1102-04 PACIFIC AVE, TACOMA

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Pacific Savings and Loan

Four of 33 technical drawings for the Pacific Savings and Loan Building. Four of the drawings in this collection were created by Russell and Babcock on June 15, 1908, fourteen years before the building would be constructed. Nineteen of the drawings in this collection were created by R.C. Reamer in July 23, 1930 for a renovation. The structure was demolished in 1963.

Ambrose James (sometimes Janvier) Russell was born in Trivandrum, India to a Scottish missionary. Russell studied at the University of Glasgow and the Ecole des Beaux Arts before coming to America in 1884. In 1895, Russell was the Director of the Watercolor Sketch Club, which displayed work at the Ferry Museum (now the Washington State Historical Society) and curated work from future partner Everett Phipps Babcock. In 1896, Russell was appointed a Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Russell formed partnerships with Albert Walter Spaulding and Frederick Henry Heath in 1901, Everett Phipps Babcock in 1905, H.G. Ripley in 1908, Walter E. Rice and Irving Harlan Thomas in 1908 and finally Gaston Lance, A. Gordon Lumm and Irwin Muri in 1930. Russell was a member of the American Institute of Architects, Secretary of the Tacoma Society of Architects and a Mason. When Russell passed, three of his Pallbearers were architects featured in this collection: Gaston Lance, Ernest Mock and Earl N. Dugan.

Everett Phipps Babcock was born in Tacoma and worked primarily with Ambrose James Russell as Russell & Babcock. In addition to the residences listed below, Babcock also built his own residence for his wife Clara on American Lake named "The Totem Pole." Babcock died suddenly after a routine tonsil removal operation in Pasadena, California.

Scandinavian American Bank Hotel

Two of 59 technical drawings created by Sutton & Whitney on December, 29, 1920. The Scandinavian American Bank Hotel was a proposed but never constructed building intended to be on the lot that the Pacific Savings and Loan building would occupy by 1922.

Albert Sutton was born in Victoria, British Columbia, raised in Portland, Oregon and graduated from the University of California in Berkeley. His first architectural partnership was with James Pickles in 1888, followed by a brief collaboration with Ambrose Russell which lasted only two years when Sutton relocated to San Francisco. When he returned to Tacoma, Sutton formed a partnership with Harrison A. Whitney and Earl Dugan in 1912. This partnership would last until 1923 when Sutton would die suddenly from heart failure. Albert Sutton was a 33rd degree Mason, the highest rank within the organization.

Harrison Allen Whitney was born in Osage, Iowa and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in architecture. After working in Boston and Chicago, Whitney moved to Portland, Oregon as head draftsman for Whidden & Lewis. This position led to Whitney contributing designs for the Lewis and Clark Exposition and the Multnomah County Courthouse. In 1912, Whitney partnered with Albert Sutton and would retain Sutton's name in his architectural firm long after his death in 1923.

A129780-3

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan building at intersection of S. 11th & Commerce Sts. Pedestrians wait to cross busy Commerce St. on February 1, 1961. The savings & loan association had announced two weeks before that they would be constructing a new building on the original site and including the Bernice Building location next door. Both buildings had been built in the late 1800's and heavily utilized the semi-circular Roman arch feature. Photograph ordered by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.


Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma); Bernice Building (Tacoma);

A129780-5

Originally built in 1891 as the Merchants National Bank, the building on the corner of 11th and Pacific Avenue became home to Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan in 1939. When the building was remodeled in 1949 many innovations were added to the venerable structure including Tacoma's first escalator. Both the Pacific First Federal building at 1102-04 Pacific and the Bernice Building next to it were torn down shortly after this photograph was taken in 1961; a new, larger Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association building was built on the site. The new savings and loan had its grand opening in September 1964. Today it is home to Washington Mutual Bank. (Photograph ordered by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.)


Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma); Bernice Building (Tacoma); Bender's (Tacoma);

D114486-8

Models Helene Williamson and Dani Rae Sweet examine one of the many safe deposit boxes in the vault at the Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan. Ponytailed Dani Rae helps to pull out the rectangular metal box. Safe deposit boxes came in many shapes and sizes; each was individually marked and two keys were necessary to open the mini-vault. Tacoma was the savings & loan's home office although it had branches in Western Washington and Oregon. Photograph ordered by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association.


