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- 1 image. Union Block / Baker-Cogswell Bldg. Farrell & Darmer, arch. Huntington & Litle, contr. -site includes 112-20 So. 13th St. -occupants included: Hotel Gandolfo, Hotel Brooklyn, Garretson, Woodruff, Pratt & Co., Pacific Glass & Paint Co., Frost & Woods Crockery, McDonald Shoe Co., R.C. Harris Paint Co. -bldg. later became an annex to the post office TDL 6/24/1888 p.3 Building up Pacific Ave. TDL 7/10/1888 p.4 (mention) TDL 7/31/1888 p.5 The Union Block TDL 3/26/1889 p.4 Open this evening (Hotel Gandolfo) TDL 5/7/1899 p.11 (interior il of Pacific Glass & Paint Co.) TDL 8/21/1904 p.4 Another new firm locates in Tacoma (Frost & Woods) TDL 3/11/1906 p.17 (il) TDL 5/8/1910 p.4 (il of McDonald Shoe Co. after remodeling) TNT 6/7/1922 Do you remember? (il c.1889 of McDonald & Eder Shoe Store) TDL 4/7/1928 p.1 Five Tacoma padlock suits up (police raid at the Brooklyn Hotel) TDL 5/17/1931 p.D6 Paint company takes building on Pacific Ave. (remodeling for R.C. Harris Paint Co. by Walesby Construction Co., contr.) TNT 7/23/1953 p.A1 City renew drive for P.O. annex (il) TNT 10/6/1953 p.1 Old Tacoma PO annex will be vacated Nov. 1 TNT 1/6/1954 p.11 Ask government to race ancient structure here TNT 3/25/1954 p.A1 Swap 13th St. site for annex; P.O. suggests TNT 1/15/1957 p.2 Old building to be razed for bus depot TNT 1/18/1957 p.5 Bus terminal old eyesore, will "dissolve" (il) TNT 1/30/1957 p.A5 The walls come tumbling down (il) TNT 2/10/1957 p.D18 Mislaid hammer found here after 71 years (il) TNT 3/17/1974 No letters today (sketch) 720.979 D25R p.4,6 917.972 T37 p.91 (sketch of Garretson, Woodruff, Pratt & Co.)
- Year Built: 1888
- Decade Built: 1880s
- Demolished: 1957
- Style: Gothic