The story
Three college friends who met at the University of San Francisco named their coffee shop after a Moby Dick character and transformed American coffee culture.
Everything that was here
- 1976–present · still open
Starbucks (Original Pike Place Location)Restaurant
Three college friends who met at the University of San Francisco named their coffee shop after a Moby Dick character and transformed American coffee culture.
See the map in 1977 → - 1976–present · still open
Starbucks Original StoreRestaurant
Three coffee enthusiasts almost named their company 'Pequod' after the doomed ship in Moby Dick.
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Nearby history
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