The Bayview Hotel was located on Third Avenue (now State Street) in Olympia. Third Avenue was the dividing line between the “respectable” part of downtown and the Dead Zone, or Tenderloin District. As suggested by its name, the hotel was located on what was then waterfront on the north side of the street. In this…
Location: 1003 Capitol Way S Wohleb; Transportation Menu cover from Davis’ Brown Derby, private collection Davis’ Brown Derby Building today (2015), photo by Deb Ross The Davis’ Brown Derby restaurant opened on Capitol Way in 1935, by George and Martha Davis. The Davises moved here from Centralia, where they had operated another small restaurant. Architect Joseph…
