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Title
D14237-19
Date(s)
- 1943-03-21 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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During a March 21, 1943 civil defense drill, "The Florence," an apartment building located at 414-22 Tacoma Ave. So., was designated as a building demolished by a bomb, where "casualties" needed to be evacuated. During the drill, residents smiled gamely down at the photographer. The Florence had been built in 1923 by William T. Post, who named it after his oldest daughter. It was designed by Lundberg & Mahon, architects.
World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Florence Apartments (Tacoma);