1115 ZEHNDER ST, SUMNER

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D122605-12

Photograph ordered by United Press of NYC, commercial Division. Photograph for the Standard Brands house publication, story to be provided by the Sumner plant of Fleischmann's yeast.


Fleischmann's Yeast (Sumner); Standard Brands, Inc. (Sumner);

D37526-1

Taken in January of 1949, this photograph of N.O. Johnson was taken at Standard Brands, Inc. in Sumner where Mr. Johnson, a machinist specialist, had been employed for 36 years. N. O. Johnson was born in New York City in 1889, he came to Sumner in 1912 and decided he wanted to stay. Johnson arrived with a marine engineer's license, and spent one year at sea before settling down in Sumner. Standard Brands manufactured yeast and vinegar. Photo ordered for the Sunday Tacoma Times 25 Year Club. (T. Times, 1/6/49, p. 4).


Machinery industry--Sumner; Machinery; Equipment; Laborers--Sumner; Industrial facilities--Sumner; Johnson, N. O.; Standard Brands, Inc. (Sumner);

A53024-1

Aerial view, 1000 foot elevation, of Sumner manufacturing division of Fleischmann's Yeast taken in September, 1950. Photograph taken at 5 p.m.; evening shadows start to creep over the large plant. Fleischmann's Yeast was part of Standard Brands, Inc., and is still sold in grocery stores today. Photograph ordered by Standard Brands' New York City office.


Fleischmann's Yeast (Sumner); Standard Brands, Inc. (Sumner); Aerial photographs;

1115 ZEHNDER ST, SUMNER

  • Fleischmann Co. / Fleischmann's Yeast John Graham, Sr. (Seattle), arch. Aldrich & Hunter (Seattle), contr. -Fleischmann Co.'s first Pacific Coast plant -thirty car loads of Dennison hollow interlocking bricks manufactured by the Far West Clay Co. at their Interlaaken (Lakewood) plant used in construction -original operation included eleven bldgs. on a twelve acre site -company later known as Standard Brands, Inc. -opened in April 1913 -closed in 1994 TDL 8/20/1911 p.29 Yeast company will build factory at Sumner TDL 6/16/1912 p.11 Will start yeast plant this week TDL 2/2/1913 p.19 Yeast plant to be finished by April TDL 6/8/1913 p.20 Views of $500,000 yeast plant (il) TDL 5/23/1915 p.16 Accepting bids for new $7,500 building (fireproof dry house by Frederick Shaw, arch.) TDL 6/6/1915 p.28 Passes by Seattle to buy in Tacoma (description of planned dry house) TDL 1/23/1918 p.3 Sumner yeast plant employe killed TNT 12/28/1994 p.C7 Sumner to lose yeast plant, 13 jobs TNT 5/23/2007 p.B1 Yeast plant on historic sites list ... endangered properties (il) Puy. Herald 11/8/2007 p.A3 Northstar Chemical, Inc. moves forward with application to demolish 95-year-old yeast plant Puy. Herald 1/17/2008 p.A1 No environmental impact statement is needed (for demolition) Puy. Herald 1/24/2008 p.A1 Demolition of plant not bad for environment Puy. Herald 11/4/2009 p.A1 Hundred-year-old Fleischman's building destroyed by owner 979.7 B64 Vol.III p.40 W.B. Stephens 979.778 R6339S p.22-28 (il)
  • Year Built: 1912
  • Decade Built: 1910s
  • Demolished: 2009