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Sunday, September 28, 2008
#707 - Doc's Tavern, Ocean Park WA - 9/26/2008
This and the Grey Parrot Brewpub are my favorite bars on the peninsula. It's a big place, an old place, stocked with history and personality and personalities. I have no primary source data on the history of the bar, but long-time owner Don Sheldon recently penned a colorful history for a calendar, a copy of which is now posted conveniently above the urinals in the mens room next to a centerfold of "Miss September":
"In 1933, at the urging of Roy E. Sheldon and Ralph Osborn, Art Matthews decided to start a tavern in Ocean Park. The trio traveled to Olympia to get a license and a tavern known as "The Whalebone" was established at this sight [sic]. The name came from the fact that dead whales which had washed up on the beach, were buried under what is now the northwest section of the tavern. Art opened at 12 noon on the 4th of July 1933, and closed an hour later at 1:00 P.M. to go to a local ball game.
Doc's Tavern, Ocean Park, WA |
Art didn't give up. He had a new building built at the site, which was the old Richfield Station (now Jack's Country Store's new addition). The Tavern, complete, including labor and materials, cost $744.00. He renamed it "Arts" and operated it until 1944, then sold it to A.W. "Doc" Watson.
Doc's Tavern, in business for 79 years, is the oldest tavern or bar in our area, as the liquor license was purchased immediately following the repeal of prohibition.* There have been only three owners, which is nearly unheard of in the liquor industry. Art Matthews, the first; A.W. "Doc" Watson was the second and although he passed on, is a legend in local tavern history; the third, Don Sheldon, Doc's grandson, is carrying on the family business and had the opportunity to share many years in close relationship with Doc Watson.
Before the building housing Doc's Tavern was a tavern, it had many uses. An ice cream parlor (from which the stools you sit on still exist), beauty shop, W.W.I. recruiting office, pool hall, restaurant, bakery, real estate office, antique shop, and gas station. The tavern is actually 5 buildings under one roof and the oldest section was built in 1883. There is an example of the foundation with iron nails and hand carved dowels connecting the corner. This was discovered as we replaced the foundation.
Doc's Tavern, Ocean Park, WA |
In 1976, Don Sheldon began working at "Arts" under the guidance of Doc Watson, and in 1979, was hired as a manager of the tavern. Doc died on April 16, 1980, while enjoying his favorite pastime, fishing. Don Sheldon then purchased "Arts" and renamed it "Doc's Tavern" in Doc's memory....
Your friend Don Sheldon"
*Very small nit here: The 21st amendment and the repeal of prohibition actually became effective only on December 5, 1933. However, it is still possible that a (legal) tavern was opened July 4 of that year as it was actually the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, effective April 7 of that year, that allowed the legal flow of beer taps to resume.
Est. 1980 - Building constructed: 1883 (oldest section)
Previous bars in this location: The Whalebone, Art's
Web site: facebook
Articles: yelp - chinookobservor - tripadvisor
Sunday, September 21, 2008
#703 - Juju, Seattle (Belltown) - 3/19/2008
Juju - 2224 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA |
Est. 2008 - Closed Nov. 2012 - Building constructed 1911
#702 - The Polar Bar, (Arctic Club Hotel) Seattle - 3/19/2008
seattletimes - thestranger - gastrolust - cornichon
#701 - The Crimson C, Seattle (downtown) - 3/19/2008
Saturday, September 06, 2008
#700 - Ama Ama Oyster Bar, Seattle (West Seattle) - 9/4/2008
Update: Ama Ama closed in 2009
The most swank bar in Seattle -- absolutely beautiful everywhere you look, like a living Shag painting.
Try the: Starrlight
4752 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116 (map)
Est. 2007 - Closed 2009 - Building constructed: 1910
Previous bars at this location: Guppy's West, Ovio Bistro
Subsequent bars at this location: Table 35, A Terrible Beauty
(ama-amaseattle.com - facebook - yelp - Seattle PI)
Friday, September 05, 2008
#698 - Impromptu, Seattle - 7/11/2008 (OOO)
Impromptu Wine Bar closed at the end of 2009
4235 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98112 - (206) 860-1569
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4235 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98112 - (206) 860-1569
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#696 - West Five, Seattle (West Seattle) - 9/4/2008
Update: West 5 closed Feb 12, 2022
Kitschy cocktails. Cool. (web site)
4539 California Avenue Southwest Seattle, WA 98116-4110 - (206) 935-1966
Est. 2003 - Closed Feb 12, 2022 - Building constructed 1929
4539 California Avenue Southwest Seattle, WA 98116-4110 - (206) 935-1966
Est. 2003 - Closed Feb 12, 2022 - Building constructed 1929
Monday, September 01, 2008
#694 - The T-Bird Tavern, Seattle (Ballard) - 8/31/2008
Thunderbird Tavern, Seattle - Joe Nix mural |
Overheard from a Thunderbird customer (discussing a different bar): "You can't have a 70-year-old woman totin' around kegs and have a ditch in back ..."
Thunderbird Tavern, Seattle - 2008 |
Closed 2013 - Building constructed 1936
Previous bars at this location: Pilot House Inn
backpage - yelp - thestranger - seattlest
#693 - Hazelwood, Seattle (Ballard) - 8/31/2008
This bar had the small personality of a bar in the Adams Morgan district of Washington DC (which is the best strip of small personality bars in the country, as far as I've seen). I wasn't quite as knocked out by the drinks or vibe as most of the places I highly recommend, but this is an intimate, unique space, with a cool crowd and some adventurous cocktails, and what more could you ask?
#692 - Ocho, Seattle (Ballard) - 8/31/2008
A very nice, hopping, little place.
Try the Ten Dollar Margarita and the Sangria Rioja.
Try the Ten Dollar Margarita and the Sangria Rioja.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
#691 - Havana, Seattle (Capitol Hill) - 8/27/2008
1010 East Pike Street Seattle, Washington 98122 - (206) 323-2822
#690 - Vermillion, Seattle (Capitol Hill) - 8/27/2008
People on Capitol Hill put up galleries with wine bars like some neighborhoods put up lemonade stands.
1508 11th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 709-9797
1508 11th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 - (206) 709-9797
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
#689 - Liberty, Seattle (Capitol Hill) - 7/23/2008?
Nice.
517 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 - (206) 323-9898
Est. April 17, 2006 - Building constructed: 1929
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: libertybars.com
Est. April 17, 2006 - Building constructed: 1929
Previous bars in this location: None known
Web site: libertybars.com
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