SODO presumably stands for SOuth of DOwntown, and is a Seattle neighbourhood located south of Qwest/Safeco fields, where 19th century brick gives way to early 20th-century warehouses, late 20th century railyards and heavy machinery, plus the occasional live-music venue and BBQ house. I tried out the one bar that was open in the afternoon. Hooverville has a great name and new-old décor (old but obviously transplanted banquettes and table lamps, new wood bar, floors and walls). Unfortunatey, they don’t do happy hour, as the slightly unfriendly bartender informed me. Might as well put on a Ted Lewis shantytown song and sing my troubles away.
Visited: June 14, 2011
SODO? Really? This current trendy neighbourhood naming convention – obviously a team effort by the Chamber of Commerce and Real Estate Board – is deadly dull and completely inorganic. At least Hooverville is showing it’s historic understanding of it’s locale, naming the bar after the shantytown that used to stand in its place in the early ’30′s.
