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Woman making fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.2.20
Date:1993
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Fortune cookies at Tsue Chong Co., Seattle, July 16, 1993
Tsue Chong Company was founded in 1917 by Gar Hip Louie on South Jackson Street in Seattle’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gar Hip founded the company as a noodle factory to supply the numerous local Chinese restaurants. In 1924, Gar Hip’s son Fat Yuen Louie took over the business, moving it to 8th and King Street. In the 1950s, Fat Yuen’s wife,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.3.35
Date:1993
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Malcolm Katz and Gus Mansour at "peace party," Seattle, September 27, 1993
This image shows a "peace party" at Gus Mansour’s Sahara Restaurant, celebrating the recent signing of the Oslo I Accord. Activists from Jewish and Arab communities in Seattle planned the party to build grassroots support for the agreement between the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Israel, and people from both sides expressed cautious optimism about the peace process. Here, Jewish activist…
ID Number:2000.107.19930927.1.09
Date:1993
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Howard Schultz sitting at table with cup of coffee, Seattle, October 7, 1993
Howard Schultz (b. 1953) is a businessman who has been CEO of Starbucks multiple times, including during the company’s explosive growth in the late 1980s and 1990s. He joined the company in 1982 as director of marketing and retail operations, then purchased the company in 1987 and became its CEO. At that time, Starbucks had only 11 locations. By 2000,…
ID Number:2000.107.19931007.1.06
Date:1993
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Ray Brown eating breakfast at Randy's Restaurant, Tukwila, September 5, 2002
For nearly 40 years, aviation enthusiasts, Museum of Flight visitors, and local workers enjoyed eating at Randy’s Restaurant. This Tukwila diner, south of Seattle’s Boeing Field, was open 24/7 and served fried chicken, pancakes, and a variety of other American dishes. The décor included a large collection of plane models and other aviation memorabilia assembled by owners Richard and Lucia…
ID Number:2000.107.20020905.CD01.001
Date:2002
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De'Andra Charleston at the Magic Dragon fast-food restaurant, Seattle, January 16, 2003
The Urban Enterprise Center, a non-profit program of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce founded in 1933, worked with various organizations to create jobs, develop businesses, and improve racial understanding in south Seattle neighborhoods. By its 10-year anniversary in 2003, its successes included the placement of 7200 people in living wage jobs, $8 million in loans to small businesses, and…
ID Number:2000.107.20030116.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
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Owner Jae Oh waiting on customers at Magic Garden Chinese Eatery, Seattle, January 16, 2003
The Urban Enterprise Center, a non-profit program of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce founded in 1933, worked with various organizations to create jobs, develop businesses, and improve racial understanding in south Seattle neighborhoods. By its 10-year anniversary in 2003, its successes included the placement of 7200 people in living wage jobs, $8 million in loans to small businesses, and…
ID Number:2000.107.20030116.CD02.01.002
Date:2003
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Chef Wayne Johnson with a grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Seattle, January 29, 2007
Chef Wayne Johnson (d. 2024) began his Seattle career working at high-end restaurants, including Ray’s Boathouse and Andaluca. In his spare time, he volunteered at FareStart, a culinary nonprofit organization that provides restaurant industry job training to people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and other disadvantages. FareStart gradually became his full-time job, and he rose through the ranks to become FareStart's executive…
ID Number:2000.107.20070129.CD01.01.001
Date:2007
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Howard Brown behind bar at Eastlake Zoo Tavern, Seattle, September 23, 2007
The Eastlake Zoo Tavern opened in 1974 at the corner of Eastlake Avenue East and East Lynn Street, in a 1902 building that had housed various bars and taverns since the mid-1930s. In 1974, a group of individuals, many from the nearby “hippie” houseboat community in Eastlake, acquired the building and opened the Eastlake Zoo as an employee co-op. Ownership…
ID Number:2000.107.20070923.CD01.001
Date:2007
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Man playing pool at Eastlake Zoo Tavern, Seattle, September 23, 2007
The Eastlake Zoo Tavern opened in 1974 at the corner of Eastlake Avenue East and East Lynn Street, in a 1902 building that had housed various bars and taverns since the mid-1930s. In 1974, a group of individuals, many from the nearby “hippie” houseboat community in Eastlake, acquired the building and opened the Eastlake Zoo as an employee co-op. Ownership…
ID Number:2000.107.20070923.CD01.01.001
Date:2007