Exterior of Reeds Hats at their new location, 755-71 Saint Helens Ave., the Classical-Romanesque Bostwick Building. This historic building was originally constructed by Dr. Henry Clay Bostwick at the corner of St. Helens Ave. and Broadway during 1889-90 as the four story Bostwick Hotel, one of Tacoma's most fashionable and popular hotels. TPL-9779

Storefronts--Tacoma--1950-1960; Window displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hats--1950-1960; Millinery; Reeds Hats (Tacoma);

Interior beauty shop. Ladies having their hair done at Eva's Styling Room could observe the procedures in the large rectangular mirror. Closed drapes provided privacy from passing pedestrians on Saint Helens Avenue. Hair drying equipment was located behind the wooden cabinet, not visible in this picture. Eva's Styling Room was owned by Eva Andersen. Photograph taken on September 14, 1954; ordered by Tacoma Beauty Supply Co.

Eva's Styling Room (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chairs; Mirrors; Tacoma Beauty Supply Co. (Tacoma);

Interior beauty salon. Eva's Styling Room was owned by Mrs. Eva E. Andersen and was located at 757 Saint Helens Avenue, close to the Brant Hotel and Jacob Blechmann's tailor shop. The beauty salon provided its customers with comfortable padded chairs while seated under Rilling hair dryers, with magazines and ash trays close at hand. Potted plants added a homey atmosphere. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Beauty Supply Co.

Eva's Styling Room (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hair dryers; Tacoma Beauty Supply Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. In June of 1937 John L. "Lee" Kress opened his first malt shop in Tacoma at the corner of 9th and Broadway in the Bostwick Building; he already had operated two ice cream shops in Olympia. Mr. Kress' new Tacoma shop could seat 40 customers at the counter and in booths. While a boy growing up in Tacoma, his father Paul B. Kress worked as a salesman for the Henningsen Creamery Company. Lee Kress died in 1959 at the age of 45.

Kress Malt Shop (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Cooks and Waiters Derby. Cooks, waiters and bartenders, holding serving trays of food and beverages, line-up in front of Lee Kress' Malt Shop at 9th and Broadway for the start of the second annual night-time derby. The trays are loaded with a ham sandwich, a can of beer, a bottle of milk and a piece of pie. Nineteen women and 25 men completed the race to the Century Ballroom in Fife. Stanley Johnson of Pappy's Cabin won the derby, running the course in 55 minutes and 17 seconds. (T.Times, 3/18/1938, p.18, T. Times 2/21/1938, pg. 7)

Racing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Walking races; Waiters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Restaurant workers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cooks & Waiters Derby (Tacoma); Cooks, Waiters, Waitresses & Bartenders Union Local No. 61 (Tacoma);