Aerial views: Port Piers, Washington Co-op, grain storage tanks at Port of Tacoma, Norwood Plywood, City Center. Studio, Bob. An aerial of the Washington Cooperative Farmers Association grain elevator and feed mill located at 1801 Taylor Way. The facility was to officially open March 1949. In the foreground are the boat building facilities the J.M. King Company at 1601 Taylor Way. Buffelin Lumber is seen on the other side of the co-op. The Hylebos Waterway crosses the upper left corner with log booms along both sides.

Aerial views; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grain elevators--Tacoma; Logs; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma); Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); John M. King Co. (Tacoma); Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma);

Aerial views: Port Piers, Washington Co-op, grain storage tanks at Port of Tacoma, Norwood Plywood, City Center. Studio, Bob. An aerial view of the Tacoma tideflats looking east. East 11th Street comes from the left and curves northeast across the St. Paul Waterway. St. Paul Avenue starts at East 11th Street and moves southeast towards the Puyallup River. The Wheeler-Osgood Company (at 1216 St. Paul Avenue) is seen in the center, right section. Northwest Door (1203 East D Street) is at the corner of East 11th and East D (center left). Norwood Plywood is believed to be the plywood facility for Northwest Door who began their plywood operations in 1936. The spider-like pipes running from a central location to several buildings is part of Wheeler-Osgood. The corner lot (center front) has been vacant since at least 1938.

Aerial views; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Northwest Door Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Log boom after log boom filled the Sitcum Waterway and extended out into Commencement Bay in this aerial view of Tacoma's industrial tideflats taken in October of 1948. The grain elevators at the Port of Tacoma stand tall in the center with the Time Oil storage tanks to their left, and the Port Piers just beyond. Over a dozen baby flat top aircraft carriers used in World War II are docked along Wapato Waterway (Port Industrial Waterway). Beyond them (upper left) is the Hooker Electrochemical Plant. The Washington Cooperative Farmers elevators (top center right) are in front of the white cliffs near the top of the photograph. (T.Times, 11/9/1949, p.18)

Aerial views; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Aircraft carriers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Harbors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grain elevators--Tacoma; Logs;

Aerial views of city. This view of downtown is looking north with the high-rise office buildings shown climbing the hill to the west. The 11st Street Bridge crosses the City Waterway on the far right with the industrial Tacoma tideflats on the other side. The Puyallup River enters into Commencement Bay and has left a noticeable line where the fresh water meets the salt. Several ships are docked at Shaffer Terminals lying on the west side of the City Waterway.

Aerial photographs; Cityscapes; Bays--Washington (State); Commencement Bay (Wash.); City Waterway (Tacoma); Rivers--Washington (State); Puyallup River (Wash.); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

This aerial photograph from November 1948 shows the Hooker Electrochemical Company located at 605 Alexander Avenue on the Tacoma tideflats. The waterway above the plant, dotted with log booms, is the Hylebos Waterway. Small houses and businesses line the shore on the other side of the waterway along Marine View Drive. Hooker changed its name to Occidental Chemical Co. in 1982. In 1997 the company was purchased by Pioneer Companies Inc.; the plant closed in 2002. TPL-7977

Aerial photographs; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma); Harbors--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

This aerial view of the Port Industrial Waterway shows the Port of Tacoma facilities north of 11th Street as they appeared in 1948. At the far north end is the Port's grain elevator with a capacity of 2-million bushels. Log booms can be seen in both the Sitcum Waterway, on the left, and in the Port Industrial Waterway, bottom right. The U.S. Naval Station is at the upper right with a flotilla of over 15 moth-balled baby flat top aircraft carriers at dock. TPL-3684

Aerial photographs; Bays--Washington (State); Commencement Bay (Wash.); Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950; United States Naval Station (Tacoma); Logs;

ca. 1949. Aerial view, believed to have been taken in December of 1949, of downtown business district featuring Columbia Breweries (center) on South "C" Street where the sprawling plant covered 3-4 acres. Snow is gradually melting over the rooftops on this sunny winter day. The Hunt & Mottet Co. building is at the right foreground.

