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| Blue Whale | |
| Category: | Business |
| Continent: | North America |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | Maine |
| City: | Collinsport |
The Blue Whale is a fictional drinking establishment featured in the 1966-1971 daytime soap opera Dark Shadows. It first appeared in the first episode of the series and has made numerous appearances throughout the duration of the program. The Blue Whale is the most popular drinking establishment in Collinsport. Located near the docks, it is frequented by workers and deck hands as well many of the youths growing up in town. The only known staff member of the Blue Whale was bartender Bob Rooney. Rooney was an omnipresent fixture at the pub and seemed to work all hours and was assured to be there practically every night of the week.
History
1897
In 1897, Quentin Collins went to the Blue Whale where he befriended a patron named Tessie Kincaid. They left the pub together, after which, Quentin transformed into a werewolf and killed her. [1]
1966
Burke Devlin met with Wilbur Strake at the Blue Whale to discuss Burke's ongoing investigation into the current practices of the Collins family. (DS 1) As the night wore on, several young adults came into the etablishment for a night of dancing. Joe Haskell grew frustrated watching his girlfriend, Carolyn Stoddard, dancing with a bunch of other men. Joe tried to get her to leave, which ultimately led to him getting into a fist fight with some of the other dancers. Burke Devlin broke up the fight, and told Carolyn to go home. He asked Joe to meet him back at the bar again later that evening. Devlin offered to finance Joe's dream of owning a fishing boat of his own, in exchange for using his relationship with Carolyn as a vehicle to dig up dirt on the Collins family. Joe was very uncomfortable with such an arrangement and politely declined. (DS 2)
Notes & Trivia
- In the storyline known as the "1795 Flashback", the 18th century counterpart to the Blue Whale was called The Eagle.