I just want to know more about the history of beths. I've been there many times from Oct 2, 1992 on, but the early days intrigue me. Did they always have refillable hashbrowns, or was that a later thing?
Re: beths cafe
anonymous
July 28 2009, 18:21:43 UTC
I used to hang out there in the 70s. It was smaller then and after 2:00 A.M. there would be a line going up Aurora Ave N., people waiting to get in. Don was the guy's name that was the manager as I remember and he offered the same deal on the hash browns. About the least expensive thing on the menu was 2 eggs and hash browns for $.99, Don always said if someone had a dollar in his pocket he wouldn't leave hungry. After standing in the line for a while, sometimes partaking of some appetite stimulant, the refills on the hash browns was nice.
Some guy from the bank came buy to appraise the building and he told me that it was originally a residence (consisting of only the middle section of the building). They added both ends on to it in the early 1950's. At that point I believe he said the middle building was a tavern/restaurant. And I believe he said a realty firm was on the south end. That's to the best of my recollection. He did his homework so I didn't have to do mine.
Beth's Cafe building before 1954
anonymous
April 4 2006, 00:12:12 UTC
I am not in Seattle, but if somebody had the time, perhaps the Seattle Public Library's reference section might have R L Polk city directories from before 1954. If you have not used a Polk directory, one section is sorted by address. Look up 7311 Aurora Ave N, and see what the 1953, 1952, 1951, etc directories show for a business name.
Re: Beth's Cafe building before 1954
anonymous
June 3 2006, 04:55:26 UTC
As the early rumors go, here's this tidbit. If my memory serves me, There was a Beth and her husband who opened the Cafe many moons ago. They were divorced, she kept the cafe and later married a dishwasher, I beleave his name was Harold Godfrey, they had a kid or two then sold the buisness, but kept ownership of the building. The building was under the original family ownership until Chris Dalton bought it fairly recently.
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