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D162176-1B
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- 1972-09-25 (Creation)
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The Tacoma News Tribune building at 1950 So. State St. was nearing completion in late September of 1972. This photograph showing the east side of the new 115,000 square foot building while under construction was one of a series of progress shots requested by the Austin Company of Renton. The new plant, near the intersection of Trafton & 19th, was at the geographical center of the city. Construction was completed shortly before Christmas, 1972. New off-set presses were installed starting in January of 1973. On September 14, 1973, the News Tribune ran a multi-page insert on their new facility and announced that the paper would hold an open house two days later for the public to view the $8.5 million dollar plant. In 1973 the News Tribune had over 500 employees and claimed to be the largest evening paper west of the Mississippi published 100% by photo-composition. (TNT 12-20-72, C-17-article; TNT 9-14-73, insert A-13--)
Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Progress photographs; Tacoma News Tribune Publishing Co. (Tacoma);