259 results for: Restaurants
Ephemera
Cooks' and Assistants' Local 33 Wage Scale and Working Rules, June 1, 1945
In June 1945, with World War II almost over, the Cooks’ and Assistants’ Union Local 33 distributed this pocket-sized Wage Scale and Working Rules to members. Minimum wage scales ranged from short-shift dishwashers and tavern porters at $1.00 per hour to Cooks at $9.00 per hour. Chefs’ salaries were “open” - presumably negotiated. Work rules covered such things as hiring…
ID Number:2018.3.3.143
Date:1945
Poster
Cool Ray and the Shades at the Eastlake Zoo poster, circa 1984
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:2018.86.12
Date:Circa 1984
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Bulent Ertur, January 22, 2002
This interview with Bulent Ertur, the owner/operator of Cafe Antalya in Capitol Hill a Turkish German immigrant, was conducted by Kate Czajkowski for the play Verbatim: In the Words of Seattle's Workforce on January 22, 2002. Note: As of 2024, MOHAI's transcripts are created in line with best practices for oral histories, including respecting and preserving the narrator's dialects and…
ID Number:2019.35.5.12
Date:2002
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Barry Bettinger, April 9, 2004
This is April 2004 interview with Barry Bettinger, owner of Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Bettinger describes his responsibilities at the ice cream business, from management and bookkeeping to the hands-on work of making ice cream, as well as working on the business’s upcoming move to a larger space in…
ID Number:2019.35.8.2
Date:2004
Ephemera
Punjab Sweets takeout menu, Kent, WA, 2019
Punjab Sweets is a vegetarian Indian bakery and restaurant in Kent, Washington. Opened just months before 9/11, it became a staple for the Sikh community during a time when they faced discrimination and hostility. The restaurant is run by the Dha family, who immigrated to Kent from India. Iqbal Dha is the founder and owner, and runs the restaurant with…
ID Number:2019.39.1
Date:2019
Photograph
Bob's Java Jive, Tacoma, 1985
Bob’s Java Jive was built 1927 at the Port of Tacoma by veterinarian Otis G. Button and was then transported to 2120 South Tacoma Way (Pacific Highway/US 99). Opening as a coffee shop, it was but one of many eye-catching structures being built along the nation’s growing highway system. During Prohibition, the Java Jive purportedly served as a speakeasy and…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.01.05
Date:1985
Photograph
Twin Teepees restaurant, Seattle, 1985
In 1937, Seattle’s Twin T-Ps opened on Aurora Avenue North (then the Pacific Highway) at North 72nd Street. Designed by Delland Harris, it was but one of many eye-catching roadside attractions built along the nation’s growing highway systems at the time. Walter Clark, who built a regional restaurant chain, purchased the Twin T-Ps in 1942. Later called Powers Pancake House,…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.02.05
Date:1985
Photograph
Woody Jackson frying turkeys outside Catfish Corner, Seattle, November 20, 2001
In 1985, Woodrow “Woody” Jackson and his wife Rosemary opened Catfish Corner at the corner of East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Seattle’s Central District. Although focusing on seafood, Jackson later began experimenting with deep-frying turkeys at Thanksgiving. Using a five-gallon doughnut fryer and a Cajun recipe, he tried various injected marinades until settling on a garlic-butter…
ID Number:2020.42.5.09.01.15
Date:2001
Photograph
Henry Williams carrying deep-fried turkeys outside Catfish Corner, Seattle, November 20, 2001
In 1985, Woodrow “Woody” Jackson and his wife Rosemary opened Catfish Corner at the corner of East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Seattle’s Central District. Although focusing on seafood, Jackson later began experimenting with deep-frying turkeys at Thanksgiving. Using a five-gallon doughnut fryer and a Cajun recipe, he tried various injected marinades until settling on a garlic-butter…
ID Number:2020.42.5.09.01.21
Date:2001
Photograph
Woody Jackson and Henry Williams frying turkeys outside Catfish Corner, Seattle, November 20, 2001
In 1985, Woodrow “Woody” Jackson and his wife Rosemary opened Catfish Corner at the corner of East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Seattle’s Central District. Although focusing on seafood, Jackson later began experimenting with deep-frying turkeys at Thanksgiving. Using a five-gallon doughnut fryer and a Cajun recipe, he tried various injected marinades until settling on a garlic-butter…
ID Number:2020.42.5.09.02.18
Date:2001