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Where have all the dive bars gone?

CFetters_Nacho_Lover
CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,289 Founders Club
in Yellow Snow's Record Shoppe
This is a spin off from @YellowSnow’s poast about the closing of the Tug Tavern (RIP).

The West Seattle blog article mentioned Poggies in the junction. It’s still a dive but for how long can it survive? It’s in some prime real estate.

I think West Seattle still has the Yen Wore and possibly the Admiral Pub but longtime dives like the Alki Tavern, Ralph and Sally’s and now the Tug are lost to history. Fuck, even the lounge at the Maharaja got renovated and is no longer a seedy looking place.

Is there a point to this thread other than me trying to remember some of the snotty dive bars I’ve been to in west Seattle? Probably not.

What local dive bars are still kicking in Seattle?
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  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,787 Swaye's Wigwam
    damn - I did not realize the impact I would have by moving away from Seattle...



















    My liver thanks me
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Its cheaper to drink at home

    Now safer too
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,217 Standard Supporter
    Is Linda's on Capitol Hill still around?

    Lake City Way has grimy shitholes, but they are probably all out of business after this COVID bs.

    Great spot in Purdy called Local Boys. Chinsane beer selection and 40 taps.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    Welcome to Biden's Amerikkka
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    RaceBannon said:

    Its cheaper to drink at home

    Now safer too

    It's vastly cheaper to drink at home. The service is far better as is the music.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    I figured a few decades ago that I had used up my white drunk driving privilege
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,883 Founders Club
    Although Seattle was great in the 80s

    Pioneer Square
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  • Fishpo31
    Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,633
    When I lived in Greenwood, we found a few to hang at...Korthaus (gone), Little Red Hen, Molly McGuire's, Hattie's. Used to go to Harvey's on 99, but it was getting pretty dicey by the time we moved. The last (legit) one I was in was the Bethel Tavern, to see a buddy blow harp a few years ago...I stood out like a sore thumb, in a Tommy Bahama shirt, shorts and flip-flops, drinking IPA (I'm part of the problem), and everyone else was in Carhartts, boots, and suspenders drinking Rainier tall boys.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    Fishpo31 said:

    When I lived in Greenwood, we found a few to hang at...Korthaus (gone), Little Red Hen, Molly McGuire's, Hattie's. Used to go to Harvey's on 99, but it was getting pretty dicey by the time we moved. The last (legit) one I was in was the Bethel Tavern, to see a buddy blow harp a few years ago...I stood out like a sore thumb, in a Tommy Bahama shirt, shorts and flip-flops, drinking IPA (I'm part of the problem), and everyone else was in Carhartts, boots, and suspenders drinking Rainier tall boys.

    I fear the Little Red Hen's days are numbered. The Green Lake gentrification is nearly complete. I always had a love / hate relationship with the place. Loved the cheap beer and great live cuntry music. But I can't dance and therefore had no game in that venue.
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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
    There are no dive bars. Only hipster gin bars that are owned by a large chain.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,072
    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Its cheaper to drink at home

    Now safer too

    It's vastly cheaper to drink at home. The service is far better as is the music.
    Except that fucking faggot Jay Inslee says that's not allowable now in his dictatorship.

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    PurpleThrobber said:

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Its cheaper to drink at home

    Now safer too

    It's vastly cheaper to drink at home. The service is far better as is the music.
    Except that fucking faggot Jay Inslee says that's not allowable now in his dictatorship.

    Inslee isn't relevant to the demise of the dive bar.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    YellowSnow said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Its cheaper to drink at home

    Now safer too

    It's vastly cheaper to drink at home. The service is far better as is the music.
    Except that fucking faggot Jay Inslee says that's not allowable now in his dictatorship.

    Inslee isn't relevant to the demise of the dive bar.

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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,072
    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    YellowSnow said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Its cheaper to drink at home

    Now safer too

    It's vastly cheaper to drink at home. The service is far better as is the music.
    Except that fucking faggot Jay Inslee says that's not allowable now in his dictatorship.

    Inslee isn't relevant to the demise of the dive bar.

    I meant Inslee that fucking faggot disallowed cheaper to drink at home with frens.

    That fucking faggot.

