ca. 1958. The Prudential Insurance Co. of America at the Villa Plaza Shopping Center. It was located next door to 24 Flavors Ice Cream and close to the National Bank of Washington. The newly established "Tacoma South District Agency" was led by manager William D. Malone who had supervision of 27 employees here and a staff of 18 at two branch offices in Olympia and Aberdeen. It was the third Prudential agency in the Tacoma area and celebrated its official grand opening on Friday, April 25, 1958. The Villa Plaza building had 3,415 square feet of office space. By mid-1958 there were about 35 retail stores and services at the Villa Plaza in Lakewood. (TNT Ad 4-24-58, A-6-text only; A-15-article)

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