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Spectators watching Pike Place Soap Box Derby, Seattle, March 26, 1972
The idea for Seattle's All-American Pike Place Soap Box Derby came from Bill King, an artist selected Mayor of Pike Place Market by leaders within the market vendor community. Federally funded and sponsored by the Seattle Arts Commission, the event started in 1970 as part of the annual Pike Place Market Street Fair and was intended to encourage the making…
ID Number:2000.107.179.21.02
Date:1972
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Alice Signey receiving award from Wes Uhlman at Pike Place Market, Seattle, August 17, 1973
The Pike Place Market's 66th-anniversary celebration was held in Seattle August 17-18, 1973. Bluegrass, jazz, and jug bands provided live music, and featured activities included children's arts and crafts booths, Soap Box Derby Races, and 66-cent sales at many shops and stalls within the market.In this image Alice Mary (Cooper) Signey (1923-1999) is presented with the grand prize for best…
ID Number:2000.107.179.21.05
Date:1973
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Rudy Valiani inspecting wine in wine cellar at Canlis, Seattle, March 28, 1958
Peter Canlis opened his landmark Seattle restaurant in 1950 at the south end of the Aurora Bridge in a building designed by Roland Terry with sweeping views of Lake Union. Recipient of many awards and still operated by the Canlis family, the restaurant has maintained a reputation as one of Seattle's finest dining establishments.In this image Canlis Manager Rudy Valiani…
ID Number:2000.107.185.18.01
Date:1958
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Waiter and customer at Breadline restaurant, Seattle, April 1980
The Breadline & Soup Kitchen was a Pioneer Square restaurant owned by Jack Fecker, Steve Darland, and Bill Keegan. Located at Second Avenue South and Jackson Street, the eatery was themed on the Great Depression, specifically the 1929 stock-market crash that led to breadlines and soup kitchens. The menu of soups, stews and homemade bread advertised "1929 prices and atmosphere"…
ID Number:2000.107.185.18.02
Date:1980
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Exterior of Clark's Top-Notch Restaurant, Seattle, June 29, 1939
Michigan-born Walter Clark (1897-1990) first came to Seattle after WWI to open a restaurant for an employer. By 1930 he was able to buy a restaurant for himself, Marie's Barbecue, in the University District. Together with his wife, Eugenia Power Clark (1918-1998), Mr. Clark presided over an empire that included 22 restaurants in Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, and Yakima, and received…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.01
Date:1939
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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
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Owner hugging staff at Jake O'Shaughnessy's, Seattle, 1993
Restaurateurs Mick McHugh and Tim Firnstahl opened Jake O'Shaughnessy's Restaurant with what they claimed was the world's largest assortment of single-malt Scotches. First located in Lower Queen Anne at the northeast corner of Mercer Street and First Avenue North, it was displaced by a Larry's Market in 1993 and relocated to Bellevue Mall until closing for good in 2001.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.185.21.05
Date:1993
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Exterior of Jolly Roger restaurant, Seattle, March 11, 1979
A speak-easy during Prohibition called the China Castle, Seattle's last-surviving roadhouse was built in 1929 with a lookout tower and a secret tunnel. After the repeal of Prohibition it was renamed the Jolly Roger, a dining and dancing club with a skull-and-crossbones flag and neon anchor sign as beacons. Declining after WWII, the building later housed a coffee shop, an…
ID Number:2000.107.185.22.02
Date:1979
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Diners drinking tea at Queen Mary, Seattle, October 4, 1990
Opened by Mary Greengo in 1987, the Queen Mary Tea Room and Restaurant serves Victorian-themed fare in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood.In this image Dedee Gall, left, and Janet Jones enjoy a formal afternoon tea at Queen Mary. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 13, 2003, p. H6Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the…
ID Number:2000.107.185.24.01
Date:1990
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Chef serving diners at Rosellini's, Seattle, December 5, 1975
The Tacoma-born son of Italian immigrants, Victor Rosellini (1915-2003) founded a string of acclaimed and successful restaurants in downtown Seattle, beginning with Rosellini's 610 in 1950, and Rosellini's Four-10 in 1956. Well-known as Seattle's premiere host, Mr. Rosellini maintained a reputation for treating all diners with equal elegance and non-partisanship despite his relation to cousin Albert Dean Rosellini (1910-2011), the…
ID Number:2000.107.185.25.01
Date:1975