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Historic Pioneer Square pub will reopen next week after extended hiatus
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Historic Pioneer Square pub will reopen next week after extended hiatus

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·Tan Vinh·5 days ago
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One of Seattle’s oldest bars, the Historic Triangle Pub in Pioneer Square, is scheduled to reopen by next weekend.

Management said the much-anticipated comeback had been delayed for months as the business, housed in a century-old building, gets brought up to code and into compliance with safety standards. Matt Greenup owns the tavern with Steve Bassett.

Located on First Avenue South just northwest of Seattle’s sports stadiums, this dive was always packed on game day before shutting down during the pandemic.

That seemed to mark the final chapter for the pub, which rests in a building that opened in 1910 as the Triangle Hotel with a ground-floor saloon. But two years ago, Greenup and Bassett signed a lease to bring the bar back after they saw that the bones of the building are still in great shape.

“Steve and I are locals. We love Seattle sports teams, and we’ve always loved this building,” said Greenup, who also owns re:public and El Grito Taqueria in South Lake Union. “It’s such a great place.…

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