Safe-deposit boxes--Tacoma; Vaults (Strong rooms)--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Williamson, Helene; Sweet, Dani Rae;

A116568-4

In September of 1958, Day Ward (kneeling) and an unidentified man examined the huge Univac system installed in the Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan building at 1102-04 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. Mr. Ward became vice president of the savings & loan association and worked for them for 27 years prior to his passing in 1980. "Univac" stood for Universal Automatic Computer. It was the first commercial computer built in the United States as well as the first computer designed for business use. The first sales in about 1951 were to governmental agencies, such as the Census Bureau, and private companies such as the A.C. Nielsen Co., and Prudential Insurance. General Electric Appliance Division purchased the first Univac using business applications to calculate payroll in 1954. By 1958 when this photo was taken, Univac had become slightly more common in the American workplace. Photograph ordered by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. (Computer Science Club > csclub.@cs.ucdavis.edu; TNT 5-18-80, A-6-obit. of Mr. Ward) (Additional identification provided by a reader)


Computers; Banking--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Ward, Day;

A107299-13

Exterior of Pacific First Federal Savings Building. The large revolving corner clock indicates that it is 11:50 a.m. and the Pacific First Federal Savings Building is open for business. Plaques on the marbled foundation indicate that the bank offered a safe deposit vault for protection of valuables as well as insuring customers' savings and issuing home loans. Situated in the downtown business district of 11th & Pacific, the venerable building had been a local presence since 1891. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound Office Equipment.


Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma);

A107299-15

American flags flank the marbled entrance to Pacific First Federal Savings on Flag Day, 1957. Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association was a mutual savings institution with branches in Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Longview, Portland and Eugene. It served over 57, 000 families with $170 million in resources. Tacoma was its home office, established in 1907. Gerrit VanderEnde was the longtime president of the savings & loan.


Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Flags; Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1950-1960; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma);

A107299-8

Rows and towers of safe-deposit units greet customers of Pacific First Federal Savings in June, 1957. Each box is numbered and two keys would be necessary to open each individual box, much as is done in 2002. Carpeted floors would muffle the tread of many footsteps. Pacific First Federal Savings was located at the corner of 11th and Pacific in downtown Tacoma. The Romanesque-style building was constructed in 1891 as the home of Merchants National Bank. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound Office Equipment.


Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Safe-deposit boxes--Tacoma;

D96553-3

ca. 1956. This venerable building at the corner of 11th and Pacific was constructed in 1891 as the home of the Merchants National Bank. Proctor & Dennis were the architects with Barrett & Herold, contractors. It was of Romanesque architecture, using stone and brick with Roman arches. In 1897, the name was changed to the Equitable Building, to reflect occupancy of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. In later years, the Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association moved in and made many renovations, including the first escalator in Tacoma, and the first revolving clock of its kind on the Pacific Coast. Earthquake damage in April, 1949, necessitated the removal of the cornice. The massive structure had entrances on both Pacific and South 11th St. View of Pacific First Federal Building was probably taken in 1956. TPL-5667


Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma); Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

A96553-6

ca. 1956. The grand building at 11th & Pacific was the home of Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association for decades. The Merchants National Bank was the Romanesque structure's first tenant back in 1891. The brick and marble edifice had two entrances, one on 11th and the other on Pacific, to catch traffic on both streets. It would eventually be demolished about 1961 and a new Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association building be constructed on the same site. BU -11,004


Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma);

BOLAND-B5627

Downtown Tacoma street scene. Foot traffic was heavy at 11th & Pacific in the downtown business district on April 1, 1922. Built originally for the Merchant National Bank in 1891, the large building occupying the center of the photograph was now the home of Pacific Savings & Loan Association. Its clock tower outside the structure was a familiar sight for pedestrians and motorists alike. G61.1-039


Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930; Pacific Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Pedestrians--Tacoma; Clock towers--Tacoma;

BOLAND-B19659

Pacific Savings & Loan Association occupied the Equitable Building (former location of the Merchants National Bank) in 1928. Other tenants included Crown Drugs and Pyro-Kure Dentists. The building adjoining the Equitable Building was the home of the F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 cent store.


