Exterior of a new building at 3101 South Tacoma Way, constructed for B. Wingard and Sons. In the 1950's the structure became the home of Johnson Paint Co. (filed with Argentum)

B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma);

Exterior of B. Wingard & Sons located at 3101 South Tacoma Way.

B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma);

Interior of B. Wingard & Sons. The plant, located at 3101 South Tacoma Way, manufactured market fixtures.

B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma);

Exterior of B. Wingard & Sons. The plant was built circa 1939 next to the railroad tracks on South Tacoma Way. B. Wingard & Sons were market fixtures manufacturers. In 1942 the City Directory listed William B. Wingard as assistant manager of the firm.

B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma); Railroad tracks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Three unidentified employees work inside the Johnson Paint and Wallpaper Company plant at 3101 South Tacoma Way on September 5, 1947. Johnson's manufactured 24 different house colors and 16 enamel colors. At that time, the company had the contract for furnishing the Washington State Highway Department the yellow and white varnish used to mark highways. One of the company's biggest lines was industrial lacquers. The plant had a capacity of 3,800 gallons of paint per working day. Their cardinal principle was: "What's made in Tacoma, makes Tacoma grow." Founded in 1887, the Johnson Paint factory was taken over by Parker Paint Company in the mid-1970s. The man at the far left may be William E. Atkins the plant superintendent. (T.Times, 9/12/1947, p.10) TPL-318.

Johnson Paint & Wallpaper Co. (Tacoma); Paint industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paints & varnishes;