751-53 SAINT HELENS AVE, TACOMA
- Item
- Bostwick Block Annex Proctor & Dennis, arch. -site includes 754-56 Broadway
- TDL 7/24/1889 p.5 Another new hotel; the Bostwick Building leased for five years; will build addition
- TNT 1/1/1890 p.9 permits
- TDL 11/4/1892 p.5 Moved into new quarters (Young Men's Christian Assoc. [Y.M.C.A] takes space in bldg.) TNL 3/10/1918 p.C8 (il of Auto Appliance Co. at 754 Broadway)
- TDL 10/7/1923 p.A10 These girls help you watch the calories (interior il of the Punkin Shell Restaurant at 756 Broadway)
- TNT 9/16/1924 To remodel old Bostwick Annex (remodeling by C. Alvin Hansen, contr.)
- TDL 11/23/1924 p.E10 Drapery shop to open on Avenue (Martin Drapery Co. takes space in bldg.)
- TDL 1/11/1925 p.A9 Oriental rug mart opened in Tacoma (interior il of Emmanuel & Co. at 751 Saint Helens Ave.)
- TDL 1/25/1925 p.D2 (ad for Martin's Drapery) (il)
- TNT 8/29/1947 p.8 Grand re-opening (Toscano Cafe opens after remodeling)
- TNT 5/13/1949 p.19 Grand opening (of the Kidy-Vil Childrens Shop, Hazel "Bobbie" Churchill, operator)
- TNT 6/28/1949 p.1 Battle blaze (at the Bamford Apts.) (il)
- TNT 1/25/1954 p.1 Downtown blaze spectacular (fire at the New Moon Cafe / Bamford Apts.) (il)
- TNT 1/26/1954 p.10 Bamford Apts. to be rebuilt
- TNT 2/5/1954 p.9 (il)
- TNT 6/9/1954 p.A6,A7 Bakers re-open in former location (interior il of Baker Brothers Men's Apparel at 756 Broadway)
- TNT 12/25/1967 p.D6 Quality Knitting Co. is "smallest of small" but went big-time in 67 (interior il at 756 Broadway) 363.37 T142O p.116 (account of fire)
- Year Built: 1889
- Decade Built: 1880s