In Seattle’s Northlake neighborhood a warm tavern is a welcome escape from pouring rain. The booths of the Northlake Tavern and Pizza house are crowded like they’ve been for nearly 65 years. “There’s a lot of people that have been coming here a really, really long time I’m talking like generations," said owner’s assistant Jessica Scott. “Right now’s the time that everyone is getting together, and they are reminiscing,” she continued. Among the crowd you’ll find Rank Beaty, a long time regular who, in the late 60s, played basketball at the University of Washington. He’s logged many beers and slices at Northlake Tavern. “We’ve all been coming down here when we were in college and stuff for ever, 50 years,” Beaty said. Loyal customers who just this week learned the bar that’s survived recessions and pandemics will close for good. “It was kind of like a shock factor. And you know we’re supper busy which is excellent so it’s like, ‘Oh my God,’” Scott said. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/northlake-tavern-and-pizza-house-closing/281-c70d0ad6-5bd5-4713-9306-5109cb0bc7bc