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Coordinates: 47°30′59.5″N 122°21′17.5″W / 47.516528°N 122.354861°W / 47.516528; -122.354861
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Lumber Yard Bar
Logo
The bar's exterior, 2023
Map
Address9630 16th Ave SW
White Center, Washington
United States
Coordinates47°30′59.5″N 122°21′17.5″W / 47.516528°N 122.354861°W / 47.516528; -122.354861
Owner
  • Nathan Adams
  • Michale Farrar
TypeGay bar
OpenedJanuary 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01)

Lumber Yard Bar is a gay bar in White Center, in the U.S. state of Washington. Nathan Adams and Michale Farrar opened the bar in 2018. The business relocated in 2021, the result of arson.

Description

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The lumberjack-themed,[1] queer-friendly Lumber Yard Bar operates along 16th Avenue Southwest in White Center. The interior has sanded wood and a skylight with planted succulents.[2]

In 2018, Christopher Frizzelle of The Stranger wrote: "Logs are omnipresent: logs wrapped around the cords of Edison bulbs, logs chained to walls, log benches, log stools, log pictures, etc. The menu includes 'wood pellets' (olives in cheese breading served with marinara) and a mashed potato bar."[3]

History

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The LGBTQ-owned[4] bar opened in January 2018.[5] It claims to be, and has been described as,[6][7] White Center's first gay bar.[1][8] Owned by Nathan Adams and Michale Farrar,[9][10] Lumber Yard has hosted drag shows,[11][12] show tune sing-alongs,[13] and viewing parties for television shows such as RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[14] As of 2023, Lumber Yard hosted lesbian karaoke as well as 'tacos and trivia' weekly, and has a monthly event dedicated to kink.[15]

A fire in July 2021, later classified as arson,[16][17] forced the business to close and relocate.[18][19] The owners called the incident a hate crime.[20] A GoFundMe fundraising campaign led by White Center Pride was successful in raising $100,000 for Lumber Yard.[21] In 2022, the bar hosted an Mpox vaccine clinic in collaboration with local public health officials.[22][23]

In January 2024, Lumber Yard was one of several bars raided by the Joint Enforcement Team (JET), a coalition of Seattle Police, Fire, and the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB), among other groups.[24][25][26] The raid prompted a backlash and a policy review.[27][28]

Reception

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Esquire included Lumber Yard in a 2022 list of the 32 best gay bars in the United States and said,[29] "Comfortable and fun for leather daddies, trans women, bears and cubs, and lipstick lesbians alike, Lumberyard is a throwback to an earlier era, but in the best possible way. The original was burned down in an anti-gay hate-crime a few years back, but the revival has just opened across the street and is bigger and better, with a new performance space."[30] Christopher Frizzelle included Lumber Yard in The Stranger's 2018 and 2023 overviews of Seattle's best LGBT establishments.[3][15] In a 2023 overview of the metropolitan area's queer establishments, Seattle Gay News said Adams and Farrar "[offer] an experience that calls back to the pair's love for hosting".[31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Burns, Chase. "Pride Comes to White Center". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  2. ^ "White Center Pride rises from the ashes of Rat City". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ a b Frizzelle, Christopher. "The Stranger's Guide to the Best Gay Clubs, Shops, and Bars in Seattle". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. ^ "LGBTQ-Owned Businesses in Seattle | 2023". Seattle Metropolitan. ISSN 1931-2792. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ Burns, Chase. "White Center Keeps Getting Gayer". The Stranger. ISSN 1935-9004. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ Syed, Maleeha; Snyder, Amanda; Martin, Genna. "Local Pride events signal a shift away from corporate support | Crosscut". Crosscut.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ "Fire in White Center burns through neighborhood's first LGBTQ+ bar and damages other businesses". The Seattle Times. 2021-07-05. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  8. ^ "The Swallow, a new gay bar, opens in White Center, and a big-name chef comes to Interbay". The Seattle Times. 2019-07-03. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  9. ^ Hemion, Carter (2022-03-18). "Lumber Yard Bar rebuilds: Gay community staple rises from ashes". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  10. ^ "Just the beginning: White Center hosts its first Pride weekend". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Communications. ISSN 0745-970X. OCLC 3734418. Archived from the original on 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  11. ^ Martin, Genna. "LGBTQ bars are ready for Pride after a year of lockdown | Crosscut". Crosscut.com. Cascade Public Media. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  12. ^ "Timberlust at The Lumber Yard: "Magical and a dream come true"". Seattle Gay News. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  13. ^ Baume, Matt (2022-09-16). "Show Tunes Sing-Along Night Makes Its Grand Return to the Lumber Yard". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  14. ^ "A night at The Lumber Yard". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  15. ^ a b Frizzelle, Christopher. "Seattle's Best Gay Clubs, Shops, Bars, and Bathhouses". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  16. ^ Zhou, Amanda (2021-07-09). "Fire that damaged White Center LGBTQ+ bar, other businesses, being investigated as arson". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. ISSN 0745-9696. OCLC 9198928. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  17. ^ Guarente, Gabe (2021-07-12). "White Center Fire That Destroyed Lumber Yard Bar and Other Businesses Under Investigation as Arson". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  18. ^ "LUMBER YARD ABLAZE: White Center's oldest Gay bar victim of Monday morning fire". Seattle Gay News. July 9, 2021. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  19. ^ Guarente, Gabe (2021-07-22). "White Center's Lumber Yard Bar Lands New Location Weeks After Devastating Fire". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  20. ^ "Several fundraisers to help White Center businesses damaged by arson". KIRO 7 News Seattle. 2021-07-11. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  21. ^ Guarente, Gabe (2021-07-06). "White Center Fire Damages Popular Lumber Yard Bar, In-the-Works Boba Cafe, and Dottie's Double Wide [UPDATED]". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  22. ^ Engelson, Andrew. "'A lack of care': Monkeypox response echoes homophobia of past crises". Crosscut.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  23. ^ "White Center bar partners with King County to host monkeypox vaccination event". king5.com. 2022-08-14. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  24. ^ McCall, Vivian. "Police, Fire, and the Liquor Board Raided Two Seattle Gay Bars". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  25. ^ McCall, Vivian. "Seattle's Queer Community Demands Swift Change After Raids of Gay Bars". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  26. ^ "Seattle's gay community crying foul after SPD joins liquor agents on 'premise visits'". KIRO-TV. 2024-01-31. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  27. ^ "Backlash on Queer bar raids: LCB drops indecency citations, changes course". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  28. ^ Russell, John (2024-02-06). "Seattle LGBTQ+ venues get a major victory as state review policy that led to bar raid". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  29. ^ "Top LGBTQ Bars in the U.S. According to Esquire!". Bear World Magazine. 2022-10-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  30. ^ "The 32 Best Gay Bars in America". Esquire. 2022-10-19. ISSN 0194-9535. OCLC 824603960. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  31. ^ "Liquid Pride: Queer spaces to drink around town". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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