Exterior of home at 4902 North 12th Street. This view shows both the front and side entries to the one-story home. The attached, one-car garage is seen on the right with a concrete driveway leading to it. Both the front porch and side entry are covered and have poured cement stoops. Ordered by Ralph Tracey.

Houses--Tacoma; Garages--Tacoma;

Interior of new bungalow court, Forrester & Lee. Forrester & Lee, Inc., were a real estate office handling homes, businesses, insurance mortgages loans, insurance loans, FHA and GI loans. Their offices were at 117 South 10th Street. This view shows one of the kitchens in one of the twenty units in Adlee Court with Phillippine mahogany drawer fronts and cupboard doors with striking, big round disc pulls and handles. The work and splash surfaces were covered with colorful tile. (TNT, 1/1/1950. p.6)

Adlee Court Apartments (Tacoma); Apartments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Forrester & Lee, Inc. (Tacoma);

Interiors of homes ordered by Wm. W. Tietz. A view of an early 1950's dining room off of the living room. The modern furnishings reflect the changing taste in interior decoration. The chairs against the wall are angular with smooth surfaces except for the large button on the back. A small table with three shelves sits between them with a slender lamp on top. The dining room furniture shown on the left is of a light-colored wood, with smooth surfaces. A lace tablecloth harkens back to an earlier style, however. The upholstered chair and tables in the foreground also have smooth lines with little ornamentation. The opening on the far wall has no door or moldings and the ceiling appears to be eight feet high. The carpet is smooth with no pattern.

Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining tables;

Exterior of F. W. Woolworth, Co. building site. Razing of the old Fidelity building to make way for the new million dollar structure was completed at the beginning of 1950. Sidewalk barriers surround the construction site. The grand opening of the new Woolworth building was 11-1-1950. Photograph commissioned by W.H. Opie and Co., real estate sales.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fidelity Building (Tacoma); F.W. Woolworth Co. (Tacoma); Skyscrapers--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The interior of the Berk Apartments, 702 1/2 Saint Helens Ave., showing the stairway to the double exterior doors. This apartment building was demolished in 1967 after a fire.

Apartment houses--Tacoma; Berk Apartments (Tacoma); Stairways--Tacoma;

Family poses outside their new ranch style home with the family dog. Wood for the fireplace is stored to one side of the home. Contractors: Witte & O'Flyng Inc.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exterior view of two story home. Contractors: Witte & O'Flyng Inc.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Colonial style home after siding and roofing work by Home Improvement Co., Seattle Washington. Nicely trimmed lawn and well-kept shubbery. Photograph of completed job taken on April 4, 1950.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

After shot of 5643 So. Birmingham St., home of Harry Good, for Linwood Sales. The wood framed bungalow has been painted a grayish-blue including the steps leading to the front entrance. There may be a garage to the home's rear. ALBUM 15.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Good, Harry--Homes & haunts; Then & now comparisons;

After shot of 2104 So. 8th St., siding and roofing remodel by Economy Roofing and Siding.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons;

Before shot of 3217 E. Grandview Ave, home of R.R. Beaumont, for Linwood Sales Co.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons; Linwood Sales Co. (Tacoma); Beaumont, R. R.--Homes & haunts;

Interior of General Paint Corporation retail store at 102 So. 10th, Tacoma. Paint cans, brushes and supplies line the shelves. A Clarke floor sander available for rent rests in the foreground of the picture. Bold wallpaper samples hang on the walls and decorate panels. Wallpaper books rest on stands with chairs available for comfortable perusing. Home ownership was a realistic goal in the fifties, and remodeling and decorating was a favorite pastime.

Buildings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paints & varnishes; General Paint Corp. (Tacoma);

In 1949, the first annual home show in Tacoma had exhibits featuring every aspect of the home, and everyone visiting could register to win a new home designed by Wollander Company and all of its furnishings. The grand prize was valued at $8,950. View of Miller built home in Tacoma; photo ordered by Ed Miller, president of Miller Construction Company, Inc. The small one-story home had an attached garage and ubiquitous television antenna. (T.N.T., 4/29/49, p. 8).

