| Drinkmore Cafe | |
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| Established | April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01) |
| Closed | 2004 (2004) |
| Location | Seattle,Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°37′14.04″N122°19′35.09″W / 47.6205667°N 122.3264139°W /47.6205667; -122.3264139 |
The Drinkmore Cafe was a coffee shop onCapitol Hill inSeattle,Washington.
Opened on April 1, 2000, as the Bit Star,[1] it was reported byInfoWorld to be the first commercial business to offer free wireless internetWi-Fi services. Although few had the equipment necessary to take advantage of this, free wireless internet became a major component of the small coffee shop business model across America.
The Drinkmore was owned and run by software executive and Seattle mayoral candidate Scott Kennedy. It was the headquarters ofSeattle Wireless and was theHoward Deanmeetup spot during his 2004 presidential campaign.
The cafe's original location, a 1905 "Dye Works" warehouse at the corner of Bellevue Avenue East and Thomas Street, was demolished in 2014 by the property owner to make way for new condominiums.[1]
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