This photograph shows the Crystal Palace Market, 1101-13 Market St., as it appeared in 1945. In 1926, Charles B. Hurley, head of the Hurley-Mason Co., paid $2 million for a 99-year lease on the 20,000 sq. ft. of land at the corner of So. 11th and market. In June of 1927, the Crystal Palace Market opened for trade. The market, which was managed by Arthur E. Goodwin, who also managed the Pike Place Market in Seattle, was one of the largest and most unique markets of its kind in the world. The building housed over 180 stalls and included the Federal Bakery, Sam Carras' fruits and vegetables and Victor Bros' fish among its many shops. With the outbreak of WWII the market fell on hard times. From 1942 until the early 1950s, only part of the building was used, and in August 1973 it was demolished. TPL-8322

Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Markets--Tacoma--1940-1950;