Cafe – Page 3 – A Tribute to Speakeasy

Workin’ Girls

It was the most relaxed work environment I’ve ever experienced and we always had a blast together.

Press: Linux Journal Interviews Mike Apgar, Speakeasy Cafe

Speakeasy was conceived around March of 1994. The main impetus was that while the Internet was fascinating to me, I found the necessity of access only at home to be both socially debilitating and much too slow.

Edward, Enchanted

I first met Mike and Gretchen when I was 18 and came in to the Cafe via my volunteer work with TheFoundry, which was Speakeasy’s technology education venture.

Superfan Turned Crew

I had always been a super-fan, lived in Ballard, came to Belltown all the time, used the terminals, very tech-savvy and tech-happy.

SST #1

At the young age of 15 I attended an alternative school by the name of Puget Sound Community School (PSCS). I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting the Speakeasy Cafe on a regular basis and attend various classes hosted there.

Press: Smaller Films, Videos Find A Showcase At Speakeasy

One of the ways that Speakeasy connected with the arts community in Seattle was to provide a space for smaller production companies to screen films.

Press: Monk in the Cell – Der Spiegel

The cafe was featured in a piece by Der Spiegel in June of 1996.

Handwritten Resumes

I asked to talk to the manager and this short, attractive, direct woman in cutoff jeans and a white v-necked t-shirt came out and asked me a few questions. I think I answered them.