1216 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, TACOMA
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- 2 images. Valhalla Hall Smith, Limming & Co., contr. -dedicated 9/22/1906 -Valhalla Society founded 9/15/1884 -bldg. sold by the Society in 1999 -site includes 1216-18 Martin Luther King Jr. Way TDL 12/31/1905 p.16 (Walhalla Society purchases lots) TDL 6/3/1906 p.19 (contract let) TDN 9/22/1906 p.25 Joyous event for Swedish residents of Tacoma (dedication) (il) TDL 9/23/1906 p.4 New building is dedicated TDL 12/13/1908 p.30 (account of Scandinavian party) TDL 3/17/1913 p.2 Famous Negro in Tacoma tonight (visit of Booker T. Washington) Forum 3/22/1913 p.1 Booker T. Washington honored Forum 5/3/1913 p.2 Dr. W.E. Burghardt Du Bois will lecture at Valhalla Temple ... TDN 5/12/1913 p.12 DuBois here tomorrow TDN 5/13/1913 p.9 Du Bois here tonight TDN 5/14/1913 p.9 Wants Negro's rights always recognized in theater and train T.Tribune 2/1/1914 p.C1 Valhalla Society a pioneer (il) TDL 12/8/1929 p.A2 Big crowd hears Swedish jubilee TNT 2/23/1941 p.A1 He might have been new spaghetti champ TNT 12/28/1954 p.5 Valhalla Old-Timers' fete beckons tailor (il of Peter Holmgren) TNT 3/21/1963 p.A1 Bandit robs tavern as 5 patrons watch (incident at the K-Sino Tavern at 1218 Martin Luther King Jr. Way) TNT 9/29/1974 p.E3 Valhalla Hall TNT 11/18/2001 p.A1 Reflections on Ramadan (interior il of Mas'alah Muslim Center) TNT 12/10/2014 p.A1 Twilight for Valhalla; Tacoma's Swedish lodge is down to 40 members ... 973.04 W731S p.291 ----- Allen Place Discovery Center TNT 5/29/2008 p.B6 Valhalla''s renaissance bodes well for Hilltop T.Weekly 12/3/2009 p.A1 Hilltop poised for a renaissance T.Daily Index 3/11/2010 p.1 Fund-raising continues for Valhalla Hall renovation (sketch) T.Weekly 3/18/2010 p.A2 Council hears update on Allen Place T.Weekly 9/16/2010 p.A6 Innovation station; Tacoma school district embarking on unique partnership ... (sketch of proposed remodeling) TNT 9/18/2010 p.A4 Group hopes center will help students ----- T.Daily Index 3/4/2016 p.1 Valhalla Hall project community meeting March 16 TNT 3/8/2016 p.A2 Historic hall could be part of Hilltop's future (il) TNT 6/9/2016 p.A1 Rebuilding Valhalla Hall a dream that won't work (exterior walls and roof to be demolished as part of a project for 24 apts.)
- Year Built: 1906
- Decade Built: 1900s