Seattle Room Menu Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. This collection contains of hundreds of menus collected over several decades, each revealing the food tastes of Seattle diners and prices paid for fine and casual dining around town.
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Exterior to African Exhibit Pavilion
Africa Pavilion of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). "The nations of Africa, the majority of which have achieved independence since the end of World War II, are introduced and explained in the African Nations Pavilion on the International Mall. The exhibit shows how experts expect the African continent to develop in the next four decades. It explains the differences between the African peoples and the size and shape of the many new nations on the world’s second largest continent. Included in the displays, which were arranged in cooperation with several universities and associations, are African artifacts and handicrafts." (Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 84.)
Identifier: spl_wl_exp_00019
Date: 1962-04-18
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Blue Max Steak House Menu
Located right by Boeing Field, the Blue Max, an aeronautically themed restaurant, was part of the Red Baron Steakhouse chain in California. It held lip-sync contests every Saturday night from 1979 until it closed in 1988.
Identifier: spl_menu_00065
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Chut Sing Bakery Menu
Opened in 1977 by four non-Chinese women - Leslee Engler, Pattie Rudiger, Cherie Furtado, and Cheryl Tyler - who met in Tai Chi class, this bakery served Chinese pastries. The owners taught themselves to make their baked goods from cookbooks and trial-and-error.
Identifier: spl_menu_00170
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How Seattle Changed Its Face, 1975
A brief summary of the history of regrading projects in Seattle, written by the City Engineering Department.
Identifier: spl_saw_2085906
Date: 1975
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