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Image of The Halfway House menu, circa 1943
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The Halfway House menu, circa 1943

This restaurant was located on Highway 99 (Pacific Highway) "halfway between Tacoma and Seattle." Twenty-two Air Force squadron insignias are printed inside the menu, with a descriptive note on the back: "Serious or whimsical, these emblems connote the American spirit today. No sir! They can't be beaten. It's up to us to 'Keep 'Em Flying!'"
ID Number:2014.3.1.54
Date:Circa 1943
Image of China Pheasant menu, circa 1943
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China Pheasant menu, circa 1943

The China Pheasant was built in 1936 by Slim Randles and owned by Mar Dong, who was also the owner of the Mar Hotel in the International District. The restaurant was located on the Pacific Highway (Route 99), one mile south of the Boeing plant. In addition to dinner, the restaurant offered gambling, and dancing to Bob Harvey's popular band.The…
ID Number:2014.3.1.55
Date:Circa 1943
Image of Exterior of the Lava Lounge, Seattle, 2016
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Exterior of the Lava Lounge, Seattle, 2016

The Lava Lounge was a popular beer joint and tiki bar on Second Avenue in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Outside décor included a palm tree and a mask mounted on a colorful mural. The lounge closed in January 2022 ahead of a redevelopment project, and it and neighboring structures burned down the following June.Here, on a summer day in 2016, patrons…
ID Number:2014.43.2.2.MISC163
Date:2016
Image of Mama's Mexican Kitchen, Belltown, Seattle, 2016
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Mama's Mexican Kitchen, Belltown, Seattle, 2016

Mama's Mexican Kitchen, a popular restaurant at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Bell Street, was well known for its eclectic decorations, longtime staff, and comfort food. The owner, Mike McAlpin, had inherited recipes from his grandmother, the eponymous "Mama." Open from 1974 to 2016, the restaurant was a popular neighborhood fixture. Among its most notable features were its "Elvis…
ID Number:2014.43.2.2.MISC165
Date:2016
Image of Ichiban restaurant at 6th Ave. S. and S. Main St. , Seattle, 2008
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Ichiban restaurant at 6th Ave. S. and S. Main St. , Seattle, 2008

Koji and Mayumi Ogawa opened Ichiban restaurant at 601 Main Street, in the Panama Hotel building, around 1983. The small restaurant served homestyle Japanese food to its customers in the Nihonmachi or Japantown area in Seattle’s Chinatown - International District for 27 years. In early May 2010, the Ogawas posted a “Farewell letter to our loyal customers and friends” announcing…
ID Number:2014.43.2.2.MISC178
Date:2008
Image of Blue Moon Tavern boarded up during coronavirus pandemic, Seattle, April 9, 2020
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Blue Moon Tavern boarded up during coronavirus pandemic, Seattle, April 9, 2020

The Blue Moon Tavern opened in 1934, shortly after the end of Prohibition. At the time, Washington law banned sale of alcohol within one mile of the University of Washington; the Blue Moon was just over the line and attracted many UW students as patrons. In the 1940s, the Blue Moon was one of the few bars outside the Central…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.AVE315
Date:2020
Image of Cheryl Inez Smith standing in front of Ivar's, Seattle, circa 1953
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Cheryl Inez Smith standing in front of Ivar's, Seattle, circa 1953

Cheryl Inez Smith is standing in front of Ivar's Fish Bar at Pier 54 on the Seattle waterfront, wearing a dark colored dress coat and hat.
ID Number:2014.49.006.018.0049
Date:1958
Image of Diners around table at Chinese restaurant, Seattle, circa 1953
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Diners around table at Chinese restaurant, Seattle, circa 1953

Eight unidentified people sit together at a table in a busy Chinese restaurant.
ID Number:2014.49.014.056.0134
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Ivar Acres of Clams
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Ivar Acres of Clams "Old Seattle" souvenir placemat, circa 1960

Ivars Acres of Clams is located on Pier 54 on Seattle's waterfront. This Ivar's placemat features illustrations paired with lyrics from the "Old Settler's Song (Acres of Clams)" a folk song written by Francis D. Henry around 1874. It has been said that Ivar Haglund learned the song from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, and he used it on his…
ID Number:2014.119.2
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Ruby Chow's menu, circa 1955
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Ruby Chow's menu, circa 1955

Ruby Chow and her husband Ping opened Ruby Chow's restaurant in an old mansion at Broadway and Jefferson Street in 1948, the first Chinese restaurant in Seattle located outside of Chinatown. Ruby Chow would spend a lifetime as a community leader, including service as the first Asian American on the King County Council, first elected in 1973 and serving for…
ID Number:2016.20.7
Date:Circa 1955
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