1117-19 BROADWAY, TACOMA

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1950-06-19

Broadway Furniture has vacated their premises at 1117-19 Broadway between Ted Brown's Music Company and GallenKamp Shoes. The building had six stories. The exterior of the ground floor was decorated with bas-relief stone carving framing the display windows and main entrance.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Mercantile facilities--Tacoma; Architectural decorations & ornaments--Tacoma; Broadway Furniture (Tacoma);

A50796-3

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1950-06-19

Part of Richards Studio Photographs

A view down the 1000 block of Broadway looking north featuring the six-story New York Building at 1117-19 Broadway where Broadway Furniture had been located. J.C. Penney and Fisher's Department stores are seen on the left in this June of 1950 photograph.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Mercantile facilities--Tacoma; Architectural decorations & ornaments--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A50796-4

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1950-06-19

Part of Richards Studio Photographs

A view of the interior of the mezzanine of the New York Building where Broadway Furniture had been located. A few pieces of furniture are still stored here and on the ground floor. A wide stairway joins the mezzanine to the ground floor. The tin ceiling tiles can be seen as well as water pipes and chains and lighting fixtures.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Mercantile facilities--Tacoma; Mezzanines--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Interiors--Tacoma; Stairways--Tacoma;

BU-10898

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1935

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-13286

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1927-09-06

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14936

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1972

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-10900

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1935

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14962

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1963

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14963

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1963

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-14725

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1966

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-10937

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1964-06-07

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-10899

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1935

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-10964

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1976-09-29

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-10933

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Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-2313

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1977

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-10963

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1976-09-29

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-13010

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1980s

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-10934

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Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

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Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

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Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

1117-19 BROADWAY, TACOMA

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Part of Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index

17 images. New York Bldg. Joseph Millbank, builder Russell & Babcock, arch. Cowan & Black, contr. -site includes 1118-20 Commerce St. TDL 6/24/1906 p.20 (mention) TDL 7/8/1906 p.23 (contracts let) TDL 7/15/1906 p.20 permits TDL 8/5/1906 p.16 (foundation completed) TDL 9/9/1906 p.20 Tacoma's New York Bldg. (il) 979.72 T11R Tacoma; the rising center of commerce and manufacture. Delisle & Milliken publishers (il) ----- Horgan-Parker Dept. Store TDL 3/23/1913 p.1 New department store for Tacoma (il) TDL 9/7/1913 p.2 Nearly ready to announce opening TDL 9/21/1913 p.12 Ready to open new department store TDL 11/16/1913 p.8 123 "Little Women" making Christmas presents (interior il) TDL 9/19/1915 p.6 Second anniversary of Horgan-Parker ----- Fair Dept. Store TDL 8/8/1925 p.1 Big building in Tacoma is sold TDL 8/9/1925 p.A9 Fair House signs long-time lease (remodeling) TDL 1/3/1926 p.A11 Fair Department Store is changed; building will be altered ----- Montgomery Ward & Co. TDL 2/10/1928 p.1 New store for Tacoma announced (bldg. to be remodeled) (sketch) TDL 3/18/1928 p.E10 Remodeling on store moving TDL 3/30/1928 p.3 Rushing work on store rooms for Montgomery Ward TDL 4/27/1928 p.5 (ad for grand opening) (sketch) TDL 4/28/1928 p.9 Predicts store will draw many T.Times 4/19/1939 p.7 ... ready for annual sale (il of employees) T.Times 5/11/1939 p.9 Ward's Department head sale (il of dept. heads) ----- Broadway Furniture & Electric Center TNT 8/29/1948 p.A5 (ad,il) City Directory (1945-1949) ----- Arctic Fur Co. TNT 8/30/1950 p.25 (alterations) City Directory (1951-1957) ----- Veloz & Yolanda Dance Studio TNT 2/1/1952 p.5 Grand opening (full page ad) TNT 2/11/1952 p.20 Deny permit to dance firm ----- Christian Science Reading Room City Directory (1953-1976) ----- TNT 6/13/1962 p.A1 Music store buys building (Ted Brown Music Co. at 1121-23 Broadway purchases bldg.) ----- Tacoma School of the Arts SEE ALSO: 1121-23 BROADWAY TNT 9/8/2003 p.A1 Curtain call for buildings (remodeling by Michael McGavock & Andy Cottrill / McGranahan Architects, arch. and Lease Crutcher Lewis, contr.) (il) T.Weekly 9/18/2003 p.A3 Two buildings placed on historic register TNT 9/24/2003 p.B3 Two downtown buildings will join Register of Historic Places TNT 12/11/2011 p.A1 The success of SOTA; 10 years later (feature article)
Year Built: 1906
Decade Built: 1900s
On City Historic Register

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