12-08-2015 02:04 via thestranger.com

Jackson's Catfish Corner Comes Full Circle

Jackson's Catfish Corner Revives a Seattle Institution in Rainier Valley—and, Soon, the Central Districtby Angela GarbesWhen Woodrow ("Woody") Jackson and his wife, Rosemary ("Rosie"), first opened Catfish Corner in the Central District in 1985, it wasn't entirely by choice. "I was a steelworker, but Bethlehem Steel shut down," said Woody, who grew up fishing with his grandfather on the Louisiana bayou. "The only thing I knew how to do was fry catfish."The Jacksons started holding fish fri
Read more »