…that’s the bar, not the shantytown.
I went there for Bar Exam in September—a week after John McCain said that “the fundamentals of our economy are still strong”—and while it was/will be a fun place, the name combined with $10 pitchers of Rainier combined with the beginnings of an actual latter-day Hooverville around there causes some cognitive dissonance. (There are free peanuts.) People live in campers under the West Seattle Bridge, people sleep under onramps to the viaduct, and, from observations made this past week on a bike ride around the neighborhood, a makeshift tent city has sprung up in the weeds along the railroad tracks on East Marginal Way. Can’t we take care of our loonies and drug addicts better than this?
Anyhooverville, then there was a fire—accidental, started by an overheated ceiling fan. Now it appears Hooverville will rise again.
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Wait. $10 pitchers of Rainier? Did I read that right?
two words:
Awe.
Some.
Next year I should have a place to drink before Mariners games and Showbox shows.
Here is a photo of Seattle’s original Hooverville on the approximate location of the bar. You can see the Smith Tower in the background.
http://seattlejew.blogspot.com/2009/04/t…
that’s ok, the UW has a FB group opposed to Nickelsville moving on campus.
I loved having a beer at Hooverville before the game. I’m glad it’ll be back. I saw the Big Hurt, Frank Thomas there last year in his civvies while his team was down the street and into the second inning. I hope he enjoyed the Manny’s.
amen. it’s been a struggle to find a good place to drink before games this season. a few weeks ago their had been no action inside the building.
anyone know if the rumors of bowling lanes in back are true? 🙂
i don’t drink pitchers anymore (i barely drink beer), but is that supposed to be a bargain?
@7
I don’t understand, either. I live to drink beer, and that isn’t anything to flip out over. $7, or even $8, sure. $10? No.
Ten dollars is expensive for a pitcher of Rainier… hence the cognitive dissonance.
Well I’m not going to beat myself up over it. I only read the bold. That’s the problem with bolding. You might be pointing something out, but what’s actually happening is you’re telling me to only read the bold. Then it’s comment city.
Ah, good point then, @9.