257 results for: Restaurants
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Carnival Drive-in, Seattle, 1955
The Carnival Drive-in was located on the northwest corner of Aurora Avenue and Denny Way. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, RESTAURANTS, Carnival Drive-In. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): January 26, 1955
ID Number:1986.5.11348.1
Date:1955
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Bob Murray's Dog House, Seattle, 1938
Bob Murray's Dog House was a popular Seattle hang-out from the 1930s until it closed in 1994. Located at the corner of 7th and Bell Streets, The Doghouse offered "non-stop open-24-hours food, booze, music, and fellowship," according to writer John Hahn. The establishment was run by Bob Murray and Laurie Gulbransen. One of their mottos was, "all roads lead to…
ID Number:1986.5.11356.1
Date:1938
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Tiger Inn Restaurant exterior with employees, 1947
According to the 1935 Seattle City Directory, the Tiger Inn was located at 2556 Aurora Avenue, also known as Highway 99. The owners were Allen E. and Portia White. Handwritten on image: Tiger Inn. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, RESTAURANTS, Tiger Inn. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month…
ID Number:1986.5.11401.1
Date:1947
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Hen Sen Chin, Seattle, July 1965
Hen Sen Chin (1923-2006) was an internationlly known traditional Chinese herbalist who saw patients for 53 years at his office in the Chinatown International District, and later Beacon Hill. Arriving in Seattle at age 9 from Canton, China, he worked at restaurants and his uncle's laundry before following his passion to become a doctor. He graduated from Lingnan Herb School…
ID Number:1986.5.21460.1
Date:1965
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Tung On Chin in the Linyen Cafe, Seattle, July 1965
Tung On Chin (1905-1989) was the owner of the Linyen Cafe, located at 424 Seventh Avenue South in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Chin first arrived in Seattle in 1923, then went back to China in 1929 and 1933 before returning to Seattle for good in 1934. The first newspaper ad for the Linyen Cafe appears in late 1939. Chin was…
ID Number:1986.5.21463.2
Date:1965
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Charles Y. Wah at 8 Immortals Restaurant, Seattle, July 1965
Charles Y. (Charlie) Wah (d. 1977) opened the 8 Immortals Restaurant in 1964 at 509 7th Avenue South in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. The restaurant served a wide variety of dishes, both simple and exotic, said to be served in 8 “immortal flavors”: Tom (bland), Teem (sweet), Seen (sour), Foo (bitter) Lot (hot), Heong (fragrant), and Gum (golden). A free…
ID Number:1986.5.44085.2
Date:1965
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Tek Wong at Gim Ling Restaurant, Seattle, July 1965
Tek Hong Wong (1921-2016) was born in China and emigrated at 17 to Seattle, first working with his father at a laundry business, and later at neighborhood market. In 1944-1945, Wong served in the U.S. Army, earning a Purple Heart. Afterwards, he attended the University of Washington on the GI Bill. After college, Wong became a partner in a grocery…
ID Number:1986.5.45000.1
Date:1965
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New owners serving customers at the Beanery, Seattle, November 1968
The Beanery was a longtime lunch hangout across the street from Franklin High School in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle's Rainier Valley. The restaurant closed for about two months in 1968 following a boycott by Black students protesting white ownership of the restaurant. Earlier in the year the students had led the first sit-in held at a Seattle high…
ID Number:1986.5.52276.1
Date:1968
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Members of the Love Israel Family refinishing furniture, Seattle, August 1971
The Love Israel Family, a Seattle communal group, was founded in 1968 by Paul Erdman, who changed his name to Love Israel. The Family started out in a bungalow on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill, and all members took the surname Israel, with new first names representing virtues or biblical figures. Their non-traditional dress, living arrangements, and spiritual practices were often…
ID Number:1986.5.54913.1
Date:1971
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Members of the Love Israel Family at a bungalow, Seattle, August 1971
The Love Israel Family, a Seattle communal group, was founded in 1968 by Paul Erdman, who changed his name to Love Israel. The Family started out in a bungalow on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill, and all members took the surname Israel, with new first names representing virtues or biblical figures. Their non-traditional dress, living arrangements, and spiritual practices were often…
ID Number:1986.5.54913.2
Date:1971