The Penthouse opened in 1962 in Seattle 's Pioneer Square neighborhood , founded by Charlie Puzzo . Over the next seven years , Puzzo presented such artists as Miles Davis , Bill Evans , The Montgomery Brothers , Stan Getz , Anita O’Day , Bill Cosby , Little Richard and Aretha Franklin . The club was on the ground floor of the Kenneth Hotel at 701 First Avenue , near the corner of Cherry Street , a building originally built as the '' Safe Deposit Building '' after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 , replacing the 1884 '' Merchant ’s National Bank Building '' on the same site . Jim Wilke hosted Thursday night broadcasts from the club for KING radio
Great Seattle Fire
Great Seattle Fire
The Penthouse (Seattle)