Lumberyard Bar
Gay bar · White Center ·
Inclusive gay neighborhood hangout with craft beers
Inclusive gay neighborhood hangout with craft beers
"White Center's first LGBTQ+ bar is another spot to catch "Rupaul's Drag Race" viewings, hosted by Fraya Love. You can also celebrate drag kings with 8pm Sunday viewings of "King Of Drag," hosted by The Emerald City Drag King Ball committee (Faberg’ee Greg, Sherwood Ryder, and Harley Sayne)." - aimee rizzo
"White Center’s first gay bar is a queer space for Seattleites in the Southwest part of town. And after a 2021 fire, the forest-themed spot has persevered in a new location to put on events like Sunday bear socials, Wednesday night queeraoke, and a showtune singalong on the first Thursday of every month. (If you’ve ever been to the iconic Marie’s Crisis Cafe in New York, you know the drill.) There are also board game nights and drink-and-draws." - aimee rizzo
"Popular White Center gay bar the Lumber Yard doesn’t take anything too seriously, and its weekly Wood Morning brunch is the epitome of its good-time disposition. Just get an order of its “Peencakes”; I’m not gonna tell you what these pancakes are shaped like, but use your imagination." - Kurt Suchman
"White Center’s first gay bar is a queer space for Seattleites in the Southwest part of town. And after a 2021 fire, the forest-themed spot has persevered to put on events like Sunday bear socials, Wednesday night queereoke, and a showtune singalong on the first Thursday of every month. (If you’ve ever been to the iconic Marie’s Crisis Cafe in New York, you know the drill.) There are also board game nights and drink-and-draws." - Aimee Rizzo
"I learned that the neighborhood’s first gay bar — which opened in January 2018 — had its building destroyed by a two-alarm fire in the early hours of July 5, and co-owner Nathan Adams says they’ve already found a new location just across the street at 9630 16th Avenue SW and hope to reopen in six to nine months. Investigators believe the blaze started at the Lumber Yard and it damaged several neighboring businesses; while authorities initially classified the incident as an accident, the King County Sheriff’s Department later opened an arson investigation. The Lumber Yard posted on Facebook that the incident was most likely a hate crime: co-owner Michale Farrar pointed to a break-in a month earlier and “anti-gay tags” on the windows in the week leading up to the fire. A $10,000 reward has been offered for information, and the White Center community quickly rallied — White Center Pride’s GoFundMe reached its $100,000 goal and nearby events and fundraisers have been organized to support employees and recovery." - Gabe Guarente
