Washington · 2 candidates evaluated
Still Open America finding: the record is complicated. 2 candidates have been evaluated for "Oldest continuously operating saloon in Washington", but the evidence does not support identifying a single, clear title holder.
The Brick Saloon and multiple secondary sources claim a lineage to an 1889 Roslyn tavern, while the present brick building is independently described as dating to 1898–99. The available evidence does not independently establish uninterrupted public-bar operation from 1889 to the present, and reporting identifies rival Washington oldest-bar claims. The record therefore does not support declaring The Brick the clear statewide winner.
Three Fingered Jack's opened in 1972, decades after national and Washington Prohibition ended, and cannot claim continuous operation since the nineteenth century. The venue's genuine historical distinction is a 1979 legal change permitting the word 'saloon' in signage — an unrelated, narrower claim tracked separately in claims[] as 'oldest legal saloon,' not a contender for statewide operating seniority.