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D102804-1
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- 1956-11-02 (Creation)
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These women worked behind the counter at Frisbee's Bakery in November of 1956. In 1930 Fred Frisbee purchased Alexander's Bakery at 710 So. 38th St. and changed the name to Mrs. Frisbee's Bakery to honor his mother. The bakery quickly became a favorite stopping point for Lincoln High School students. In 1956, it was sold to Orville Coomb, John Olson and Al Franko, who specialized in fresh baked bread. In 1968, the bakery was purchased by Kurt Greenberger and Doug Lepinski who owned it until 1986. They added a soup and deli area and hired cake decorator Nora Lindbo; whose creations turned the focus of the bakery to cakes. In 1986, Nora Lindbo and her husband Gene took over the bakery. Through all the transitions, the Frisbee name stood for the freshest ingredients, baked "from scratch" quality and artistic decoration. The bakery closed after 2000, a victim of mass production grocery store bakeries and the closure of the 38th street I-5 overpass for renovation. (A History of Pierce County, Volume 3)
Mrs. Frisbee's Bakery (Tacoma); Bakeries--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cakes; Baked products;