The Louvre - Walla Walla
The Louvre Hotel was purchased by Frank (Seraphin) Davin and Xavier Michellod from a Mr. Dryden (former warden at the state penitentary) in 1902. They ran the establishment as a combination hotel, saloon and bath house until it was sold and renamed the Ritz Hotel in 1913. It was said that "madams" Clara Harris and Josephine "Dutch Jo" Wolf would "entertain" at the Louvre and that one could dine and be "idle" at the Idle Hour restaurant located near the hotel while waiting one's turn for the true "entertainment" offered at the establishment. In 1913, the State of Washington passed a "Red Light Law" that led to legal action against the owners of the Louvre which eventually led to its closure later that year.
D. Holzman & Co. - Spokane
One of the longest running wholesale liquor houses in the State of Washington, David Holzman started this firm sometime in 1888 in Spokane and was located at 106 Howard St. Approximately a year later the firm was listed as Holzman, D. & Co and was located on the SW corner of the Northern Pacific railroad tracks at South Monroe St. which was later renamed Railroad Ave. The firm remained at this location until closed by Prohibition in 1915. This location also housed the Northwest Bottling Works owned by Holzman since 1890 which was in business until 1917. Over time, the company used the brand names:
"Kentucky's Old Style", "MacNeal", "Old Newport Club", "Orpheum Club", "Red Stork" and "Rob't. Hamilton Old Tom Gin" among their product lines.
Summit Liquor Co. - Seattle
The Summit Bar was started in 1906 at 1605-09 1st Ave. and was listed as such until 1909 when its name changed to the Summit Liquor Co. The company, according to a 1910 calendar plate was located at 1548 1st Ave. for only that one year. It was next located at 1603 1st Ave until closing due to Prohibition in 1915. Not much else is known about this company while in business, however in June 1910, C. T. Robinson, a salesperson of the Summit Liquor Company was arrested while treating residents of Green Lake to free samples of whiskey. After prohibition, an article in the July 2, 1916 edition of the Sunday Seattle Times stated: "Summit Liquor Company on First Avenue, in York Hotel Building, was now occupied by A. H. Cratte & Co., hardware dealers".
Prairie Queen Distilling Co. - Spokane
Not a lot of information is known about this company (at least to this collector) other than a postcard of downtown Spokane dated 1907 showing a sign for "Prairie Queen Rye" on the side of a building and an advertisement in the "Eastern Oregonian" (a Pendelton Oregon newspaper) dated February 2, 1905 featured an ad selling "Prairie Queen Rye" for $5/Gallon; $2.50/Half Gallon and $1.25/Quart. The Gentlemans Resort of Coeur d'Alene offered "Priarie Queen Rye" for $1.50/Quart in the August 29, 1907 edition of the Couer d'Alene Press. Little else is known of this business other than they produced an engraved backbar decanter and a very nicely detailed shot glass of a girl with long hair wearing a large hat.
Seattle Liquor Co. - Seattle
The Seattle Liquor Co. was located at 1206 1st Ave and opened as the successor to the Hall, Berry & McLoughlin Co. in July 1900. It moved its location to 1123 1st Ave in 1901 and was replaced at the 1206 1st Ave location by Joseph Graves who opened the Blue Dolphin Cafe and Grill in May 1903. The Seattle Liquor Co. business entity closed when it was absorbed by the Keystone Liquor Co. later in 1901.
Log Cabin Liquor House - Vancouver
The Log Cabin Liquor House was located at 502 Main St. in Vancouver from approximately 1908-1915. The address was the home of Guiberson Grocery from 1903 to 1907 and as a real estate office in middle 1915. The Log Cabin Saloon saloon was owned by Luithle and Sorber and research into the establishment is vague at best other than that a fire occurred at that location on 1/7/09 along with various run-ins with the police over the years. On 2/7/15 the liquor licenses of the Northern Brewery were transferred to Luithle and Sorber. It was determined that the establishment was not a restaurant and on 10/27/15 they were both fined $5 for keeping the business operating after January of 1915.