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    edited January 2021
    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    YellowSnow said:

    PurpleThrobber said:

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    Its cheaper to drink at home

    Now safer too

    It's vastly cheaper to drink at home. The service is far better as is the music.
    Except that fucking faggot Jay Inslee says that's not allowable now in his dictatorship.

    Inslee isn't relevant to the demise of the dive bar.

    While the Duchess isn't technically a "dive bar" I can remember swilling $3.00 pitchers of "Husky" beer and chain smoking cigs 20 years ago. Not a fancy bottle of liquor on the shelf to be seen. That was 20 years ago. I like reeking of smoke and spilt beer when I leave a "divey" bar.
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  • alumni94
    alumni94 Member Posts: 4,863
    I liked the "Hilltop" on top of Queen Anne. Place where coveralled men would show up after being paid in cash. They had Budweiser, Rainier and Brew 66 on tap. That's it. Good Jukebox, and the pool table broke, so it was free for a while. Played my best pool ever there, as a poor college kid being challenged by older guy "free beer to the winner" I made some amazing shots.
    I like the $1.50 pitchers of Hamms at Dante's also. Loved the air hockey. Not sure if that's a dive bar or a college bar.
    Went to a few places around the Kingdom back in the day, I think they all went away and are Condos now.

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    alumni94 said:

    I liked the "Hilltop" on top of Queen Anne. Place where coveralled men would show up after being paid in cash. They had Budweiser, Rainier and Brew 66 on tap. That's it. Good Jukebox, and the pool table broke, so it was free for a while. Played my best pool ever there, as a poor college kid being challenged by older guy "free beer to the winner" I made some amazing shots.
    I like the $1.50 pitchers of Hamms at Dante's also. Loved the air hockey. Not sure if that's a dive bar or a college bar.
    Went to a few places around the Kingdom back in the day, I think they all went away and are Condos now.

    Shit I forgot Targy’s on QA. All timer.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,720 Founders Club
    Not entirely related but it sucks balls the College Inn closed down. Most unique spot on the Ave and all I need is Mac and Jacks on tap.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,217 Standard Supporter
    haie said:

    Not entirely related but it sucks balls the College Inn closed down. Most unique spot on the Ave and all I need is Mac and Jacks on tap.

    You can go to a Denny's if that's all you need.
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  • Fishpo31
    Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,633
    Cheep brew, quality jukebox, shuffleboard, pool, popcorn, peanuts...my favorite dive bar ever is on the border of Oakland and Berkeley, the Kingfish. Used to go when I was there for work, even opened and closed it once. It was going to be torn down for condos, and I heard they moved the building (actually, more of a shack) to a new location...any NoCali dawgs familiar?
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  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,787 Swaye's Wigwam
    When I lived in the greater Seattle area I was up north, would go to the Madison Ave Pub in south Everett. Pool, cheap beer and burgers. Also played pool at O'Finnegan's Pub on 99 just north of the 405 access.

    So many others that I know do not exist any more it is sad. Had a friend that made jewelry at a little place next to Teddy's on 65th. Many a night closing that place and Dante's. I lived just a couple blocks from Dante's across the street from the Porsche dealership. Oh yeah - the Blue Moon - sure that is there still.

    Was a dive place on Lake City Way - about where the Toyota dealership is now, on our way to a game one Saturday morning stopped, drank tons of beer and ate pickled eggs. Those damn eggs you could dribble down court they were so old. About half time me and my friends could have cleared an entire section of the stadium. We played it cool and blamed the group in front of us.
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  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    YellowSnow said:

    Some of my shitholes...

    Al's Tavern in Wallingford
    Pacific Inn Fremont
    The Rez for @Swaye
    The Baranof in Greenwood
    The Green Lantern

    I bought kegs from the Green Lantern (Wallingford, not Walla Walla) back in college.
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  • huskyhooligan
    huskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,930 Swaye's Wigwam
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    Is Linda's on Capitol Hill still around?

    Lake City Way has grimy shitholes, but they are probably all out of business after this COVID bs.

    Great spot in Purdy called Local Boys. Chinsane beer selection and 40 taps.

    That weird 12 wood carving out front, is, disconcerting. Not bad burgers.
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