In the gritty underbelly of crisscrossing highways, Tacoma’s coffee pot-shaped dive bar has lost its color — temporarily — as the owner, just a few years into his stewardship of the century-old icon, completes a much-needed exterior restoration project.
The bar remains open daily for drinks, bar bites, karaoke and other shows.
The whole building — pot, spout, handle, rim and trim — was painted bright-white in the waning days of 2025, but the process began last summer, explained Richard Walden in a phone call this week…