Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993

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Image of Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993 — 2000.107.185.19.07

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Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993

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Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it remained until it closed on January 31, 1994.

In this image longtime waitress Jennie Lee "J. L." Alvord poses inside the restaurant near the sign with the restaurant's slogan, "All Roads Lead to the Doghouse...were friends meet friends in Seattle." After the restaurant closed, the owners donated this sign to the Museum of History & Industry.

Caption information source: "Last Call at the Dog House: A Reminiscence by Floyd Waterson," by Floyd Waterson, HistoryLink.org Essay 3472
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.

ID Number: 2000.107.185.19.07

Date: 1993

Creator(s): Smith, Kurt, Photographer

Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6.75 x 9.75 in.

Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.

Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.185.19.07, photo by Kurt Smith

Subjects: Restaurants, Labor and Labor Unions