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| Title | Bob's Place on Bothell Way, Kenmore, 1951 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1951 |
| Caption | The original Bob's Place opened in the 1920s and was operated by Swiss chef Bob Steiger. The popular restaurant was later sold to Charlie and Hazel Gaugle and then owned by the Charles Sarvis family. In 1945, this new building opened, featuring indoor and outdoor seating. The menu offered fried spring chicken and grilled steak, a large bowl of green salad, and homemade lemon meringue pie. Bob' Place closed in 1975 and is now the site of Mia Roma Italian restaurant. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Bob's Place Fried Spring Chicken bldg. Caption information from: Kenmore by the Lake, A Community History, published by the Kenmore Heritage Society (2003). |
| Subjects | Restaurants--Washington (State)--Seattle; Electric signs--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Kenmore |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.18140.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 safety film negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 51-0281 |
