Night exposure of Ricono's Bargain Annex, located in the historic F.H. Horsfall Building. Down the street from his main store at 751-55 So. 38th, owner Tony Ricono opened this budget store for new and used furniture and appliances. It was located in the Horsfall building, which was built in 1916 and designed by architect E.J. Bresemann. It had 10,000 sq. feet of furniture and appliance space. The purpose of the annex was to provide those with a limited budget an opportunity to furnish their homes with high quality goods at a low price. The store was stocked with quality trade-ins and returns from the main store; also with floor samples and shipment damaged items. (TNT 10/3/1956, pg. B-1- B-3)

Ricono's Bargain Annex (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Night exposure of Ricono's Bargain Annex, located in the historic F.H. Horsfall Building. Down the street from his main store at 751-55 So. 38th, owner Tony Ricono opened this budget store for new and used furniture and appliances. It was located in the Horsfall building, which was built in 1916 and designed by architect E.J. Bresemann. It had 10,000 sq. feet of furniture and appliance space. The purpose of the annex was to provide those with a limited budget an opportunity to furnish their homes with high quality goods at a low price. The store was stocked with quality trade-ins and returns from the main store; also with floor samples and shipment damaged items. (TNT 10/3/1956, pg. B-1- B-3)

Ricono's Bargain Annex (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In May of 1942, the Tacoma Women's Emergency Motor Corps held a carnival in Horsfall Hall at 801-09 South 38th Street to raise money to help the corps carry on its work. At this booth a spin of the prize wheel could win the lucky contestant prizes ranging from a Carsten's ham to a box of crackers. The slogan of the motor corps was "Keep 'em rolling on the road." The women of the corps were trained to drive and maintain Tacoma's emergency vehicles. The carnival included bingo, a jitney dance, card games, a fortune teller, and various food and game booths. (T.Times 5/21/1942)

World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Women's Emergency Motor Corps (Tacoma); Carnival games; Carnivals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Two members of the Tacoma Women's Emergency Motor Corps handle the sale of candy, cookies and cakes at a bazaar and carnival held on South 38th St. on May 22, 1942. Their booth is decorated with balloons and tissue with the words "something to write home about" painted on the front of the booth. The event took place in Horsfall Hall, 801-09 South 38th St., and funds raised went toward helping the Corps continue their work. Women of the corps were trained to maintain and drive Tacoma's emergency vehicles during this time of war.

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