2121-23 N 30TH ST, TACOMA

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The Spar, located in the Antone Davis Building in Tacoma's Old Town neighborhood. The Spar was originally owned by George and James Radonich; the Radonich brothers also owned The Towers restaurant. The restaurant was first known as the Spar Restaurant and Spar Lunch Room, the name was changed to the Spar Tavern in the late 1930's or early 1940's. Interior view of The Spar restaurant and beer parlor; view of kitchen and lunch counter on left side, and beer bar, cigarettes, cigars and bartenders on right side. TPL-10303


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2121-23 N 30TH ST, TACOMA

  • 4 images. Antone Davis Bldg. / Radonich Bros. Store Lundberg & Mahon, arch. -site includes 3007 N McCarver St
  • TDL 3/19/1916 p.24 New brick block for Old Tacoma to start new era
  • TNT 8/27/1916 TNL 1/6/1918 p.19 (il) City Directory (1918-1928) ----- North Star Restaurant -opened c.1921 979.702 G135O p.50 (il,interior il) ----- Spar Restaurant / Spar Lunch Room -James & Geo. Radonich operators -2123 No. 30th St. was occupied by the Lumber Handlers Union No.38-30 and later by the Fair Price Market -by 1937 the Spar was also listed as a beer parlor City Directory (1929) ----- Spar Tavern -"Where Friends Meet and Eat" T.Times 8/10/1938 p.11 Spar now has new fixtures
  • TNT 5/8/1942 p.1 Thugs loot 3 taverns
  • TNT 12/10/1948 p.1 Tacoman outwits bandit
  • TNT 2/23/1952 p.1 Three gunmen rob tavern
  • TNT 3/19/1956 p.2 Thieves enter tavern, store
  • TNT 7/25/1957 p.A2 Beer stolen
  • TNT 12/25/1957 p.A1 Tacoman kidnapped, robbed (il of James A. Radonich)
  • TNT 11/30/1959 p.2 Burglars get loot in tavern
  • TNT 3/4/1960 p.19 Grand opening (Diver's Den opens at 2123 No. 30th St.)
  • TNT 10/6/1960 p.A4 Prowlers enter tavern, get $302
  • TNT 10/31/1966 p.12 Tavern, sea shop hit by burglars
  • TNT 8/25/1967 p.23 Grand opening (The Barn opens at 3007 N McCarver St)
  • TNT 8/30/1967 p.C1 Their new business is on the Rock-ers (il) (Rodocker Rockers opens at 3007 N McCarver St)
  • TNT 5/29/1994 (interior il)
  • TNT 4/27/1995 p.B4 Last call; with a quiet tear, Smilin Mert says so long (interior il) T.Weekly 3/6/1997 p.12 Not the same old grind (Cicero's Old Town Coffeehouse opens at 2123 No. 30th St.)
  • TNT 10/7/1997 p.B5 Old kitchen floor closes The Spar (repairs)
  • TNT 4/24/1998 p.SL8 The Spar continues tasty Old Town tradition
  • TNT 8/31/1999 p.D6 Tacoma tater tradition
  • TNT 1/4/2004 p.E1 After a brief fling at The Spar, Tacoma will wait to go wireless
  • TNT 7/27/2004 p.D1 Nice view ... (il) T.Weekly 10/18/2007 p.A7 The Spar to celebrate customers, employees for 90th anniversary (interior il) Business Examiner 11/12/2007 p.27 Spout keeps pouring at the Spar (il) 979.702 G135O p.41 (interior il)
  • Year Built: 1916
  • Decade Built: 1910s