Who love Starbucks??? Of course everyone does. So am I! Why am I writing this is because I went to lunch with Michelle yesterday and we went Starbucks. As usual, I always have my favorite green tea latte and I had an egg sandwich. Yum O!
Anyhow, it reminded me of Seattle, Washington. I went to the very first Starbucks store. Yes, THE VERY FIRST STARBUCKS STORE! It’s unbelievable to me. I never ever thought I will ever see it. Never thought I will be in Seattle for my birthday weekend gate away. To my surprised, I found out that Starbucks store was from Seattle. I went online and search to find the location of the store. It took me a while to find it. And I was surprised that it actually located at the Pike Market. Gosh………. We were there the night before. Funny isn’t it?
So, here the tiny bit of the history.
The original Starbucks was opened in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, in 1971 by three partners: English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegel, and writer Gordon Bowker. The three were inspired by Alfred Peet, whom they knew personally, to open their first store in Pike Place Market to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment. The original Starbucks location was at 2000 Western Avenue from 1971-1976. That store then moved to 1912 Pike Place; it is still open. During their first year of operation, they purchased green coffee beans from Peet's, then began buying directly from growers.
History of the logo:
The logo is an image of a "twin-tailed siren" (the siren of Greek mythology).[39] The logo has been significantly streamlined over the years. In the first version, which gave the impression of an authentic 15th century European woodcut, the Starbucks siren was topless and had a fully-visible double fish tail. The image also had a rough visual texture. In the second version, which was used from 1987-92, her breasts were covered by her flowing hair, but her navel was still visible, and the fish tail was cropped slightly. In the current version, used since 1992, her navel and breasts are not visible at all, and only vestiges remain of the fish tails. The original "woodcut" logo can still be seen on the Starbucks store in Seattle's Pike Place Market, and on both the House Blend and Decaf House Blend packaging.
At the beginning of September 2006 and then again in Spring 2008, Starbucks temporarily reintroduced its original brown logo on paper hot drink cups. Starbucks has stated that this was done to show the company's heritage from the Pacific Northwest and to celebrate 35 years of business. The vintage logo sparked some controversy due in part to the siren's bare breasts,[40] but the temporary switch garnered little attention from the media. And the line is so unbelievable. They just have so much patience for a cup of coffee. 
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