In the 1990s, the City of Seattle added it to the official Table of Historic Landmarks, with Doris’s blessing.
Doris Nelson lived in the log house and ran the restaurant for decades, and her antique decoration and homestyle dining turned the Homestead into a favorite for community events. In the 1950s, through several changes in ownership, it became the Alki Homestead Restaurant. As West Seattle grew the log house served in turn as a private residence and a boarding house. The first owners moved to Downtown Seattle after only a few years, and the Seattle Auto and Driving Club used it to gather and share meals. One of the first permanent structures in West Seattle, it and its original carriage house (now the Log House Museum) are two of only three log houses remaining in West Seattle. At the counter you could buy a slice of bread and then take it to your table and toast it.” - Vida Rose, from a piece in the Ghosts of Seattle Past anthologyġ513 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesĦ04 Pike Street, Seattle, WA, United Statesįirst Pizzeria in the city of Seattle, ran from 1956-1996, owned by Nick FinamoreĪdriatica - Lovely view, great food, fabulous staff.īuilt in 1903-4 as the Fir Lodge.
It stood for ‘A Frilly Lacey Nighty.’ It was full of art and toasters. was a cafe where the Trader Joe’s on Capitol Hill is now. Once a part of the largest chain in America, closed mid 70's. Jukebox not shabby either.Ħ19 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United Statesįunky, low ceiling club above a sports bar on Virginia. It was also the beginning of the end of what the Capitol Hill neighborhood used to be-an affordable gathering place for artsy weirdos to make their way.” -Ma’Chell Duma LaVassar, from a piece in the Ghosts of Seattle Past anthologyĤ209 University Way Northeast, Seattle, WA, United Statesĭive bar with best bacon double cheeseburger and greasy fries basket. We may have been a club full of sluts, fags, and trannies, but we weren’t the type to fiddle while Rome burned, and as our scene came to a close, so did the carefree nature of our youth. As we segued into the Bush era, we had no idea what was about to happen to the world, and the events of 9/11 hit us all like a ton of bricks. We didn’t know it then, but those days at Foxxxes were truly the last days of disco, whose revival had been born of the Clinton administration’s easy excess. Connie loved Jesus, truckers, and the sublime sounds of the Pointer Sisters-often gracing us with the karaoke cover of ‘Slow Hand’ that would become her signature. Connie was a character based on a Nevada prostitute of the same name in Nick Broomfield’s Chicken Ranch documentary.
Thursdays belonged to Jackie and Ursula’s theatrical Pho Bang! And Tuesday became my favorite night of the week, because our hostess was Ms. “Sunday was a dance night called ReHab hosted by DJ Baby J.
(Note: to avoid duplicates, new places are reviewed before they post to the map, so don’t worry if your submission doesn’t show up right away). Keep in mind, this section is just for tracking the places lost along with a brief description. Not seeing a place you miss on the map? Submit a new location by right clicking on the map and filling out the form at the bottom of the page. If you would like to see what places have been remembered so far, explore this Google Maps version below.
(Although the Ghosts anthology has been published with print versions of the hand-drawn maps inside, we will continue to update them digitally for subsequent printings.) They travel with The Anthology to festivals and galleries, where everyone can pin and commemorate our lost spaces.
The places submitted as memories to the Ghosts of Seattle Past have also been turned into a series of hand-drawn maps of the city featuring the venues, shops, restaurants, galleries, and gathering sites that haunt our hearts. Where do you miss? What spot must never be forgotten?