ABOUT THE BOX

The Pine Box: Pouring Great Beer in the Capitol Hill Community
for over 12 years

Cold Beer. Hot Pizza. High Spirits.
Since we opened our doors in 2012 these words have pretty much summed up our existence: our love for craft beverages, our passion for pizza & our devout gratitude for our beloved building & neighborhood.

Ashes to ashes, crust to crust etc…
what better place for an alter to libations & pizza than an old mortuary?

Cheers to another 12 years!
#coldbeerhotpizza #craftbeertotheend #incrustwetrust

The History of our amazing Building

The E.R. Butterworth & Sons Family Funeral Business at 1600 Melrose was built in 1923 as an expansion to their already existing mortuary located in downtown Seattle near the Pike’s Place Market. This was one of the area’s first funeral homes to offer the luxuries now associated with the death business; decorative caskets, satin pillows & lining, corpse beautification, floral services etc…and operated as such until the early 2000s. Many in the neighborhood still have fond memories & stories to share of loved ones passing through our doors. The most famous of services held here being of course Bruce Lee, & later his son Brandon Lee.
Bruce Lee’s service took place in this building in July of 1973. His service was attended by many near & dear but closed to the public; unlike his previous Hong Kong service. Pall bearers included his brother Robert with close friends Taky Kimura, Dan inosanto, Steve McQueen, James Colburn, & Peter Chin. The hearse drove though the outside portico, what is now our beer garden, & took him to his final resting place at Lake View Cemetery, just up the hill from us. We honor him annually with our Bruce Lee day.