Thanks to the new economy, you can purchase a piece of Gold Rush history from the J&M in Pioneer Square—a piece like a carved antique mahogany bar or the J&M name. For sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.:

• J&M CAFE & CARDROOM trademarked name
• Store front stained glass window J&M CAFE & CARDROOM
• Side window J&M
• Bar located on east side of premises
• Bar located on west side of premises
• (4) chandeliers
• Painting on east wall
• STONE FISHER CO railroad mirror
• NORTH COAST LIMITED railroad mirror
• (10) antique mirrors
• Assortment of restaurant equipment, glassware, dishware, utensils, cookware, tables, chairs, framed photos & pictures, historic items [not including the pedi-cab that Elvis rode in It Happened at the World's Fair, which someone has apparently liberated], office equipment

Here's a zoomable photo of one of those bars. So pretty.

As far as the space goes, according to James G. Murphy Co. auctioneers, the building is for lease, the auction is brought to you courtesy of the bankruptcy court, and the landlord is trying to buy all the fixtures back so he can re-lease it intact—if that doesn't work, then a lot of the pieces will be sold out of it.

How busy is the James G. Murphy Co. right now?
"Very busy."
Yours seems like a good line of work to be in right now.
"Right at the moment, it does."

If you've never been to one of these auctions, they are sad and strangely beautiful. This one should have plenty of drunk ghosts.