Pacific Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; F.W. Woolworth Co. (Tacoma); Variety stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

BOLAND-B23763

Crown Drug Co. The Crown Drug Co. was a longtime tenant in the Pacific Savings & Loan Association building located at 1102-04 Pacific Avenue. The building was formerly known as the Equitable Building and the lower portion modernized in 1931. BU-11001


Crown Drugs (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Equitable Building (Tacoma);

TPL-1000

ca. 1892. Merchants National Bank building at the corner of South 11th Street and Pacific circa 1892. Cablecar tracks can be seen going up 11th. Built in the heart of the Tacoma financial district, the Merchants National Bank was considered a "modern bank" upon its completion in 1891. The bank had reorganized in 1884 and was led by Walter J. Thompson. He remained its president until May of 1893 when bank failures swept the nation. Although Nelson Bennett, a director of the bank, agreed to assume the presidency and attempted a last minute influx of money to save the bank, the bank failed to open its doors on June 1, 1893. ( Hunt: "The Bank Failures of 1893,"History of Tacoma, Vol. 2, p. 110-115-article)


Merchants National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1890-1900;

10A11-3

Elegant, but simple, interior of the Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association building. Elaborate grill work and Art Deco-style ceiling light fixtures. Free-standing panels display house plans.


Banks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma);

1A11-5

ca. 1936. Interior of Pacific First Federal Savings and Loan, circa 1936, showing desks and business equipment behind tellers' counter. For Mr. Goff. (Argentum)


Banks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma);

1A4-2

ca. 1936. Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan with entrance on So. 11th Street. Building is divided by modernized lower floors and the 19th century facade of Equitable Bldg. on upper floors. Original structure dates from 1891, Proctor & Dennis, architects. Crown Drug located in Pacific Ave. storefront. (Argentum)


Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma); Crown Drugs (Tacoma);

A57232-1

Exterior of Pacific First Federal Building, home of the Savings and Loan Association, at the corner of 11th and Pacific Ave. Gerrit Vander Ende, President. This Romanesque style building was originally built in 1891 and designed by Proctor & Dennis, Architects. It was demolished and replaced by the current First Federal Building in the sixties.


Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma);

A45251-2

Horluck's was having their grand opening and would offer free ice cream and coffee to their customers. Horluck's was located in the Pacific First Federal Building at South 11th Street and Pacific Avenue. Horluck's was owned by Aldrich Fox and Lloyd Knutsen, well known dairy and fountain men; Jack Fox would be the restaurant's manager. Interior view of Horluck's Danish Ice Cream Shop (T.N.T., 9/23/49, p. C-2,3).


Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma; Soda fountains--Tacoma; Restaurants--Tacoma; Equipment; Horluck's Danish Ice Cream Shop (Tacoma); Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma);

D42409-1

It took a large crew of workers over 24 hours, in May of 1949, to dismantle and remove the 100 ton brick cornice from the top of the Pacific First Federal Building at the corner of South 11th and Pacific. The cornice had been badly damaged by the April 13, 1949 earthquake, and it was feared that it would collapse, injuring or killing pedestrians in the street below. It took an 85 foot crane with a 15 foot extension, 30 laborers, a big steel bucket, walkie-talkies and a swinging steel ball to dismantle the damaged cornice. This building was torn down in the early 1960s, and replaced with a new Pacific First Federal building. The newer building is now home to Washington Mutual. (T.N.T., 5/9/49, p. 1).


Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building failures--Tacoma; Building deterioration--Tacoma; Bricks; Disasters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma);

D42409-4

An 85 foot crane with a 15 foot extension was being used to remove 100 tons of cornice bricks from the Pacific First Federal Building. View of laborers working on removing the bricks that were loosened during the big earthquake; view of large crane and truck on South 11th Street and Pacific Avenue (T.N.T., 5/9/49, p. 1).


Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building failures--Tacoma; Building deterioration--Tacoma; Bricks; Disasters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma);

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