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Image of Catfish Corner menu, 1997
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Catfish Corner menu, 1997

Woodrow (Woody) and Rosemary (Rosie) Jackson opened their Catfish Corner restaurant at 2726 E. Cherry St and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in 1985, specializing in “Southern, farm-raised catfish.” The Jacksons sold the business to new owners in 2009, but the popular restaurant closed due to financial difficulties in 2014. In 2021, Woody and Rosie’s grandson Terrell Jackson opened “Jackson’s…
ID Number:2000.107.189.14.03
Date:1997
Image of Dick Spady in front of Dick's Drive-In on 45th, Seattle, December 21, 1993
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Dick Spady in front of Dick's Drive-In on 45th, Seattle, December 21, 1993

Dick's Drive-In, or simply Dick's, is a fast-food restaurant chain in Seattle co-founded in 1954 by Richard Jack "Dick" Spady (1923-2016). Spady's vision to bring fast-food to Seattle capitalized on American's desire for a place to easily park and enjoy the new American classic meal: burgers, fries, and shakes. Dick's simple menu has changed little over time, and the organization…
ID Number:2000.107.203.01.01
Date:1993
Image of Lan Van Nguyen working in kitchen at City Loan Pavilion, Seattle, February 19, 1976
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Lan Van Nguyen working in kitchen at City Loan Pavilion, Seattle, February 19, 1976

After the Vietnam War ended in April 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. In Washington State, hundreds of refugees were temporarily housed at Camp Murray, a National Guard…
ID Number:2000.107.220.21.07
Date:1976
Image of Thui Dinh Bui waiting tables at City Loan Pavilion, February 19, 1976
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Thui Dinh Bui waiting tables at City Loan Pavilion, February 19, 1976

After the Vietnam War ended in April 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. In Washington State, hundreds of refugees were temporarily housed at Camp Murray, a National Guard…
ID Number:2000.107.220.21.08
Date:1976
Image of Kayla Skinner and Harry Wong at Trader Vic's restaurant, June 20, 1991
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Kayla Skinner and Harry Wong at Trader Vic's restaurant, June 20, 1991

Trader Vic's was a Polynesian-themed chain restaurant founded in 1934 by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984) in California. The first franchised Trader Vic's opened in Seattle in 1949, and the chain expanded quickly during the Tiki culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s. The Seattle restaurant moved to the Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) in 1969, and closed in…
ID Number:2000.107.232.27.02
Date:1991
Image of Harry Wong, manager of Trader Vic's Restaurant, Seattle, May 18, 1978
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Harry Wong, manager of Trader Vic's Restaurant, Seattle, May 18, 1978

Trader Vic's was a Polynesian-themed chain restaurant founded in 1934 by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984) in California. The first franchised Trader Vic's opened in Seattle in 1949, and the chain expanded quickly during the Tiki culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s. The Seattle restaurant moved to the Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) in 1969, and closed in…
ID Number:2000.107.232.27.03
Date:1978
Image of Bob Petersen, Keith Craig, Ben Woo, and Jean Enerson eating Mongolian hot pot at Ruby Chow's, Seattle, April 27, 1969
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Bob Petersen, Keith Craig, Ben Woo, and Jean Enerson eating Mongolian hot pot at Ruby Chow's, Seattle, April 27, 1969

Asian community leader Benjamin Woo (1923-2008) was born in Seattle and attended Queen Anne High School and the University of Chicago. After military service he returned to Seattle and opened an architectural firm in Madison Park. He directed King County’s Construction and Facilities Management Department and served as president of the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mr.…
ID Number:2000.107.232.28.06
Date:1969
Image of Henry Woo cooking at Linyen Restaurant & Lounge, Seattle, July 11, 1982
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Henry Woo cooking at Linyen Restaurant & Lounge, Seattle, July 11, 1982

When Henry Woo turned 84, his co-workers at Seattle’s Linyen Restaurant & Lounge threw him a birthday party. At the time, he still worked three days a week, cooking over a hot wok in the kitchen of the restaurant located on Seventh Avenue S. in the Chinatown - International District. Here, Mr. Woo works in the kitchen while another restaurant…
ID Number:2000.107.232.29.01
Date:1982
Image of Henry Woo blowing out birthday candles at Linyen Restaurant & Lounge, Seattle, July 11, 1982
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Henry Woo blowing out birthday candles at Linyen Restaurant & Lounge, Seattle, July 11, 1982

When Henry Woo turned 84, his co-workers at Seattle’s Linyen Restaurant & Lounge threw him a birthday party. At the time, he still worked three days a week, cooking over a hot wok in the kitchen of the restaurant located on Seventh Avenue S. in the Chinatown - International District. Here, Mr. Woo blows out the candles on his elaborate…
ID Number:2000.107.232.29.02
Date:1982
Image of View of King Street businesses, Seattle, December 1973
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View of King Street businesses, Seattle, December 1973

This image shows storefronts in the West Kong Yick Building, located on South King Street between 7th Avenue South and Canton Alley (seen at far left). The West and East Kong Yick Buildings were constructed in 1910 by the Kong Yick Investment Company, which was made up of 170 investors from Chinese community around Seattle and led by Goon Dip.…
ID Number:2000.107.19731204.1.13
Date:1973
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