Opened in 1933 in what was once a dime-a-dance hall, this Pioneer
Square landmark was the longtime epicenter of Gay Seattle, until
the post-Stonewall queers sought higher ground on Capitol Hill. Now
it’s a big, funky, wonderful dive bar—transient-friendly,
with pool and pull-tabs, and a weathered majesty you’ll find nowhere
else in Seattle. Come for the history, stay for the glamorous photos of
drag queens of yore lining the walls. (Double Header, 407 Second
Ave, 464-9918. 9 am–11 pm, 21+.)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...