Puyallup Central Hotel Ezra Meeker, builder -built in 1879 as boarding for mill workers, converted into a hotel in 1881 -purchased by the Hallenbeck Family in 1885 T.News 9/28/1882 Puy. Valley Trib. 4/8/1911 p.8 Central Hotel being razed
TNT 2/23/1965 p.11 Bell rings again (hotel bell donated to the Puyallup Public Library) (il) P.C. Herald 1/12/1984 Central Hotel was aptly named (il) P.C. Herald 11/19/1996 p.B2 Nettie Hallenbeck play hostess to Puyallup visitors (il) Puy. Herald 12/14/2000 p.B5 Cold weather front isn't first for the valley (il in 1896) Puy. Herald 1/2/2003 p.A5 Tracing the long history of Puyallup's first hotel (il c.1896) Puy. Herald 1/8/2004 p.B3 Early winters in Puyallup were truly arctic blasts (il in 1896)
Pihl Bros. Dry Goods & Grocery -built on site of Central Hotel Puy. Valley Trib. 9/2/1911 p.8 Phil Bros. move into new store P.C. Herald 1/12/1984 Central Hotel was aptly named (mention) P.C. Herald 7/2/1987 Pihl Brothers became merchants (il) ----- Pohlman's Variety Store -occupied by Pohlman's since 1924 -adjacent Puyallup State Bank Bldg. added in 1968
TDL 2/28/1926 p.F10 (remodeling by S.R. Gray, contr.) (il) Puy. Valley Trib. 8/25/1965 Let's get acquainted (il)
TNT 6/28/1994 p.B1 Vintage Puyallup variety store will close its doors Thursday (interior il) ----- Pohlman's Corner Store P.C. Herald 6/25/1999 Pohlman Corner Store retains charm of another era (il,interior il) Puy. Herald 7/12/2001 p.A1 Pohlman's Corner to close its doors (interior il)
TNT 8/26/2002 p.A1 Business coming "home" to Main St. (il,sketch) Puy. Herald 9/12/2002 p.A3 Johnson Jewelers moving to town Puy. Herald 9/26/2002 p.A1 Offenbecher Commercial (real estate) is moving downtown Puy. Herald 5/22/2003 p.A7 Offenbecher Commercial open (il) Business Examiner 6/9/2003 p.21 Puyallup grocery finds new use (il)