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Image of The Olympic Hotel's Olympic Grill menu, 1951
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The Olympic Hotel's Olympic Grill menu, 1951

The Olympic Grill was located inside the Olympic Hotel at 411 University Street. The Olympic Hotel, built in 1925, was home to several dining areas including the Marine Room, Terrace Room, Georgian Room, and the Spanish Ballroom.
ID Number:2014.3.1.20
Date:1951
Image of The Olympic Hotel's Marine Room menu, circa 1945
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The Olympic Hotel's Marine Room menu, circa 1945

The Marine Room was located inside the Olympic Hotel at 411 University Street. This "Cocktail Compass" structure, which is known as a volvelle, rotates to reveal recipes for cocktails, like the "Olympic Special." The two color design resembles the face of a compass and reveals a short message with each recipe. The Gin Rickey says: "For That 'Low Tide' Feeling."…
ID Number:2014.3.1.23
Date:Circa 1945
Image of Robin Hood's Grill menu, circa 1943
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Robin Hood's Grill menu, circa 1943

Robin Hood's Grill was located at 4334 University Way in Seattle's University District. The cover on the menu features evergreen trees on the edge of a lake with rolling hills beyond. Indicating that "we never close," Robin Hood's bills itself as a place, "where good food is a fact, not fiction."
ID Number:2014.3.1.28
Date:Circa 1943
Image of Stratoplane Luncheonettes menu, 1943
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Stratoplane Luncheonettes menu, 1943

The Stratoplane Luncheonettes was located at 1617 3rd Ave. The name refers to the Boeing Stratoliner, a four-engine airliner introduced in the late 1930s. Pictured on the menu's cover, this plane could undertake long distance international flights. The back cover features ads for Mello-Cup Coffee, Royal Dutch dairy products, Butter Krisp bakery products, Olympic Pies, and seafood furnished fresh daily…
ID Number:2014.3.1.29
Date:1943
Image of Textile Tower lunch menu, circa 1945
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Textile Tower lunch menu, circa 1945

The Textile Tower, also known as the Tower Building, was built in 1930 and is located on the corner of 7th Avenue and Olive Street in downtown Seattle. A simple graphic of the building is printed of the cover of this lunch menu, which features salads, sandwiches, and a large selection of fountain treats.
ID Number:2014.3.1.30
Date:Circa 1945
Image of The Tick Tock menu, circa 1942
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The Tick Tock menu, circa 1942

The Tick Tock was located at 1022 2nd Avenue at Spring Street and served breakfast and lunch to its downtown clientele.
ID Number:2014.3.1.31
Date:Circa 1942
Image of Twin T-P's menu, circa 1938
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Twin T-P's menu, circa 1938

The Twin T-P's was located on Aurora Avenue across from Green Lake. The Twin T-P's was part of the Clark's restaurant chain, founded by Walter Clark, with 22 restaurants all across Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, and Yakima. The Twin T-P's restaurant was an unusual landmark with a building shaped like two teepees next to one another, and decorated with Native-themed designs…
ID Number:2014.3.1.33
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Von's Cafe menu, August 21, 1956
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Von's Cafe menu, August 21, 1956

Von's restaurant, first known as Rippe's, opened in 1910 on Pike Street. In 1923, the restaurant moved to 1423 4th Avenue and began serving food 24 hours a day. Owner Frank Rippe closed his cafe in October 1940, and the business was purchased 3 months later by Seattle movie theater magnate John G. von Herberg, with the new name of…
ID Number:2014.3.1.34
Date:1956
Image of The Wharf menu, circa 1958
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The Wharf menu, circa 1958

This seafood restaurant was located in Fishermen's Terminal at Salmon Bay. A history of Fisherman's Terminal at Salmon Bay is on the back of the menu.
ID Number:2014.3.1.36
Date:Circa 1958
Image of The Bon Marché Soda Grill menu, June 29, 1944
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The Bon Marché Soda Grill menu, June 29, 1944

The Soda Grill was located inside the Bon Marché department store located at 3rd Avenue and Pine Street. This menu features a simplified map on the cover with local landmarks labeled.The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established during World War II to control prices on food and other necessities. This menu contains a statement indicating the prices are at…
ID Number:2014.3.1.37
Date:1944
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