The story
America's first karaoke bar predated the 1982 California club that falsely claims the title by nearly a decade.
Everything that was here
- 1953–2021
Bush Garden RestaurantRestaurant
America's first karaoke bar predated the 1982 California club that falsely claims the title by nearly a decade.
See the map in 1954 → - 1920–1983
Wah Mee ClubGambling Club
Washington State's deadliest mass shooting occurred in this illegal Chinatown gambling den where cops collected kickbacks.
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Owner F. X. Schreiner ran a Sunday exchange here trading miners' gold dust for cash. Years later he sold the business to
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