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A923-0
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- 1925 (Creation)
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ca. 1925. In 1925, the building at 3514-18 McKinley Ave. housed (left to right) Phipps Notions, a dry goods store at 3518 owned by Gertrude Phipps, Holly Meat Market at 3516 and Skaggs United grocery store at 3514 McKinley Ave. The building was built in 1924 by Peter Steiro. It was later demolished and in 1965, the National Bank of Washington built its McKinley Hill branch here. In 1925, the McKinley Ave district was a settlement of 8,000 people. Area businesses included the Northern Pacific Hospital, three grade schools, five churches, 15 grocery stores, six butcher shops, two hardware stores and a drugstore. (TNT 6/26/1925, pg. 9) (WSHS)
Skaggs United Stores (Tacoma); Phipps Notions (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;