Forever Blue Moon: The Story of Seattle's most (in)Famous Tavern
(Seattle): Three Fools, Inc. / HistoryLink, (2004). Second Printing. Paperback. Oblong 8vo. Pp. 48. Laden with black and white photos. Bound in stiff, color printed wraps that are a tad rubbed and with a dampstaing affecting the top gutter corner of the text block. Very Good. Item #6004 Sociologist Dr. Ray Oldenburg championed taverns, beauty salons and coffee-shops, etc., as"third places," following work and home. Arguing they are important institutions of American life, he was a key figure in arguing for the preservation of the watering hole known by habitues as "the Moon." Among the literary lights who relaxed and wrote in the establishment were Jack Kerouac, Theodore Roethke, David Wagoner, Tom Robbins, et al.
The second printing, following the first printing of 1,000 copies. A history of the tavern located just outside the one-mile blue-law border that buffered the University of Washington campus from alcohol sales. Contains a history of the tavern and the early 1990s effort to save the business and structure from development.
Price: $25.00