1 image. Baker Bldg. John S. Baker, builder Pickles & Sutton, arch. Huntington & Litle, contr. -b1304,2-3 -site includes 1305-07 Commerce St. TDL 1/23/1889 p.5 Pacific Avenue sale TDL 4/28/1889 p.4 mention TDL 5/22/1889 p.4 mention TDL 1/1/1890 p.9 permits TDL 4/19/1903 p.19 (H.H. Taber purchases bldg. from John S. Baker) TDL 11/9/1923 p.1 Morphine taken in hotel raid (police raid at the Corona Hotel) TDL 6/5/1926 p.1 Officers smash Tacoma bars (Prohibition raid at The Central Cafe) TNT 1/25/1939 p.5 Grand opening at "1306" (il of the 1306 Tavern) TNT 6/11/1942 p.10 Pacific Avenue tavern reopens ... now completely renovated ... will have all-women's orchestra (1306 Tavern) TNT 6/15/1942 p.1 Blast starts tavern fire TNT 7/20/1942 p.7 ... has grand re-opening TNT 10/30/1952 p.D5 Grand reopening (at the 1306 Tavern) TNT 2/8/1954 p.9 Cook, patrons all jailed (incident at the El Gordo Cafe at 1305 Commerce St.) TNT 5/22/1957 p.A8 Popular night spot marks twenty years (1306 Cabaret operated by Inigo Lucchesi) TNT 5/29/1965 p.1 Report urges demolition of city buildings TNT 8/27/1967 p.C20 (permit for remodeling taken by F.J. Browne) TNT 8/5/1986 Panel wants district off the "historic" list TNT 9/17/1986 Drive to clean up Lower Pacific wins (bldg. to be demolished) TNT 12/21/1986 Doomed buildings' history probed 307.76 Un3T p.49,52,53,96 979.778 G923D
Year Built: 1889
Decade Built: 1880s
Demolished
Style: Romanesque Revival

Northwest ORCA

1306-08 PACIFIC AVE, TACOMA