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A91880-2
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- 1955-07-14 (Creation)
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This photograph, taken from 7th & St. Helens looking south, shows left to right the Art Deco Medical Arts building, the modern home offices of United Pacific Insurance Co. and Mousely's Cantilever Shoes with the Berk Apartments on the upper floors. In 1931, the Hoska Mortuary and the old Masonic Temple were razed to build a modern skyscraper. Designed by architect and engineer John Graham Sr., the Medical Arts building is Tacoma's finest example of Art Deco's combination of form and function. It also was also a first at the time of construction; a full service health care building in the central business district. It was purchased by the United Pacific Insurance Company in 1941, who in 1954 built new home offices for themselves next door at 728 St. Helens Ave. It was purchased in 1977 by the City of Tacoma for use as a Municipal Building.
Medical Arts Building (Tacoma); Health care facilities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Office buildings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Berk Apartments (Tacoma); United Pacific Insurance Co. (Tacoma);