Own an iconic
restaurant +
bar in Haines, Alaska
REMAX Commercial is pleased to offer for sale, the rare opportunity to acquire the business and real estate for one of Haines’s most iconic properties, The Bamboo Room and Pioneer Bar. Currently set up as a restaurant and bar, this property sits right in the heart of downtown Haines and boasts an amazing second floor living quarters.
Pioneer bar + bamboo room restaurant
$895,000
(Includes Beverage Dispensary License, Value $250K)
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The Pioneer Bar is known for its colorful history as Lou LaMoore's combination bar, brothel and bootlegging concern during Prohibition for the benefit of troops stationed at nearby Fort William H. Seward. Today, it is a contemporary, vibrant place where people share a drink, shoot pool, watch sporting events, unleash their talents at Open Mic Night, dance to music by bands from all around the world, and, most importantly, have a good time.
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It all started with a bamboo curtain in 1953 to separate it from the The Pioneer Bar, which was purchased in 1953 by Marty Tengs, an iron worker who moved from Eugene, Oregon to Alaska in 1940. Owned and operated by Marty’s daughter Christy and her husband Bob Fowler since 1991, the Bamboo Room Restaurant is now known far and wide as serving the best halibut fish and chips in Alaska.
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A large apartment with great light and 3000 square feet of living space overlooking Main Street. It is currently designed as a family home with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large master en-suite, a sunny kitchen with plenty of prep area and cabinetry, an office/laundry room, and two distinct open areas that serve as a media center for the kids and an office/living area for the adults.
price |$895,900
building size | 7,655
Zoning | Commercial
Year Built | Circa 1900
lot size | 10,844 sf
Bar + Restaurant |4,655 Sf
Second Floor Size | 3,000 SF
the apartment
Amenities
Bar + restaurant
Dining Furniture
Booths, Bar Stools
18’ Cooks Line
2 Walk-In Coolers
Walk-In Freezer
Frigidaire Beer Cooler
Keg Beer Cooler
Jukebox, Sound system
Men’s & Women’s
Bathroom Facilities
Apartment
Custom kitchen
Gas Range
Dishwasher
Skylights
Laundry Room
Closets
Lots of Storage Space
Newly Painted
Island Breakfast Bar
Jacuzzi Bath
A Haines landmark
The Bamboo Room and Pioneer Bar is a landmark restaurant and bar located in a century old building in the heart of downtown Haines. It has been family owned and operated for 67 years. With a large, sunny apartment above, it would make an exciting live-work space for entrepreneurs.
OWN A PIECE OF NOTORIOUS
HAINES HISTORY
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Originally constructed in the 1890's, this 7,655 SF building has stories to tell—as the Hotel de France in 1907 specializing in French cuisine, as the well-to-do prostitute Lou LaMoore's Pioneer Beer Parlour that served as a dance hall downstairs and a brothel upstairs beginning in 1933, as the Pioneer Cocktail Lounge in 1943, and eventually as the Pioneer Bar, which was purchased in 1953 by Marty Tengs. Leasing the south side of the building to Fran Fox, she opened a restaurant and called it The Bamboo Room in reference to the bamboo curtain that separated it from the bar. It has been the home and sole business of the Tengs family since 1954. 67 years serving the community of Haines.
The Community.
Located on a peninsula at the upper end of the Lynn Canal, Haines is a small town of 2,500 residents who revere the history and pristine wilderness of one of the most beautiful places on the planet. It is considered one of the best small towns in America and has been featured in National Geographic Explorer's "Top Ten Places to Live," Outside Magazine's "Top Twenty," and USA Today's "Top Ten Places with Big Back Yards." It is often featured on Discovery Channel's Gold Rush, National Geographic Wild's Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet, and DIY's Building Alaska. When people visit Haines, many remark "Why did it take me so long to come here?"
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