It is possible that the upper units of the building housing Robinson's Mens Wear and the Cameo Theater were damaged by fire. The General Adjustment Bureau, insurance adjusters, were involved in the claims process. Robinson's and the Cameo Theater seem to be operating as usual on May 16, 1957, with doors open at the clothing store and "Night Runner" and "Five Guns West" playing at the movies. Other businesses, The Club and Randy's Jewelry, do not seem affected. This section of Pacific Avenue was known as the Kentucky Block Annex. Photograph ordered by General Adjustment Bureau.

General Adjustment Bureau (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cameo Theater (Tacoma); Robinsons Mens Wear (Tacoma);

ca. 1923. The marquee of the Palace Theater, circa 1923, promotes the Hal Roach production of Jack London's "Call of the Wild." Top billing in the film, released in 1923, belonged to Buck, the Saint Bernard, who fought his way to freedom in "one of the best fights between man & beast ever filmed," according to the marquee. Buck unfortunately was eclipsed by another doggie superstar when Warner Brothers released "Where the North Begins" the same year, starring Rin Tin Tin. The second feature was the 1923 Roach silent picture "The Uncovered Wagon." The theater opened in 1911 as "The Palace" and operated after 1941 as "The Cameo." It was razed in 1960. (WSHS)

Palace Theater (Tacoma); Motion Picture Theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Some of the local Red Cross roll call leaders posed in the organization's office on 12th and Pacific on May 14, 1942. They were, left to right, Mrs. A.D. Fay- vice chairman of roll call, Hazel (Mrs. James E.) MacPherson, Lunella (Mrs. Elmore) McMaster and Katherine (Mrs. Charles F.) Grover. The roll call was the Red Cross's annual campaign for membership. It started on June 18th and involved thousands of volunteers. The goal for 1942 was 30,000. More volunteers were needed to support the organization's wartime activities. (TNT 5/18/42, pg. 1- picture;T Times 5/18/1942, pg. 12 (similar picture); 5/13/42, pg. 2; 5/15/42, pg. 1)

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community Service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; MacPherson, Hazel; McMaster, Lunella; Grover, Katherine;