The story
Linda's Tavern at 707 E Pine Street opened in February 1994 on Capitol Hill. It was started by Linda Derschang together with Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman, the owners of Sub Pop, the record label founded in 1988. It opened with no food, no liquor and four beers on tap, and its menu later expanded.
Kurt Cobain died in April 1994, and locals gathered at the bar when the news broke. It is often described as the last place the Nirvana frontman was spotted before his death, and has been nicknamed the grunge Cheers. Word spread that it was the last place anyone saw Cobain, and news crews came as a result, though that is a rumor rather than a verified fact. Cobain's ties to the bar came through his relationship with the owners.
What's There Now
A bar and restaurant on Capitol Hill.
Everything that was here
- 1994–present · still open
Linda's TavernBar
Opened in February 1994 by a bar owner and the two men behind Sub Pop Records, this Capitol Hill tavern became known as the place Kurt Cobain was last seen.
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Connected places
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