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Swedish Cultural Center
The Swedish Cultural Center is a meeting spot for Scandinavians in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1892, initially as the Swedish Club and is sometimes still known under that name.

The club is located at 1920 Dexter Avenue North in a building designed by architects Einar V. Anderson, Arden Croco Steinhart, and Robert Dennis Theriault Sr., and built 1959–1961. Prior to that they were located in a 1902 building on Eight Avenue by contractors Otto Roseleaf, August S. Peterson, and Otto Rudolf Roseleaf.

The club hosts a number of events for members and non-members with different pricing for each. Among their public events are a monthly pancake breakfast, which draws between five hundred and one thousand people, and a Friday Kafé; their Friday evening "happy hour" (which actually runs for 5+1⁄2 hours) is open to "prospective members". They also offer Swedish lessons and show Scandinavian films.

References

  1. ^ Burbank, Megan (29 October 2018). "The Swedish Club serves pancakes with a side of Old Seattle". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ Scher, Steve (1 May 2018). "For Generations, Seattle's Innovators Have Called Dexter and Westlake Home". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ Swedish Club #2, Seattle, WA (1959-1961) Archived 2015-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, Pacific Coast Architecture Database, University of Washington. Accessed 2015-10-23.
  4. ^ Swedish Club #1, Seattle, WA (1959-1961) Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, Pacific Coast Architecture Database, University of Washington. Accessed 2015-10-23.
  5. ^ Denn, Rebekah (7 November 2018). "New Nordic? Seattle's Scandinavian food scene reaches far beyond lutefisk and lingonberries". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ Swedish Pancake Breakfasts Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, swedishclubnw.org. Accessed 2015-10-23.
  7. ^ Friday Kafé Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, swedishclubnw.org. Accessed 2015-10-23.
  8. ^ Happy Hour at the Swedish Club Archived 2015-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Stranger. Accessed 2015-10-23.
  9. ^ Swedish lessons Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, swedishclubnw.org. Accessed 2015-10-23.
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