The sign for the new Shipwreck Tavern was being painted today at about 1 p.m., captured by West Seattle Herald employee Richard Sherman.

The new bar will be staffed by some former Alki Homestead employees and managed by former Homestead general manager, Chris Long.

Tom Lin, owner of the Homestead, which has been closed since damaged in a fire this past January, helped get the enterprise going.

Read the story from June here.

The new bar will be located on the 4200 block of Southwest Admiral Way across the street from the Metropolitan Market. The bar is expected to open later this year. Long has a five-year lease on the property.