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Tacoma would be holding their first annual home show in 1949 at the new College of Puget Sound Memorial Fieldhouse. Exterior view of home located at 101 South 56th Street in the South Tacoma district, this house was recently built by Rex N. Harrington General Contractor; photo ordered by Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Rex N. Harrington General Contractor (Tacoma); Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Helander and Co. was a building materials business, specializing in aluminum shingles. Owned by William O. Helander, it was also the "Johns-Manville" approved dealer. The above photograph is a "before" photo of Bridget E. Scanlon's bungalow style home, located at 1009 East 64th Street, taken on May 2, 1949. This house was built in 1913. Photo ordered by Helander and Co.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950; Helander & Co. (Tacoma); Scanlon, Bridget E.--Homes & haunts;

Tacoma was getting ready to host their first annual home show; everyone was invited to visit the many exhibits and get ideas for their dream homes. View of building development site where homes are being built, "Miller Built Homes" sign in foreground; photo ordered by Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc. (T.N.T., 4/29/49, p. 8).

Housing developments--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Signs (Notices); Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Plastic plywood being applied as siding in dry kiln at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., DFPA, Hal Dixon.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Laying floor covering at Devlin Home, DFPA, Hal Dixon. Two workmen are laying asbestos tile over a plywood sub-floor using a dark, very sticky adhesive. These are some of the final touches in completing the Devlin's renovated home on Steilacoom Lake.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Plywood; Devlin, Charles E.--Homes & haunts; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma)--Products; Tile flooring--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Front of home at 6021 Pacific Ave. An exterior view of the one-story house with a two-car garage. The clapboards have been painted white. The lawn slopes up to the front of the house and the walkway has a gentle curve from the driveway. A trellis provides privacy on the right side of the house.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

After photograph of 1022 East Harrison, Helander Co. This two-story home was built for D.H. Cantwell in 1910. A bay-window is seen on the left side of the home, newly re-shingled by Helander and Company.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Helander & Co. (Tacoma);

A study area has been included in the bedroom that was part of the new second-story addition to Verne Carlson's residence in 1950. His older daughter is typing at a desk with a goose-neck lamp on the corner. A combination radio-phonograph is shown on a table that has a storage area below for phonograph records. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Carlson, Verne--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Building materials; Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Typewriters; Radios; Phonographs;

A two-story, Dutch Colonial home of W. Kostick, at 115 7th St. in Auburn, has recently been resided with wide shingles. Concrete steps, set at an angle to the house, lead up to the front door. The downspout curves to be able to follow the line of one of the double supporting columns at the front of the porch. Ordered by Linwood Sales. Compare with D49,047-2.

Houses--Auburn--1950-1960; Linwood Sales Co. (Tacoma); Kostick, W.--Homes & haunts; Then & now comparisons;

Exterior of plywood house owned by Mr. H.J. Cox, Eugene, Oregon. This one-story home has been covered with wide pieces of plywood painted a light color with narrow banding between each piece painted a dark color. The roof is extended over the sides of the house and large, picture windows are seen on this side of the home. Orderd by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Houses--Oregon--Eugene; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Building materials;

A house and shed perch at the top of a cliff above where dirt is being removed for construction near Puyallup Ave. in Tacoma. This is possibly the site that is being cleared for the construction of Tacoma's new sanitation plant.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Alleys--Tacoma;

Plywood cut into wide shingles is being applied to the exterior of the house at 2514 McCarver. A chimney of light-colored brick is seen to the left of the carpenter. The interior of the home is still unfinished. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials; Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

A carpenter is applying plywood cut into wide shingles to the exterior of the house at 2514 McCarver. Windows have already been installed. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials; Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

In process photograph of siding being applied at 1022 No. Prospect. Home Improvement Company, Seattle.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons;

After photograph, of the three-story apartment house at 13th and Market, the LeRoy Apartments. The detailing in the window shapes has been repeated in the detail at the cornice. A man looks out from the upper, front window. The sign on the lower left corner indicates the building was recently reshingled with John's-Manville asbestos shingles by Blair Construction. Ordered by Blair Construction Company, Mr. Blair.

Apartment houses--Tacoma; Building materials; Blair Construction Co. (Tacoma);

Exposure of house at 4551 Sixth Avenue. This exterior view of the home located at 4551 Sixth Avenue was taken on July 11, 1950. It was the residence of Thomas T. and Belle B. Richmond. Built in 1927, this Tudor-style home had a steeply pitched roof and arched doorways and windows. There was a small balcony built above a side entry which overlooked the yard's many bushes and shrubs. TPL-9522

Dwellings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Yards--Tacoma--1950-1960;

House being lowered on barge for 4th of July show. A house is being carefully lowered by crane onto a barge at the Port of Tacoma and will be towed to Commencement Bay. As the sign on the old wood framed house proclaims, it will be set afire on the evening of the 4th of July as part of the Tacoma Athletic Commission's Big Free Show. The City Fireboat will be present to extinguish the flames.

Housing--Tacoma; Barges--Tacoma; Fourth of July celebrations; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Fireboats--Tacoma--1950-1960;