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A82692-5
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- 1954-05-20 (Creation)
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Cowden-Wade, Inc. had a large exhibition booth at the 1954 Tacoma Home Show which was held at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. The home show was sponsored by the Tacoma Master Builders Association and annually drew thousands coming to view the latest in home and furniture design. In 1953, over 50,000 area residents stopped by to examine the various exhibit booths; the Master Builders were anticipating throngs equaling or exceeding that figure in 1954. Cowden-Wade's exhibit featured a complete American kitchen, examples of Steel Wall Tile and Keystone storm doors and windows, promoted the services of Livermore Co., electrical contractors, and advertised low-cost bank financing. Located at South 13th & "K" Street (street now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Way) next to Sepic Electric Co., Cowden-Wade supplied the formica, modern folding doors and "Duratile" Steel Wall Tile for the 1954 Tacoma Home Show model home. (Ad, TNT 5-18-54, C-8)
Cowden-Wade, Inc. (Tacoma); Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1950-1960; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);