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D113104-6
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- 1958 (Creation)
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ca. 1958. Photograph taken in 1958 from in front of the Security Building (917 Pacific Ave.) looking south down Pacific, including the intersection at Pacific and 10th. On the left is the building originally constructed for the Tacoma National Bank in 1885-88. Its 1958 occupants included the Smoke Shop Tavern (921), the Travel Center of Tacoma (923) and Archie's Coffee Cup (925 Pacific Ave.) This building has since been demolished. On the south side of 10th is the W.H. Opie & Company building at 1001-05 Pacific Ave. It is followed by a narrow building housing the Pierce County Federal Savings and Loan Association (1007) and the ornate columns of the Bank of California (1011). The following building is the 17 story modern American style Washington Building. Construction started in 1919 for the Scandinavian- American Bank but was halted when the bank failed. It was completed in 1925.
Archie's Coffee Cup (Tacoma); Smoke Shop Tavern (Tacoma); Travel Center of Tacoma (Tacoma); W.H. Opie & Co. (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1950-1960; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960;