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In 1948 College of Puget Sound had the Memorial Fieldhouse built, this building was dedicated in 1949 to those CPS students who died while serving in World War II. In 1949 the President's Residence would be constructed; Dugan, Mock and Morrison were the architects. Aerial view of the College of Puget Sound, Union Avenue and main administration building, in center of photograph.

Education--Tacoma; Streets--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Pennsylvania Salt manufactured the following chemicals: chlorine, caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, bleaching powder, hydrogen, sodium arsenate, dairy and poultry germicides, special chemical cleaners and laundry and dry cleaning products. Frederick C. Shanaman was the President and General Manager of the company. Aerial view of the Tacoma plant, located at 2901 Taylor Way, in Tacoma's tideflats, near the Turning Basin, which is now known as the Hylebos Basin.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chemicals; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Waterfronts; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma);

Aerial view of Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company facilities in Portland, Oregon. President Fred C. Shanaman reported that with the addition of the new facilities for manufacture of chlorine, caustic soda and technical DDT, production at the Portland plant increased substantially in 1947.

Chemical industry--Oregon--Portland; Chemicals; Industrial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Waterfronts; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. (Portland, Or.);

Aerial of Seattle skyline taken from above Elliott Bay. Piers jut into the bay with warehouses on them. Smith Tower is the taller building on the right. TPL-4749

Aerial photographs; Cityscapes; Skyscrapers--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Seattle; Harbors--Seattle; Smith Tower (Seattle);

Studio stock negatives. An aerial view of rural Pierce County with open and wooded areas. Small groupings of buildings are dotted over the area. Mount Rainier is seen above the mist.

Aerial photographs; Land; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Studio stock negatives. An aerial view of new housing developments. Uncleared land abruptly abuts the housing development. Across the road in the foreground are a few small homes set on what looks like pasture land.

Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Studio stock negatives. An aerial view of new housing developments in Tacoma during the late 1940's.

Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Studio stock negatives. An aerial view of residential neighborhoods in Pierce County. New housing developments with no or few trees are in the foreground.

Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Studio stock negatives. An aerial photograph of a rural area with a highway running across it. A woods and lake are seen on the lower half while several buildings around a cleared area are seen above.

Aerial photographs; Land;

Studio stock negatives. A view from over Commencement Bay, the Tacoma tideflats with the St. Regis Dock and St. Regis Company with Mount Rainier looming in the distance.

Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Studio stock negatives. Aerial view of new housing tract development.

Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

This aerial photograph of the Pioneer Sand and Gravel Company gravel pit was taken in November of 1949. The large gravel pit was located in Steilacoom adjacent what is now University Place; their offices were in Seattle, at 901 Fairview Avenue North. The company specialized in sand, gravel, building materials and "Tru-Mix" concrete. Some years later the pit and the land surrounding it became part of Chambers Creek Properties. In June of 2007 the $21 million Chambers Bay Golf Course opened on this site. TPL-10540

Industry--Steilacoom; Sand--Steilacoom; Digging--Steilacoom; Waterfronts; Harbors--Steilacoom; Sandstone quarrying--Steilacoom; Industrial facilities--Steilacoom; Aerial views; Pioneer Sand & Gravel Co. (Steilacoom);

ca. 1950. Aerial photograph of the Pacific Naval Advance Base in Lakewood taken probably in the fall of 1950. Lakewood Navy Yard was the more familiar name used for the base. The U.S. Navy acquired the land to build its naval base in 1944; previously the land had been home to the Tacoma Speedway and the Tacoma Municipal Airport. Nearly twenty years later, Clover Park Vocational-Technical Institute opened their doors on part of the site. A glimpse of Mountain View Cemetery can be seen at the top of the photograph. TPL-9284

Aerial photographs; Pacific Naval Advance Base (Lakewood); Lakewood Navy Yard (Lakewood); Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood); Clover Park Vocational-Technical Institute (Lakewood);

ca. 1950. Aerial view of the Lakewood Navy Yard, formally known as the Pacific Naval Advance Base; photograph taken probably in the fall of 1950. Rectangular one story buildings are scattered throughout the naval yard. Mountain View Cemetary lies across the street on Steilacoom Blvd.

