Mardi Gras
1941-1963 2047 E. Madison St. A bar with this same name, and at the same address, still existed in the
Category: Venues
Birdland
1955-1964 2203 E. Madison St. In the same building as the Savoy Ballroom before it, Birdland showcased the best of
Ebony
1950s 514 S. Jackson St. Seatle pianist Elmer Gill felt that the Jackson Street clubs had an often unwarrantted reputation
Blue Note
1951-1959 1319 E. Jefferson St. When Emmett Lewis, boss of the black musicians union Local 493, moved the union office
Washington Social and Education Club
1944-1950s 104 1/2 23rd Ave. E., corner E. Madison St. Officially known as the Washingon Social and Educational Club, this
Union Club
1940s-1950s 102 Cherry St. Sometimes known as the Marine Club, this basement venue just north of Pioneer Square was a
Sessions Playhouse
1940s-1950s 1238 S. Main St., corner 12th Ave. S. The site of the old Entertainer’s Cabaret, where Jelly Roll Morton
New Chinatown
1940s-1969 527 S. Main St. One of the last after-hours clubs to close, in the late ’60s, the New Chinatown
Savoy Ballroom
1941-1945 2203 E. Madison St., corner 22nd Ave. E. The first legal dance hall in Seattle’s black community, which faced
Congo Club
1940s 660 S. Jackson St. A classic Prohibition Era “blind,” the Congo Club had a circular bar and ballroom hidden