Madison Pub
{{Short description|Gay bar in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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Madison Pub is a gay bar in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Description
Madison Pub is an LGBT-owned{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-06-01 |title=LGBTQ-Owned Businesses & Restaurants in Seattle You Can Support Right Now |url=https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/lgbtq-owned-businesses-restaurants-in-seattle-you-can-support-right-now |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Seattle Refined |language=en}} gay sports bar located at 1315 East Madison Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.{{cite web |last1=Zeigler |first1=Cyd |date=January 28, 2016 |title=Want a gay sports bar to watch Super Bowl LII? Check out our list. |url=https://www.outsports.com/2018/1/28/16943024/gay-bar-super-bowl-lii-lgbt-nfl |website=Outsports |publisher=Vox Media |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614045805/https://www.outsports.com/2018/1/28/16943024/gay-bar-super-bowl-lii-lgbt-nfl |url-status=live }} The Stranger has said the pub is "rumored to be the friendliest and least stressful gay bar on all of Capitol Hill", with loyal clientele.{{cite news |title=Madison Pub |url=https://www.thestranger.com/locations/178240/madison-pub |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |work=The Stranger |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908010045/http://www.thestranger.com/Locations/178240/madison-pub |url-status=live }} The newspaper has also described the venue as a "popular, crowded, and unpretentious" sports bar "for men who like men". The bar offers darts, pinball, pool, pull-tabs, trivia, and video games.{{cite news |last1=Frizzelle |first1=Christopher |title=The Stranger's Guide to the Best Gay Clubs, Shops, and Bars in Seattle |url=https://www.thestranger.com/visitors-guide/2017/05/10/25137305/the-strangers-guide-to-the-best-gay-clubs-shops-and-bars-in-seattle |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |work=The Stranger |date=May 10, 2017 |archive-date=October 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031185759/http://www.thestranger.com/visitors-guide/2017/05/10/25137305/the-strangers-guide-to-the-best-gay-clubs-shops-and-bars-in-seattle |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=van Gorder |first1=Bryan |title=The 50 Most Popular Gay Bars In The United States |url=http://www.newnownext.com/the-50-most-popular-gay-bars-in-the-u-s/02/2018/ |website=NewNowNext.com |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |date=February 6, 2018 |publisher=Logo TV |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614045337/http://www.newnownext.com/the-50-most-popular-gay-bars-in-the-u-s/02/2018/ |url-status=live }}
History
Chet Harold opened the bar in May 1986. Madison Pub did not operate as a gay bar until July 1986. Michael Lull owned the bar starting in 1995,{{cite news |last1=Greer |first1=Anthony |title=Madison Pub birthday celebrating 25 years |url=http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews39_20/page5.cfm |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |work=Seattle Gay News |date=May 20, 2011 |volume=39 |issue=20 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614045242/http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews39_20/page5.cfm |url-status=live }} and Roland Hyre became the bar's third owner on December 31, 2010. The pub has sponsored local basketball, rugby, softball, tennis, and volleyball teams.{{cite news |last1=Whitely |first1=James |title=Madison Pub gets new owner |url=http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews38_53/page11.cfm |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |work=Seattle Gay News |date=December 31, 2010 |volume=38 |issue=53 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614045540/http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews38_53/page11.cfm |url-status=live }}
In the 2009 ricin incident, Madison Pub was one of eleven Seattle gay bars that received letters threatening to poison patrons with ricin; the bar was the only one to not participate in a pub crawl organized in defiance of the threat.{{cite news |last1=Savage |first1=Dan |title=Poison Threat |url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/01/06/gay_bars_receive_threatening |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |work=The Stranger |date=January 7, 2009 |authorlink=Dan Savage |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725011216/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/01/06/gay_bars_receive_threatening |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Raitt |first1=Michael |title=Ask Michael: Standing against fear and threats |url=http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews37_02/page6.cfm |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |work=Seattle Gay News |date=January 9, 2009 |volume=37 |issue=2 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614044813/http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews37_02/page6.cfm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first1=Christine |last1=Clarridge |first2=Sharon Pian |last2=Chan |author2-link=Sharon Chan (journalist) |title=Gay bars still pouring in wake of ricin threats |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gay-bars-still-pouring-in-wake-of-ricin-threats/ |accessdate=June 13, 2018 |work=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |issn=0745-9696 |oclc=9198928 |date=January 8, 2009 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614050200/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gay-bars-still-pouring-in-wake-of-ricin-threats/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
Madison Pub ranked number 38 on NewNowNext.com's (Logo TV) 2018 list of the 50 most popular gay bars in the U.S.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Madison Pub}}
{{Portal|LGBTQ}}
- {{Official website|http://www.madisonpub.com}}
{{Capitol Hill, Seattle}}
{{LGBTQ culture in Seattle}}
Category:1986 establishments in Washington (state)
Category:LGBTQ culture in Seattle
Category:LGBTQ drinking establishments in Washington (state)