Pacific Naval Advance Base (Lakewood); Lakewood Navy Yard (Lakewood); Aerial photographs; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood);

ca. 1950. Aerial view of Steilacoom Blvd. near South Tacoma Way was taken probably in the fall of 1950. Although houses and businesses dot the landscape, there was still plenty of room for expansion.

Aerial photographs; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Land--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1950. Aerial view of Mountain View Cemetery on Steilacoom Blvd.; photograph taken probably in the fall of 1950. The Pacific Naval Advance Base, also known as the Lakewood Navy Yard, lies across the street. Mountain View was a very large memorial park; among its facilities included a cemetery, funeral home, chapel, crematorium and mausoleum. According to an advertisement in the 1951 City Directory, a mourner could place complete responsibility in the very capable hands of Mountain View.

Aerial photographs; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood); Pacific Naval Advance Base (Lakewood); Lakewood Navy Yard (Lakewood);

ca. 1950. Aerial photograph of Pacific Naval Advance Base in Lakewood taken probably in the fall of 1950. Mountain View Cemetery with its expansive grounds lies across the street on Steilacoom Blvd. The Navy acquired the land to build its base in 1944; previously it had been used for the Tacoma Municipal Airport. The Pacific Naval Advance Base was also known more familiarly as the Lakewood Navy Yard.

Aerial photographs; Pacific Naval Advance Base (Lakewood); Lakewood Navy Yard (Lakewood); Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood);

ca. 1950. Aerial view of South Tacoma Way at Steilacoom Blvd. was taken probably in the fall of 1950. This was near South 96th-100th Streets. Although the area is starting to become developed, there is still a lot of vacant land available.

Aerial photographs; Land--Tacoma--1950-1960; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1950. Aerial view of landscape close to Steilacoom Blvd. was taken probably in the fall of 1950. The area was slowly developing; however, there was still much room for expansion. Developers did manage to leave much of the tall foliage around the homes.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1950-1960; Land use--Lakewood--1950-1960;

ca. 1950. It appears that a number of aerial photographs of the Lakewood area were taken in the fall of 1950. The area was slowly growing and developing; this particular neighborhood seems to be of mixed usage with businesses and homes scattered among the tall trees.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1950-1960; Land use--Lakewood--1950-1960;

ca. 1950. Aerial view of Annie Wright Seminary, from Tacoma Ave. No. to Commencement Bay in the North end of Tacoma. The heavily wooded area between the school and the Stadium district is Garfield Park. Annie Wright Seminary was endowed by Northern Pacific Railroad's President C. B. Wright, with an original grant of $50,000. The school was named for his daughter Annie. It opened in 1884 with 94 students, at its original location of 611 Division Ave. It was moved to this location in 1924.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--Buildings

ca. 1950. This aerial view was taken probably in the fall of 1950. The Little Church on the Prairie is shown in the left hand corner; Lakewood Community Center is several hundred feet away to the right. Both structures came into existence roughly the same time; the Little Church on the Prairie was converted from a grocery store to a community church in 1938 while Norton Clapp founded the Lakewood Center in 1937, one of the country's first planned shopping centers.

Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood); Lakewood Community Center (Lakewood); Aerial photographs; Aerial views;

An aerial view of Allenmore Golf Course that includes the residential neighborhoods around the golf course. In the background can be seen the taller buildings of the Tacoma business district and beyond that, Commencement Bay.

Allenmore Golf Club (Tacoma); Golf--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Land use--Tacoma;