Established in Healdsburg, California on June 26, 1886 Mr. Louis Jaffe purchased the Pridham Vineyards comprising of 264 acres of wine and brandy grapes. The firm began business in Seattle on August 4, 1889, just months after the great fire had swept the city. Circumstances forced Jaffe to set up at a location on what was then known as Old Mill Street just above Third Avenue South in a 15x70 ft tent. It was around 1893 that the firm began to show up in city listings and its business was closely tied in with the Imperial Liquor Company whose owner was Joseph L. Jaffe. Throughout its existence it was both a retail and wholesale establishment located at 115-117 Second Avenue South. Jaffe & Co. also owned a saloon in Spokane and a retail/wholesale location from 1892-1915 which closed due to Prohibition.
No. 6 Post St. in Spokane was a long running business associated with the wine and liquor trade in Spokane as far back as 1895 when it was owned by "Ambers & Merrick" and was listed in the Polk Directory as a saloon. It remained in their hands until 1901 when it was listed as "Merrick's Liquor Store" and then simply as "A.B. Merrick" in 1902. The business changed hands once again when the the "Kronenberg Brothers", (George and Joseph) took over the business as a retail liquor outlet in late 1903 at that same address and remained at that location until closed by Prohibition in 1915. At various times, they had been listed as a liquor outlet, saloon or wine merchant until 1909 when they were listed solely as being in the saloon business. They produced only one known style of embossed bottle - a clear, fluted based, 1/2 gallon megaphone-style bottle that may have contained wine or whiskey at the time.
The company had its beginning in 1904 when Gustave (Gus) E. Hanson and Arnold A. Zbiden opened a saloon and family liquor store at 621 - 623 First Avenue. In 1906 they sold that location and opened up a saloon located at 2307 First Avenue and in late 1907 they changed their wholesale operations to 103 Pike Street. The new saloon was kept separate from their wholesale end of the business and both operations continued until Prohibition in 1915.
The Jaffe business interests in the wholesale and retail liquor industry of early Seattle encompassed several companies including the Imperial Liquor Company. This company was started by Joseph L. Jaffe in 1908 and lasted until Prohibition in 1915. It was a saloon and combination family liquor store that also dealt in the wholesale business. Joseph C. Barman was secretary treasurer and manager of the company having taken over for M. Nelson in 1912. The business outlets for this company were located at 305-307 & 311 Pike and 818 First Avenue and the firm used the brand name "King's Crown" in various local newspaper and billboard ads throughout the city. The saloon store that was in combination with the liquor store at 311 Pike was known as the College Buffet. Louis Ruiz operated the store on First Avenue in 1911 until its closing in 1913 which then became the Los Angeles Wine Co. operated by I. Rosenthal from 1913-1914.
The California Wine House had its beginnings as a wholesale liquor outlet in late 1900 where it was located at 1150 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. Fred and Mrs Clare Schaeffer Williams and then later Charles V.G. Rowland were listed as proprietors and the company had additional outlets in Snohomish and South Bend. The Snohomish outlet was in operation from 1904 until 1908 and the South Bend outlet was in operation from 1912 until 1915. The Tacoma outlet remained in business until closed by Prohibition in 1915.
Daniel Murphy began a retail and wholesale liquor house in Seattle sometime in 1898 at 308-310 Pike Street. He was said to be an expert buyer of wines and liquors where he went to the best markets to secure the goods for his establishment. The store was neatly appointed with only experienced and courteous help employed. He remained in business until for over 15 years and was one of the most prominent figures among the old-time liquor men in Seattle. Due to rapidly failing health, he sold out to Jacob Aronson in 1911. The sale took place rather quickly with Aronson providing cash in hand taking over the business lock stock and barrel.
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