.09
Date:1994
Image of Owner Laurie Gulbransen outside Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 10, 1994
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Owner Laurie Gulbransen outside Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, January 10, 1994

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.10
Date:1994
Image of Employees working hamburger grill at Herfy's, Seattle, January 14, 1977
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Employees working hamburger grill at Herfy's, Seattle, January 14, 1977

Herfy's was a popular chain of burger drive-ins that populated the Puget Sound area from the mid-1950s and peaked in the mid-1970s. They were known for their "Herfy Burger," with secret sauce. Although the chain was sold in the 1980s, the name Herfy's lives on in a couple of independently owned Seattle-area locations, including one in Georgetown.In this image, a…
ID Number:2000.107.185.20.01
Date:1977
Image of Customers talking at Drift on Inn, Shoreline, May 18, 1979
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Customers talking at Drift on Inn, Shoreline, May 18, 1979

The Drift on Inn was a roadhouse established in 1930 on Aurora Avenue North in what was then unincorporated King County, now the City of Shoreline. The nightclub reportedly once played host to Frank Sinatra, Harry Truman, and Bob Hope, and the adjoining Club Hollywood Casino was open 24 hours a day.In this image two regulars chat over a drink…
ID Number:2000.107.185.20.02
Date:1979
Image of Man removing sidewalk paint outside Duke's restaurant, Seattle, October 14, 1986
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Man removing sidewalk paint outside Duke's restaurant, Seattle, October 14, 1986

An investment in Ray's Boathouse led former stockbroker Duke Moscrip to open his first Duke's Chowder House in 1977 in Lower Queen Anne. Famous for their clam chowder, the Duke's chain has expanded throughout the Northwest.In this image Robert Wolbert blasts away the blue and white checkerboard on the sidewalk outside Duke's restaurant at 236 First Ave. in Lower Queen…
ID Number:2000.107.185.20.03
Date:1986
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