THE HISTORIC CENTRAL SALOON, PIONEER SQUARE, SEATTLE, WA

The Central Tavern – located in the historic Skagit Building at 207 First Avenue South -- has been near the center of Seattle’s nightlife action for many decades. What began as a café associated with the Famous Hotel has existed in many different incarnations, from a Gold Rush-era eatery, to a fleabag Skid Road dive, to a legendary live music venue. The Central survived the lean Prohibition era, as well as the 1960’s urban-renewal phase, when Pioneer Square buildings were razed before the wider community’s sense of historical preservation took hold and the area was designated as the Pioneer Square-Skid Road National Historic District. In the 1970s the Central helped introduce live blues and rock and roll to the neighborhood, and in the 1980s it played a role in the rise of Grunge Rock, hosting shows by such bands as Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mother Love Bone, Screaming Trees, and Mudhoney. In 1990 it was redubbed the Central Saloon. Today it remains popular with locals, as well as being a must-see shrine for globetrotting Grunge tourists.

Donated Funds will be used to keep operations going for decades to come and continue to bring in artists who honor the history of this amazing part of Seattle’s musical history.

The Central Saloon a fiscally sponsored project of the NW Film Forum. If you'd prefer to donate by check, please make check payable to "NW Film Forum" and indicate "Dreaming In Color-The Central Saloon" in the memo line.

Checks can be mailed to:

Northwest Film Forum

1515 12th Ave.

Seattle, WA 98122

The Historic Central Saloon, Pioneer Square Seattle, WA