World's Oldest Starbucks - Seattle, WA
N 47° 36.600 W 122° 20.555
10T E 549408 N 5273164
The very first Starbucks is located along Pike Place and across the street from the famous Pike Place Market.
Waymark Code: WMWEFZ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2017
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The following verbiage is taken from the Starbucks website (link below) to describe its significance:
1st and Pike
This corner store is at the gateway to Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market – a location of rich history and vital importance to both Starbucks and the Emerald City. It was, after all, in the Market that the original Starbucks opened in 1971.
The design of our 1st & Pike coffeehouse evokes the warm heritage of that first store through its hardwoods, furniture and lighting. The store is LEED® Gold certified. During construction, we made sure to recycle as much of the construction waste as possible.
Notable Store Elements:
The leather on bar’s outer facing was scrap obtained from shoe and automobile factories.
The walnut used in the tables, doors and bar top was salvaged from a nearby farm.
The signage on the bar uses recycled slate from a local high school.
The community table is twice reused; it was previously located at a Seattle restaurant and before that, in a home.
The restroom partitions are made from recycled laundry detergent bottles.
The wall tapestry is made of repurposed burlap coffee bags from our local roasting plant.
This Starbucks usually has long lines of people outside waiting to purchase a cup of Joe from the World's First Starbucks so plan for it if you visit on a weekend.