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Started in 1955 by Andy Nagy, this iconic Seattle diner was housed in a series of old railroad cars, one of which Franklin D. Roosevelt rode during his 1944 re-election campaign. Under new owners since 2000, it has since closed down, having served...
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Founded in 1981 as Au Gavroche Boulangerie, it changed ownership 3 times. As of 2012, it was owned by Emily Brune, located near the Magnolia neighborhood, and changed its name to Starlight Desserts in 2010.
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Jerry Friar established this butcher shop in 1951 at West McGraw Street and Sixth Avenue West. In 1972, he moved the business to its current location in Queen Anne. As of 2012, it is still in operation, and specializes in meats, particularly...
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Seattle's ubiquitous chef, Tom Douglas, won acclaim at this Pike Place Market restaurant, which opened in 1984. Douglas left in 1989. As of 2012, the space was occupied by one of Douglas' restaurants, Etta's Seafood, which opened there in 1995.
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David Cohn opened The Barb in 1951, and later expanded his business to include several locations in the Seattle area, all under the name, The Barb. Cohn opened at least 40 other restaurants, including The Metropolitan Grill and Union Square Grill....
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The restaurant inside the Georgian Towers Hotel. From the Strolling Around section of the April 21, 1968 issue of the Seattle Times: "Music piped into elevators of the Georgian Towers Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. evidently has created unexpected...
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Opened in 1965 as the Renton Inn, it became the Sheraton-Renton Inn under a franchise agreement with Sheraton Inns, Inc. The Coffee Lodge served as the Inn's dining room. The hotel, the biggest in Renton at the time with 188 rooms, was purchased in...
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"Billed as an innovative new French cafeteria," when it opened in 1983, Café Casino had two locations, one in Seattle and one in Bellevue. It was a leading restaurant chain in France that started as a grocery store in 1858. Casino USA closed the...
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Opened in 1983 by the company, Restaurants Unlimited, Cutters Bayhouse was one of Seattle's hottest spots to eat in the 1980's. The restaurant was reviewed by John Hinterberger on September 2, 1983 in The Seattle Times. In 2003, it underwent...