The space was originally known as the Rainbow Tavern. At some point in the 1960’s, it became the Sandpiper Tavern. It switched back to the old name at some time in the 1970’s.The SandPiper as it looked when Ted and Liz met in the fall of 1969.The Fusion Ultra Lounge was the third-last bar to exist at this address. The location picked up a bad reputation for teenage drinking and violence. In February of 2015 everything came to a head when two teenagers were sent to the hospital following a shooting incident. The city of Seattle requested an emergency suspension of the club’s liquor license in response, and shortly afterwards the bar permanently closed it’s doors.Before Ladd and Lass, the spot was occupied by Floating Bridge Brewing. Unfortunately they were forced to close thanks to the financial strain of the Covid pandemic.What the former SandPiper looked like in April 2022.
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