Aerial view of industrial Tideflats area around East D St. between City (now Thea Foss) Waterway and Middle Waterway on October 16, 1969. Fick Foundry (center) had long been an occupant at 1005 East D with Richfield Oil across the street. The building right of Fick is the Junior Line Furniture Co., 1017 East D. The large plant above Fick Foundry is the Coast Sash & Door Co., 1002 East F St. It was later known as Coastcraft. Photograph ordered by Winston Fournier & Associates, Dallas. (Additional identification provided by a reader) TPL-10293

Aerial views; Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); City Waterway (Tacoma); Middle Waterway (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1960-1970; Coast Sash & Door Co. (Tacoma); Junior Line Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Richfield Oil Corp. (Tacoma);

Scenes from Fick Foundry. Three employees of Fick Foundry, 1005 East D St., are properly wearing safety goggles to prevent eye injuries while they are in the process of pouring molten metal to form castings. Two of the men are tipping a bucket of liquid while using a metal grasping device while the third nudges the molten metal out with a thin rod. Photograph ordered by Winston Fournier & Associates, Dallas.

Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Founding--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Molten liquid is being poured into molds at Fick Foundry, 1005 East D Street, in October of 1969. In business since 1924, Fick Foundry were producers of "quality static and centrifugal castings in most ferrous metals, and close tolerance aluminum centrifugal castings." The company had suffered through three major fires and was rebuilt each time. It would finally close in the late 1980's. Photograph ordered by Winston Fournier & Associates, Dallas.

Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Founding--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hoisting machinery;

Scenes from Fick Foundry. A Fick Foundry employee is pictured on October 16, 1969, in a workshop area of the foundry. What appears to be a giant propeller lies on a long rectangular work table before him. Fick Foundry had long been established at 1005 East D St. and were manufacturers of metal castings for machine, marine and general use. Photograph ordered by Winston Fournier & Associates, Dallas.

Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Scenes from Fick Foundry. An unidentified worker at Fick Foundry, 1005 East D St., is pictured on October 16, 1969, one-handedly stirring a metal container of boiling liquid hung from a winch. Masses of steam obscure the contents. Drops of the molten metal escape the container and some appear to land on or near the worker. Photograph ordered by Winston Fournier & Associates, Dallas.

Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Founding--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hoisting machinery;

1969 Scenes from Fick Foundry. A shimmering cascade of sparks streams from a machine used in Fick Foundry's operations. The unidentified foundry employee grips the metal tongs of the machine while wearing heavy gloves and protective goggles. Fick Foundry was established by Samuel Fick in the early 1920's and with his two sons' help, primarily produced iron manhole rings and covers and window sash weights. The company would grow and eventually move to manufacture high-integrity castings to meet modern technology's demands. Photograph ordered by Winston Fournier & Associates, Dallas. (Morgan: South on the Sound, p. 176)

Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Metalworking--Tacoma;

This photograph from January 1947 shows several unidentified employees of the Fick Foundry Company, at 1005 East D St., pouring molten metal to cast a large machine bed for a veneer panel saw. Founded by Samuel Fick, Sr. in 1924, the Fick Foundry could produce grey iron, steel, bronze and aluminum castings to order. The foundry was destroyed three times by fire, in 1924, 1942 and 1959. Each time it was rebuilt. They finally went out of business in the late 1980s.(T. Times, 1/15/47, p. 5).

Metalworking--Tacoma; Ironwork--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma);

Fick Foundry for Industrial page of Times, George Beckingham. The building was built in 1925 for Walstad Machine Company. Fick Foundry opened at this location in 1942. This view includes the traveling craneway that was employed to handle large flasks used for making molds for large castings similar to the one being moved here. Two workmen are handling this operation. Fick advertised that they were manufacturers of iron, steel, brass, and aluminum castings for machine, marine and general usage. (T.Times, 2/26/1948, p.28 and p.41)

Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950;