7. 5100 Block of Ballard Avenue NW
The ornate facade of the 1893 Cors & Wegener Building frames the southeast corner of the intersection at 20th Avenue NW. South of it stands the 1911 home of the Lock & Keel Tavern and then the 1902 home of Conor Byrne's Irish Pub, a major Seattle venue for Irish music. Famed Seattle chef Kathy Casey operates a new cooking school in the 1900 vintage building at the corner of NW Ione Place.
The southwest corner of Ballard NW and 22nd NW is anchored by a sturdy commercial building dating from 1897 and now occupied by architects. Note the distinctive casts of leaping salmon over the entrance of the Chevron supply center a few doors south.
The Historic District ends with a flourish at the intersection NW Dock Place. The northeast corner is filled by the classically-ornamented 1905 apartment and retail building that currently houses Bad Albert's tavern. The northwest corner is taken by the former North Star Bar & Hotel Building, also dating from 1905 and now home of Dock Street Brokers. The building's original name and a vintage advertisement for Elgin watches fill its north side.
This is the end of our Ballard walking tour, but we want to call your attention to additional neighborhood attractions. Reaching most of these will require a car or transit.
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