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2217 RUSTON WAY, TACOMA

  • 12 images. Top of the Ocean Allen Rau & Bert Sundgren, builder C.A. Kenworthy, arch. & supt. of construction Tacoma Boat Mart, contr. -designed to resemble an ocean liner -all Tacoma labor and materials used in construction -all electric bldg. -seating capacity of 700 -floating dock could accommodate up to 20 yachts -sea plane taxi service on Sundays -informal opening 12/7/1946 -formal opening 12/15/1946 -destroyed by fire 4/3/1977 -known to Tacomans as "The Top"
  • TNT 2/15/1946 Restaurant to be built in Old Town
  • TNT 3/21/1946 p.7 Ship service restaurant (sketch) T.Times 3/21/1946 p.7 $100,000 restaurant, pleasure center due soon (sketch)
  • TNT 11/5/1946 p.21 TAC quarters to be located on Ruston Way
  • TNT 12/6/1946 p.2 An invitation (sketch)
  • TNT 12/13/1946 p.9 Formal opening (full page ad) (sketch)
  • TNT 12/14/1946 p.2 Christening of "Ocean Top"; opening of unique dance and dine restaurant announced
  • TNT 1/13/1947 p.6,7 Top O' Ocean will feature Hal Gullet Band (interior il)
  • TNT 2/5/1947 p.11 Thank you, Tacomans!
  • TNT 5/18/1947 p.A14 Bandit robs Top of Ocean
  • TNT 5/19/1947 p.1 Police seek bold bandit
  • TNT 8/24/1948 p.1 Loot Top of Ocean cafe of $1,000; two bandits bind two employees T.Times 10/20/1948 Tacoma Athletic Commission purchases Top of the Ocean
  • TNT 10/20/1948 p.1 T.A.C. buys Top of Ocean
  • TNT 1/16/1950 p.1 Extensive property damage and beauty remain in wake of blizzard (bldg. suffers minor damage) (il)
  • TNT 3/26/1950 p.A5 TAC plans addition (sketch of proposed addition by Lance, McGuire & Muri, arch.)
  • TNT 1/3/1951 p.16 Closed through the month of January for redecoration
  • TNT 1/27/1951 p.3 Will be open Friday Feb. 2
  • TNT 2/1/1951 p.29 Will open Friday Feb. 9
  • TNT 2/8/1951 p.C10,C11 ... to open Friday after complete remodeling (interior il)
  • TNT 5/28/1951 p.1 Club opens upon Kerr after raid (liquor control raid at the Tacoma Athletic Commission)
  • TNT 6/1/1951 p.14 (ad)
  • TNT 6/15/1951 p.1 TAC "war" on Kerr ends with $100 fine imposed
  • TNT 6/16/1951 p.1 Kerr keeps machines; T.A.C. philosophical
  • TNT 9/19/1951 p.1 Slot machines of TAC come to final end
  • TNT 11/9/1951 p.7 Peck (Roger W. Peck) buys "Top" bldg.
  • TNT 3/8/1952 p.4 (alterations by Ketner Bros., contr.)
  • TNT 12/12/1952 p.A8 Hundreds of Tacoma News Tribune carriers attend banquet ... (interior il)
  • TNT 10/6/1954 p.D5 News Tribune carriers dine out (interior il)
  • TNT 10/12/1954 p.20 (ad,il)
  • TNT 2/3/1956 p.1 TAC will vacate its Old Tacoma quarters (space to become banquet rooms)
  • TNT 6/28/1956 p.D3 For lease - third deck
  • TNT 5/1/1962 p.9 Floodlights stolen
  • TNT 12/16/1964 p.A1 North wind (il)
  • TNT 2/19/1968 p.11 Fire damages restaurant
  • TNT 8/28/1970 Restaurant sale told (Ted Verhaaren purchases bldg. from A.E. Betz, Jr.) Marine Digest 2/20/1971 p.33 (ad)
  • TNT 9/15/1974 (sketch)
  • TNT 4/4/1977 Destruction of a landmark a tough show to witness (il)
  • TNT 4/5/1977 "Top" will be rebuilt
  • TNT 4/6/1977 Suspected of arson
  • TNT 4/7/1977 Schroeder: City should help burned "Top" to rebuild
  • TNT 4/12/1977 Trial set
  • TNT 6/10/1977 p.A7 Levage (David Willard Levage) convicted of torching Top of the Ocean
  • TNT 6/23/1977 Given 20 year prison term
  • TNT 11/3/1977 Top of the Ocean goes down (il)
  • TNT 11/8/1977 p.A1 Top of the Ocean goes to the bottom (il of demolition)
  • TNT 6/8/1980 No sign of hope for Top revival
  • TNT 7/11/1981 p.B16 Paul Riggs .. who built the Top of the Ocean Restaurant along with his brother (death of Paul Riggs, former partner in the Tacoma Boat Mart)
  • TNT 12/16/1991 p.3 "Roadside Attractions"
  • TNT 12/22/1996 p.A1 Boom town Tacoma (il) T.Daily Index 12/15/1997 p.1 City struck a deal for new park (new McCarver Street Waterfront Park to occupy site)
  • TNT 12/25/2001 p.B1 Good nature won Tacoma restauranteur Leonard Moline friends Senior Scene Aug. 2006 p.8 Top of the Ocean (il)
  • TNT 10/29/2007 p.A1,B1 Club's back on top, in a form; the unveiling of a bronze monument to Tacoma's Top of the Ocean club rekindles memories of a time of dancing and drama (il of sculpture by artist Paul R. Michaels) T.Weekly 11/1/2007 p.A1 Inflammable memorial captures good times (il) 358.4 G941G p.21 (ad,il) 363.37 T142O p.160 (account of fire) (il) 796 T119T 1950 (il) 796.0979 G135P p.24 (il) 979.702 G135O p.113 (il)
  • Year Built: 1946
  • Decade Built: 1940s
  • Demolished: 1977