West

The Guild 45th movie theater opened in 1919 as a Paramount Theatre for about seven years before the Downtown Paramount Theatre opened. A second screen was added to the Guild 45th in 1983, two doors down from the main theatre. In 2017, facing mounting...

Rain City Video was a small chain of video rental shops that started in 1988. Its last location, in West Ballard, closed in April of 2017.

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour is an American ice cream parlor chain founded in Portland in 1963 by Bob Farrell??and Ken McCarthy.??The chain grew to 120 locations, but as of 2018 there were only 2 locations remaining, both in California.

The International Record Syndicate, or I.R.S. Records, was a label founded by Miles Copeland (brother of The Police's Stewart Copeland) and Jay Boberg. A division of A&M Records, its roster included some of the most important new wave acts of the '80s including R.E.M.,...

Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour is an American ice cream parlor chain founded in Portland in 1963 by Bob Farrell and Ken McCarthy. The chain grew to 120 locations, but as of 2018 there were only 2 locations remaining, both in California.

The Seattle Metropolitans played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. In 1917 they became the first American team to win the Stanley Cup before that trophy became exclusively associated with the National Hockey League in 1926.

In April of 1971, real estate agents Bob McDonald and Jim Youngren erected a billboard just outside of Seattle-Tacoma International Aiport during a breif economic downturn for the area. It read, "will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights." Though it was...

Luna Park operated in Seattle from 1907 until 1913. It was designed by Charles I.D. Loof, who built the first carousel at Coney Island in New York City.

The world famous Pike Place Market overlooks the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle. It opened in 1907 and is one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States.

What's the password to King's Klubhouse?

The Jolly Roger Taproom in the Ballard section of Seattle is a pirate-themed beer pub whose beers are supplied by the Maritime Pacific Brewery.

The Everett Hawks was first a professional and then a minor-league arena football team based in Everett, just outside Seattle, Washington from 2002 to 2007.

Playland Amusement Park opened in 1930 on Bitter Lake. A popular entertainment spot into the 1950s, it featured a roller coaster, Shute the Shoots, and roller rink among other attractions. It closed in 1961, the land acquired to build a school.

The Igloo was a diner and drive-in restaurant in Seattle from the late 1940 until 1954. It's unique twin-dome design, which looked like two igloos, was intended to capture the attention of passing motorists at the intersection of Denny Ave. and Aurora Way.

Nightmare Theatre??was Seattle's signature late night horror movie program. Airing from 1964 to 1978 on KIRO-TV, Channel 7, its cast was mostly made up of performers from the PJ Patches kids show. Nightmare Theater host The Count, became a cult celebraty in the Pacific...

Playland Amusement Park opened in 1930 on Bitter Lake. A popular entratianment spot into the 1950s, it featured a roller coaster, Shute the Shoots, and roller rink among other attractions. It closed in 1961, the land aquired to build a school.

The 211 Club poolroom in Seattle was opened in 1898 by members of the 211 Union. In 1987 it moved to a new location above the Speakeasy Cafe. Unable to renew its lease, it closd in December of 2000.

The Portland Eagles played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1944 until 1951.

California was admitted to the union on September 9, 1850. Settled over 13,000 by some of the continents first inhabitants, it??one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian America. Today, it's still rich in culture and natural wonders.??

California was admitted to the union on September 9, 1850. Settled over 13,000 by some of the continents first inhabitants, it??one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian America. Today, it's still rich in culture and natural wonders.??