The Funhouse was a bar in Seattle, and a dive bar at that. But, nestled in the shadow of the Space Needle, under the Monorail, the most useless piece of public transportation ever devised, it was also a community. For nine debauched, alcohol-fueled years, the Funhouse played host to countless shows, featuring everything from punk bands of all varieties to burlesque troupes and even some things that aren’t so easily classified. I’ve seen both semi-professional wrestling and public pencil fighting—yes, just like you remember from elementary school—go down there, as well as many other awesomely absurd events. The bar is gone now, bulldozed to make way for another upscale condo complex—there’s a running joke that the official bird of Seattle is the crane because there’s so much new construction. Ryan Worsley’s new film, “Razing the Bar” documents the life and death of the vibrant environment,...
- 6/1/2014
- by Brent McKnight
- Beyond Hollywood
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