Overnight wind leaves West Seattle restaurant’s canopies in tatters

Though there was no storm advisory, the wind kicked up in a big way overnight, and that led to the damage you see above – Rosemary sent the photo, explaining:

Arthur’s in the Admiral District has been working since the pandemic restrictions began, to continue to operate and serve customers. It has been an extremely difficult year. A few weeks ago, tents were erected [photo] to make it possible to eat outside in relative comfort and heaters were also installed. Last night, the tents blew down despite anchoring concrete blocks. Rebecca Rice and her staff have worked so hard to maintain the business and this is yet another devastating blow to their work.

We contacted Rebecca by email to ask if there’s anything the community can do to help; she says she’s “trying to sort it out.” We’ll update when we hear more.

4 Replies to "Overnight wind leaves West Seattle restaurant's canopies in tatters"

  • newnative December 17, 2020 (11:50 am)

    I was surprised not only how windy it was but how long it lasted. 

  • Andreea December 17, 2020 (12:33 pm)

    This is so sad. We had a delightful dinner last night under these very canopies, toasty as could be with blankets and such good food, drinks, and hospitality. Please support Arthur’s in whatever way you can, they really are doing everything they can right!

  • WS resident December 17, 2020 (12:35 pm)

    I was eating in the rain under those tents yesterday, thinking about what a great job Arthur’s has done to adapt! Hand washing sink outside, free hot cocoa or mulled wine for guests while they sit outside, in the cold. They really are super thoughtful and proactive not to mention, serving us DELICIOUS food anf bevys. I’m so sorry this happened, as a small business owner we are getting battered by covid- please consider supporting them, those tents aren’t cheap, and they will lose a lot of revenue with that loss of area. 

  • NE Admiral Neighbor December 26, 2020 (6:24 pm)

    Arthur’s is so delicious and the hospitality is warm and gracious.  Let’s pull together and help them out with continued business, even if we can’t sit under a cozy tent outside.

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