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GREENWOOD-053 Front
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- c. 1950 (Creation)
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Classic cars from the 40's and 50's line the streets in front of Seattle's reknowned Ivar's Acres of Clams Restaurant and Fish Bar. Ivar Haglund, "Flounder" of Ivar's, built Seattle's first aquarium, accompanied by a fish bar, on Pier 54 in 1938. In 1946, he expanded the bar into a full restaurant, and eventually established a regional chain of Ivar's Restaurants. The original eatery on Seattle's downtown waterfront still operates today in a modified structure. Haglund's famous motto was to "Keep Clam".