Ivar Haglund
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Ivar Haglund (1905 – 30 January 1985) was a Seattle folk singer and the "flounder" of Ivar's restaurants. In 1938, he opened Seattle's first aquarium along with a short-lived fish and chips counter on Pier 54. In 1946, he opened a full restaurant there, Ivar's Acres of Clams. He coined its motto, "Keep Clam."
After his neighbor on Pier 56 put up a sign reading "Don't Feed Sea Gulls, Health Regulation" in 1971, Ivar responded with his own sign encouraging customers to feed the seagulls.
In 1976, Ivar bought the Smith Tower. In 1983, he was elected port commissioner after filing as a prank. He died of a heart attack just over a year later.
External links
- HistoryLink biography (http://www.historylink.org/output.cfm?file_id=2499)