As it gets colder and darker out, residents of Ballard might find themselves retreating to inside activities; pool, darts, live music, beer, or just a warm beverage. Let’s take a look at some restaurants and bars of the past, that may still be around today!
Black and White photo of 22nd Ave NW and Market St. in 1939. Some businesses shown: Baddad Theatre, Christopherson’s Ice Creamery, Black and White Tavern.
Black and white photo of a bar, with a bartender behind the bar, and a bar patron sitting on one of the barstools, watching a television. Note on back reads, “John Bredice, day bartender at Hatties Hat catches a moment of t.v. during a lull.
Black and white photo of a bar, with a bartender behind the bar, and a bar patrons sitting on barstools. Note on back reads, “The Owl Cafe, one of the oldest taverns in Ballard. Here patrons come for good beer, good food; all in an old and quaint atmosphere.
Black and White photo of interior of the Owl Tavern in Ballard.
Black and white photo of exterior of storefront of a pool hall and bar at 5233 Ballard Avenue.
Photos and captions courtesy of Ballard Historical Society archive.
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