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A120466-2
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- 1959-03-28 (Creation)
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In 1956, the Greyhound Co. purchased the Federal Block between South 13th and So. 14th on Pacific Avenue, for their new terminal. The new building was dedicated on April 5th of 1959 and hailed as the largest and most modern terminal in the west. Designed by Decker, Christenson & Kitchin of Seattle, it was built of cast granite and masonry with ceramic veneer facing and took over a year to build. The two story building was 200 ft long and 60 ft wide and built for one million dollars. It had a reinforced concrete basement parking lot with parking for 140 cars and a street level parking lot for 30. The separate "package express" entrance was on 14th St. The "ultra-modern" building was declared an eyesore and demolished in December of 2000. (TNT 4/3/1959, pg. 7+) TPL-6390
Greyhound Lines (Tacoma); Bus terminals--Tacoma; Greyhound Bus Terminal (Tacoma);