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D35581-4
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- 1948-10-02 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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October 2, 1948, was opening day of the first Thom McAn Shoe Store in Washington, the second in the Pacific Northwest after Portland where Thom McAn opened a store a month earlier. Tacoma's Thom McAn's was at 958 Pacific Ave. in the Rust Building. Since it was built in 1920 the Rust Building has been home to many businesses including Lundquist-Lilly Clothing, Bruno Photographic Studio, Kress Malted Milk, and KVI Radio. (TNT, 10/7/1948, p.27)
Thom McAn Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shoes; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;