Seattle Eagle

The Eagle is the city's oldest leather bar and attracts a "young, fairly mixed" crowd. The venue hosted theme nights such as "Underbear", "Vibrator", and "Western", as of 2003.{{cite book |title=Seattle |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |page=173 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8xebo1vF9pIC&pg=PA173 |access-date=December 8, 2018 |first1=J. D. |last1=Dickey |first2=Richie |last2=Unterberger |isbn=9781843530619 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211162256/https://books.google.com/books?id=8xebo1vF9pIC&pg=PA173 |url-status=live }}

The original owners of the bar purchased Le Chateau in 1980, and changed the name to J&L Saloon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2015/07/seattle-gay-scene-a-brief-history-of-the-seattle-eagle/|title=Seattle Gay Scene: A brief history of The Seattle Eagle|last=Staff|first=C. H. S.|date=2015-07-05|website=CHS Capitol Hill Seattle|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09|archive-date=2018-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124709/http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2015/07/seattle-gay-scene-a-brief-history-of-the-seattle-eagle/|url-status=live}}

The gay bar was one of eleven in Seattle threatened with ricin in 2009.{{Cite web|last=Conder|first=Chuck|date=2009-01-11|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/11/ricin.seattle/index.html|title=Despite ricin threat, Seattle gay bars hopping|website=www.cnn.com|access-date=2018-12-09|archive-date=2018-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123957/http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/11/ricin.seattle/index.html|url-status=live}}

In 2010, the bar received a violation for lewd conduct from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) for showing a video that contained a man's erection.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-dickslap-saved-nightlife-in-seattle/|title=How Dickslap Saved Seattle|last=Fichman|first=Michael|date=2014-05-21|website=Thump|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09|archive-date=2018-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165140/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4xpjw3/how-dickslap-saved-nightlife-in-seattle|url-status=live}} The bar has received "technical assistance" from WSLCB officers screening videos for objectionable content.

Detox Icunt and Vicky Vox of DWV appeared at the club in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/detox-and-tk-at-tk-photos/08/2013/,%20http://www.newnownext.com/detox-and-tk-at-tk-photos/08/2013/|title=Detox And Vicky Vox Soar At The Eagle In Seattle: PHOTOS {{!}} NewNowNext|last=Avery|first=Dan|date=2013-08-26|website=www.newnownext.com|access-date=2018-12-09}} "Dickslap" and the "Make Out Party" are regular events at the Eagle.{{Cite web|last1=Bell|first1=Julianne|last2=Sears|first2=Kelton|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/seattle-pride-2017-calender/|title=Every Party, Parade, and Drag Show Your Proud Heart Can Handle|date=2017-06-21|website=Seattle Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09|archive-date=2018-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165223/http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/seattle-pride-2017-calender/|url-status=live}}

Seattle Weekly included the Eagle in their 2009 list of the city's ten "most intimidating" dive bars.{{Cite news|last=Seely|first=Mike|date=2009-03-24|url=http://archive.seattleweekly.com/2009-03-25/food/a-tour-of-seattle-s-10-most-intimidating-bars/|title=A Tour of Seattle's 10 Most Intimidating Dive Bars|work=Seattle Weekly|access-date=2018-06-02|archive-date=2017-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017213113/http://archive.seattleweekly.com/2009-03-25/food/a-tour-of-seattle-s-10-most-intimidating-bars/|url-status=live}}

Matt Baume of The Stranger wrote, "There is nothing stranger than being at the Eagle during daylight hours—somehow it feels like it should be shrouded in perpetual dark, like a Gotham City where Batman suggestively rubs Burt Ward's package in a shadowy corner. It makes a squeaky noise."{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/the-stranger-s-guide-to-seattle-s-happiest-happy-hours/2016/10/17/24593706/the-gayest-guide-in-the-world-to-seattles-happy-hours|title=The Gayest Guide in the World to Seattle's Happy Hours|last=Baume|first=Matt|authorlink=Matt Baume|date=2016-10-17|website=The Stranger|language=en|access-date=2018-12-08|archive-date=2019-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901181330/https://www.thestranger.com/the-stranger-s-guide-to-seattle-s-happiest-happy-hours/2016/10/17/24593706/the-gayest-guide-in-the-world-to-seattles-happy-hours|url-status=live}}

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