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A82682-2
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- 1954-05-17 (Creation)
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Interior of model home. The 1954 Tacoma Home Show model home was located at 1802 North Shirley and dubbed the "TX-101", standing for "Tacoma Experiment--Year of the Washington Centennial Plus One". It was an ultra-modern, state of the art creation built by the S.L. Rowland Construction Co., a member of the Tacoma Master Builders Association. This view of the home's kitchen showed that it was the heart of the family home. The skylight provided sunshine even on the gloomiest day. The countertops were in off-white shades and peg-board cabinet doors in light blue. The kitchen came with an in-the-wall oven, popular cabinet-top range and a Dishmaster dishwasher. A housewife could stand at the double sink and observe her children playing on the private patio, peek at guests in the living room, and be steps away from her meal cooking on the stove. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (TNT 5-18-54, C-8, 9)
Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Model houses--Tacoma; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);