Poodle Dog - Fife, Washington
Posted by: 
Hikenutty
N 47° 14.605 W 122° 21.430
10T E 548649 N 5232415
Quick Description: If you were driving down Pacific Highway back in the '40s, one of the places you'd be sure to spot was The Poodle Dog Restaurant in Fife.
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 2/28/2007 11:33:51 AM
Waymark Code: WM190P
Views: 275
Long Description:If you were driving down Pacific Highway back in the '40s, one of
the places you'd be sure to spot was The Poodle Dog Restaurant in
Fife. It's still there, sporting its pink-and-white neon poodle out
front. It was a happening place in its day, with both Louis
Armstrong and Glen Miller performing in the restaurant’s lounge,
“the Pup Room”.
These days the building has been remodeled and the food receives
mixed reviews. But it still serves your typical American style food
for inexpensive prices and a big dose of old style ambience.
State Route 99 goes by many names as it wanders its way from the
city of Fife near Tacoma to Everett: Pacific Highway, International
Boulevard, Marginal Way, Alaska Way Viaduct, Aurora Avenue and
probably a few that I’ve missed. It was the main Federal highway
(US99) linking Seattle and Tacoma until I-5 replaced it in the
1960’s.
All along the route you can see the neon remnants of the
highway’s golden years. Signs for motels, diners, bowling alley’s
and until 2005 a drive-in movie theater.