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D20896-1
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- 1945-11 (Creation)
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In November of 1945, Cy Sims was ready to fill the Christmas shopping lists of the boys and girls of Tacoma with models from his shop at 103 South 9th Street. Cyril A. "Cy" Sims, standing at the front door of his store, opened The Model Shop in the old "Uhlman Block" building in 1945. Born in England, his family moved to Tacoma in 1917. Before opening his model store, Mr. Sims worked as a commercial artist for the Hamrick Theaters in Tacoma. He died in 1953 at the age of 46. The "Uhlman Block" building, which was built at the corner of South 9th and A St. in 1889, was demolished in 1951. TPL-6481
Model airplanes; Model ships; Toys; Window displays; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas decorations; Model Shop (Tacoma); Sims, Cyril A.;