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Item
Title
A11039-1
Date(s)
- 1941-03-30 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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The Peoples Store at South 11th and Pacific was in the middle of its three year program of modernization when this photograph of its exterior was taken late March, 1941. A painter on scaffolding can be seen near the top of the building as painting of the department store's exterior has just commenced. Peoples was a longtime fixture in downtown Tacoma as it began operations in 1895. The store constantly ran ads in the local newspapers with their slogan "more merchandise for less money." It would finally close in 1983.
Department stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Peoples (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1940-1950;