Fountain Bar - Walla Walla
Adolph Schwartz's first saloon was located at 120 & 122 Main St. in Walla Walla, Washington Territory in late 1882. Adolph owned this bar for just over 21 years when he sold it in 1904 to John Kremer. Next, Schwartz purchased the Fountain Saloon located at 31 E. Main St in 1905 and operated it until its closing in 1914. Mr. Schwartz then changed the saloon into a confectionery, soft drink and candy store and operated it until he retired in 1922.
Frank G. Kellogg - Tacoma
Frank G. Kellogg and Ernest M. Ford started their liquor business in Tacoma in 1896. They were first listed in Yakima at No. 8 South First St. in 1903 and by 1904 Ford had the Yakima location all to himself which in later years became known as the Ford
Liquor Company. Kellogg and his wife Josephine located their business at 1105 South K St. and in later years the business had moved to 1122 South J St which they owned until Prohibition in 1915. Kellogg died in January 1916 from the effects of a paralytic stroke at the age of 59.
Capital Brewing Co. - Olympia
An advertising corkscrew/puller from the Capital Brewing Co. of Olympia, Wash.
Fletcher's Full Measure Liquor House - Bellingham
An advertising corkscrew/puller from the Fletcher's Full Measure Liquor House of Bellingham, Wash.
Seattle Brewing & Malting - Seattle
An advertising corkscrew/puller advertising "Rainier Beer" from the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co. of Seattle.
Hub Liquor Co. - Seattle
Most likely the beginning of the Hub Liquor Company was around 1907 when it was called the Hub Restaurant. At the time, George V. Kilgore and Ernest L. Flack were operating it. That same year, Harry Levin was the manager of the retail department of the Keystone Liquor Company, a wholesale liquor house in Seattle. Levin bought the Hub Restaurant in 1908 and changed its name to the Hub Liquor Company which was mainly a retail liquor outlet that dealt in family trade. It remained under Levin's care until sometime in 1914 when it closed. Beginning in 1912, Levin opened another retail store at 215 Second Avenue South (the previous location of H. Tarnow and Co.). It was named the Lion Liquor Company and was taken over the following year by his brother Edward. The Lion Liquor Company sold wines, liquors, cigars and again family trade as a specialty. The store closed in 1915 due to Prohibition.
Portland Buffet - Seattle
An advertising corkscrew/puller from the Portland Buffet - Alex Carlson Prop. of Seattle.
The Horseshoe Bar - Everett
The Horseshoe Bar had its beginnings in 1903 at 1805 Hewitt Ave. in Everett when the site was owned and operated by E.E. Lynch and remained in his hands until being purchased by Egar & McGrath in 1909. The City of Everett had passed a local ordinance to "Go Dry" which had banned the sale of alcohol in 1910. In 1913, the Horseshoe Bar had re-opened under the new ownership of Martin A. Zaepfel, a resident of Snohomish. Zaepfel had previously owned a saloon in Snohomish in partnership with Thomas Downey beginning in 1909. Zaepfel continued operating the Horseshoe Bar in Everett and remained in partnership with Downey in the Snohomish operation until state-wide Prohibition arrived in January 1916. After Prohibition, Zaepefel continued to live in Snohomish and opened a billiards hall with his son in 1916 and Downey left the area for Great Falls Montana in the same year.