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For many years, the Ben Paris published a comprehensive NW fishing guide. The founder, Ben Paris, supposedly started the very first fishing derby here, back in 1931. For an account, see America's Oldest Bass Club, an article about the Western Bass Club, which began meeting in the Ben Paris in 1938. It had a large glass tank with live bass swimming in it, and it also had a live trout pool (although it may not have always had trout in it. It had a definite "subterranean", almost "speakeasy," feel to it (partly from its being down a flight of stairs, below street level). A kind of "guy mall" kind of place, a bastion for fishermen (and I do mean fisher men) and other local sportsmen. It was located on Fourth, facing the Bon Marche. The Ben Paris: A combination restaurant, lounge, pool hall, pull-tab parlor, barber shop, and sporting goods establishment. A sub-sandwich shop and part of the B&O Espresso now occupy the space where the Belmont used to exist. Other bars, such as the Gaslight and the Elite in particular, were also frequented by many blacks. During the time that I recall it (back in the late- to mid-70's), it Capitol Hill's main black bar.
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The Belmont: The Belmont Tavern, which was located on Olive and Belmont up on Capitol Hill. The Bagdad: The Bagdad Cafe, which was located many moons ago (it seems now) at Broadway and Pike (I believe) up on Capitol Hill. For a story on the Aqua Barn, see the Seattle Times' story, Aqua Barn On The Block. Before passing, he had negotiated the sale of the remainder of the ranch to developers, including the 1888 farm house (built by Arthur Denny). Recently, the founder and long-time owner of the Aqua Barn, "Happy Jack" Riley, died of a heart attack at age 77. The name actually comes from the fact that the original Aqua Barn was located on a barge moored on the west side of Lake Union, before the attraction was moved to the Maple Valley in 1951. These days, the horses are gone and only the cafe, RV park, and recreational hall are still open. In its heyday, it had over 260 horses on 100 acres. For years, it had been a place to ride horses, swim, square dance, and more. The Aqua Barn: The Aqua Barn Ranch, south of Renton off Maple Valley Highway. S., although there are undoubtedly some, who did not frequent the Capitol Hill establishment, who refer to the latter as "Andy's."
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Andy's is not to be confused with Andy's Diner, located in a series of railcars down on Fourth Ave. Now that it's gone I no longer know where to go when up on Capitol Hill. Spent many a day there hopping tables, moving from one conversation to another, eating two, sometimes three, meals, without ever leaving the place. The menu, except for the prices, remained almost exactly the same. In the years that I went there, and I started when Hot Turkey Sandwiches were 75 cents, the place never changed. Andy's was for years and years the main gathering place for, and the spiritual center of, Capitol Hill. Shares top honors along with the Dog House on the list of Seattle's dead diners. The Speakeasy has since burned down, but the 211 had already closed.Īndy's: Andy's Cafe. It relocated to the Regrade, to a kind of warehouse space a number of years ago that was above the Speakeasy Cafe. It was on the second floor, and you took an elevator from the street to get to it. This was an historic billiard hall that was between Third and Second on Union (211 Union, thus the name) downtown. It was primarily a geezer bar, but younger types used to hang out there on occasion, as well. The 206: The 206 Tavern (located at 206 Broadway E., thus the name.) A small, cubby-hole, tavern that was located up on Capitol Hill.
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I've chosen not to list on this page, however, any of the night clubs, music clubs, coffee houses, movie theatres, or amusement parks which composed Seattle's entertainment scene of yore - you'll find those places listed on the Pop History page. Look here for slang, shorthand expressions, knicknames, and trivia related to places and abodes now gone, but not forgotten (at least here), including diners, taverns, stores, buildings, and more. View the Current Poster and Print Coupon Promotion.