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Image of Ivar's Acres of Clams and Fish Bar, Seattle, circa 1952
2002.48.2076
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Ivar's Acres of Clams and Fish Bar, Seattle, circa 1952

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Seattle character Ivar Haglund opened an aquarium on Seattle's Pier 54 in 1938 and opened Acres of Clams there in 1946. According to The Marine Digest magazine, the restaurant served "Puget Sound seafoods and many unusual piscatorial delicacies."

Caption information source: HistoryLink.org.
ID Number: 2002.48.2076
Date: Circa 1952
Creator(s): H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Printer
Physical Description: 1 postcard : color ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, 2002.48.2076
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Restaurants

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