Before it became a bar, this space carried the dead.

Built in 1923 as Butterworth Mortuary, it served as one of Seattle’s most prominent funeral homes—hosting services, rituals, and final goodbyes for decades. In 1973, it held the funeral of Bruce Lee, marking its place in cultural history.

But the building didn’t stay buried in the past.

It was transformed into what is now Pine Box—a bar where people gather, drink, and celebrate inside what was once a chapel of mourning. The original s