The Owl Tavern on Ballard Avenue first acquired its liquor license in 1900, before the town of Ballard was annexed by the City of Seattle in 1907. The bar was renamed Conor Byrne in the early 1990s, and is one of the longest running businesses in the city.
This image of the interior of Owl Tavern shows the long wooden bar in the tavern at the time. A painting of a dog sled with a team of dogs is shown above the bar.
Caption information source: http://www.blackjarfollies.com/ballard
ID Number: SHS860
Date: Circa 1905
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
