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Image of Crawford's Sea Grill menu, circa 1965
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Crawford's Sea Grill menu, circa 1965

Crawford's Sea Grill and Coral Room was located at 333 Elliot Ave. West, "on the shores of Puget Sound." Opened in 1940, the restaurant featured a glass-enclosed dining room and seating for over one hundered. Ivar's Captain's Table later opened in the same location. The menu indicates that "Service of all sea foods subject to weather and fishing conditions." A…
ID Number:2014.3.1.5
Date:Circa 1965
Image of Don's Oyster House menu, 1943
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Don's Oyster House menu, 1943

Don's Oyster House was located at 203 Yesler Way, opposite the Smith Tower, and was open 24 hours. Don's Oyster House was Seattle's first seafood restaurant, established in 1899 by Don Ehle and his father. The restaurant closed in 1974.The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established during World War II to control prices on food and other necessities. This…
ID Number:2014.3.1.6
Date:1943
Image of George's Cafe menu, 1942
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George's Cafe menu, 1942

George's Cafe was located at 6th Avenue and Seneca Street in Seattle. The menu cover features an illustration of the Seattle skyline, and a recipe is handwritten on back that uses Pabst-ett cheese. George's was open 24 hours and offered free parking all day or all night at the Exeter Auto Park at 7th and Seneca.
ID Number:2014.3.1.9
Date:1942
Image of Harold's Satellite restaurant and Galaxy Room menu, circa 1965
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Harold's Satellite restaurant and Galaxy Room menu, circa 1965

Harold's Satellite restaurant and Galaxy Room was located at 2501 Fairview Avenue East on the shores of Lake Union. Harold's was owned by Harold C. and Evelynne F. Frye. The menu, which has a space theme with rockets and astronaut cartoons, includes information on the back about Boeing's orginal lakeside hangar which was located north of the restaurant. Harold's also…
ID Number:2014.3.1.11
Date:Circa 1965
Image of The Igloo menu, circa 1950
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The Igloo menu, circa 1950

The Igloo was located at the southeast corner of 6th Ave. and Denny Way in Seattle. Its vernacular roadside architecture consisted of two igloos with an ice tunnel door between them. When it opened in 1940, motorists used Denny Way to enter onto Aurora Avenue, the city's main north to south highway. The Igloo closed in the mid-1950s after the…
ID Number:2014.3.1.12
Date:Circa 1950
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Kuehnoel's Triple "XXX" Barrel menu, cica 1945

Kuehnoel's Triple "XXX" Barrel was a popular drive-in located at 2822 Rainier Avenue in Sick's Stadium. There were several triple XXX locations in the Seattle area, and this location was home to "the oldest Triple XXX in Seattle". The Triple XXX brand was licensed by Southern Beverage Company in Texas to over 150 Triple XXX bottlers. The largest distributor of…
ID Number:2014.3.1.16
Date:Circa 1945
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
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