It’s a story most Bundy fans know well: in September 1969 Elizabeth Kloepfer was new in Seattle, and one night along with her friend and fellow Utah transplant Mary Lynn Chino went to a small college bar called The Sandpiper, where she met Ted Bundy. The two went on to have a tumultuous, on again/off again six year relationship, and Ted played a big part in raising Kloepfer’s young daughter, Molly. Over the years The SandPiper Tavern has changed hands (and names) a few times, and most recently has been dubbed ‘Ladd & Lass Brewing.’
The outside of The (former) SandPiper Tavern, now called ‘Ladd & Lass Brewing.’ I took most of these pictures in April 2024 when I went to Seattle for the second time, and this time around I was able to go in and have (half) of a beer, as I am not a big drinker but at the same time wanted to be able to say I had a drink here.The entrance of Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.A picture taken the first time I went to Seattle, looking from the outside in, taken in April 2022.Another picture taken the first time I went to Seattle, looking from the outside in, taken in April 2022.The brew room at Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.A shot of the front part of Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.Another shot of the front part of Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.Another part of the brewery room at Ladd & Lass Brewing, photo taken in April 2024.The back part of Ladd & Lass Brewing. Photo taken in April 2024.A close up of the side wall at Ladd & Lass Brewing. Photo taken in April 2024.The back part of Ladd & Lass Brewing, by the bathrooms. Photo taken in April 2024.The front part of the bar, photo courtesy of Yelp and was uploaded by the user ‘Nick L.’A picture of a wall of the brewery with the beers on the wall at Ladd & Lass Brewing, taken from Yelp and posted by user ‘Jessica Z.’A picture of the tasing menu from Ladd & Lass Brewing, taken from Yelp and posted by user ‘Erica W’ on March 29. 2025.A picture of the beer cooler, where customers can take beverages with them when they go. Picture taken from Yelp and posted by user ‘Marcus S.’
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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