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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
Image of Diners eating at Farrell's, Seattle, November 29, 1974
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Diners eating at Farrell's, Seattle, November 29, 1974

Popular restaurant chain Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, famous for their free birthday sundaes, was begun in 1963 in Portland, Oregon, and featured early-1900s-style decor, with employees wearing period dress and straw boater hats. By 1975, there were 120 Farrell's nationwide, however sales dropped and most were sold off in the 1980s. As of 2017 there are two remaining Farrell's, both…
ID Number:2000.107.185.20.04
Date:1974
Image of Pike Street at 7th Avenue, Seattle, December 18, 1978
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Pike Street at 7th Avenue, Seattle, December 18, 1978

In this image pedestrians walk southwest down Pike Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1978 most of the venues on this block were torn down for construction of the new Sheraton Hotel and Towers. Signs in image: Gay Nineties Restaurant; Chi-Chi; Smitty's; Take "5" Broiler; Canton Garden; Caption information also derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.185.20.05
Date:1978
Image of Diners eating at Ivar's Fish Bar, Seattle, July 14, 1982
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Diners eating at Ivar's Fish Bar, Seattle, July 14, 1982

Beloved showman Ivar Haglund (1905-1985) established Seattle's first aquarium at Pier 54 and started a fish-and-chips stand in 1938 that grew into a restaurant empire. In 1946 Ivar opened the renowned "Acres of Clams" restaurant, one of 31 fish bars still operating in the region.In this image customers eat at the fish bar outside the Acres of Clams restaurant on…
ID Number:2000.107.185.21.01
Date:1982
Image of Customers ordering at Ivar's Fish Bar, Seattle, March 4, 1982
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Customers ordering at Ivar's Fish Bar, Seattle, March 4, 1982

Beloved showman Ivar Haglund (1905-1985) established Seattle's first aquarium at Pier 54 and started a fish-and-chips stand in 1938 that grew into a restaurant empire. In 1946 Ivar opened the renowned "Acres of Clams" restaurant, one of 31 fish bars still operating in the region.In this image customers wait in line to order at the fish bar outside the Acres…
ID Number:2000.107.185.21.02
Date:1982
Image of Ivar's Dancing Clams at Pike Place Market, Seattle, May 7, 1991
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Ivar's Dancing Clams at Pike Place Market, Seattle, May 7, 1991

Beloved showman Ivar Haglund (1905-1985) established Seattle's first aquarium at Pier 54 and started a fish-and-chips stand in 1938 that grew into a restaurant empire. In 1946 Ivar opened the renowned "Acres of Clams" restaurant, one of 31 fish bars still operating in the region. Haglund first conceived of the Dancing Clams, shown here surprising a visitor at the Pike…
ID Number:2000.107.185.21.03
Date:1991
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