Jules Maes Saloon

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Jules Maes Saloon
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The restaurant's exterior
Jules Maes Saloon
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City Seattle
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°32′58.6″N122°19′3.1″W / 47.549611°N 122.317528°W / 47.549611; -122.317528

Jules Maes Saloon is by some accounts the oldest bar in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] [2] It opened in 1888 in the city's Georgetown neighborhood. [3] [4] [5] The building it occupies, "The Brick Store", at 5919 Airport Way at the corner of Nebraska, is listed as a Seattle Historic Site. [6]

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History

The bar first opened in a building at 5953 Airport Way South (before it was called Airport Way, for nearby Boeing Field) under a different name. [2] [7] It was purchased by Jules Gustaf Maes, a Belgian-born bartender, who eventually changed its name and moved it to the 5919 building. [2] The back room was once used as a bookie joint. [7]

The bar was owned by June Espelend for a period. John and Vanessa LeMaster, who had owned it since 2005, closed it during the coronavirus pandemic. [2] [8] During the coronavirus pandemic the LeMasters closed it permanently; it was reopened by Raché Hemmelgarn in January of 2021. [9]

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