Linda Derschang's Empire Now Includes the Oldest Bar in Seattle... Maybe

The owner of Linda's, Smith, and Oddfellows reinvents the iconic downtown bar Queen City.by Charles MudedeLinda Derschang is sitting on a patio at the corner of First Avenue and Blanchard Street. I first see her from across the street. She is under a dark-blue awning outside her new restaurant and bar, which is the very old restaurant and bar Queen City, previously known as Queen City Grill, and before that Queen City Tavern.She is wearing shoes that are silverish and dusty gold. She greets me w