"Eventually, the three men decided to launch a coffee business, opening the first Starbucks store near Seattle's Pike Place Market in March of 1971 - long before the company became associated with chain stores or espresso drinks - selling coffee beans and equipment. "Gordon was beyond creative, he was an original, someone who had an innate sense of what was coming next," Baldwin told Daily Coffee News this week. "His instinct produced both what he might like to see as well as what others would value - like good beer and good coffee.""
"According to Starbucks lore, Bowker and friend Terry Heckler, who were partners in an advertising firm, came up with the Starbucks name after batting around words beginning with "St" then seeing the name "Starbo" on an old mining map. For Bowker, the name recalled the Starbuck character in the novel Moby Dick. From there, the brand name and siren/nautical imagery were born."
Gordon Bowker was born in Oakland, California, and moved with his family to Ballard after his father died in World War II. He worked as a writer and editor in Seattle and partnered with Jerry Baldwin and Zev Siegl on creative projects including a screenplay and pre-recorded radio broadcasts. The three opened the first Starbucks store near Pike Place Market in March 1971, selling coffee beans and equipment. Bowker and Terry Heckler coined the Starbucks name from 'Starbo' and the Starbuck character in Moby Dick, inspiring the siren and nautical imagery. Bowker apprenticed with Alfred Peet; Peet supplied early coffee. He died at 82.
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