The Livingston has survived—and occasionally thrived—across multiple Seattle eras.
A long saga that embroiled the historic Virginia Inn in controversy and resulted in its brief closure finally ended this November, when a group of the tavern’s employees purchased the business and the Pike Place Market Development & Preservation Authority (PDA) repaired the restaurant’s historic neon sign, then restored it to its rightful place.
Why was the restoration of the sign such a big deal? Well, because the restaurant’s previous owner had taken it down and hidden it in his house—despite the fact that the sign, and the building it belongs to, are owned by the PDA. But
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