Teal Building Explained

Teal Building
Location City:Seattle, Washington
Location Country:United States
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The Teal Building is a historic building at 619 East Pine Street on Seattle's Capitol Hill, in the U.S. state of Washington. The structure was once part of Auto Row.[1]

History

The building was acquired for $700,000 in 1994. It housed the gay bar R Place from 1996 to 2021.[2]

As of 2021, the piano bar Keys on Main had planned to relocate to the Teal Building.[3] In February 2022, the structure was sold for $2.5 million.

The building housed the show Seattle: City of the Future in 2023.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Miller . Brian . February 11, 2022 . R Place to become Vietnamese place . 2023-06-24 . Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce . en . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309181546/https://www.djc.com/news/re/12146453.html . live .
  2. Web site: Burbank . Megan . 2021-02-03 . Capitol Hill bar R Place, leaving Pine Street location, seeks new home . 2023-06-24 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2023-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515174710/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/capitol-hill-bar-r-place-leaving-pine-street-location-seeks-new-home/ . live .
  3. Web site: Van Streefkerk . Mark . 2021-11-10 . Island Soul's Sister Restaurant Arleana's is Coming to Kirkland . 2023-06-24 . Eater Seattle . en . 2023-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515212337/https://seattle.eater.com/2021/11/10/22774789/island-souls-sister-restaurant-arleanas-is-coming-to-kirkland . live .
  4. Web site: Davis . Brangien . 2023-06-01 . ArtSEA: AI experiments and ceramic sailors spell Seattle summer . 2023-06-24 . crosscut.com . en . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609141258/https://crosscut.com/culture/2023/06/artsea-ai-experiments-and-ceramic-sailors-spell-seattle-summer . live .
  5. Web site: Take a sneak peek into the future at this new art exhibit . 2023-06-24 . king5.com . Cedeno . Jose . 14 June 2023 . en-US . 2023-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616075122/https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/seattle-city-future-art-exhibit/281-ff6d1da9-1954-456e-9aa3-b243a601e1c7 . live .