ca. 1979. West Coast Grocery Co. building, 1732-38 Pacific Ave., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1890 from a design by Proctor & Dennis, architects. It is now part of the University of Washington Tacoma campus.
ca. 1979. The Commerce St. side of West Coast Grocery Co., 1732-38 Pacific Ave., now part of the University of Washington, Tacoma, campus. In the distance, are the Snoqualmie Power House and the pedestrian bridge between the F.S. Harmon building and its warehouse.
West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); University of Washington (Tacoma);
6 images. Tacoma Grocery Co. / West Coast Grocery Co. Proctor & Dennis, arch. -b1704,8-11 -formerly 1816-22 Pacific Ave. TDL 1/16/1890 p.4 Big buildings galore TDL 4/16/1891 p.5 New building permits TDN Annual 1/18/1904 p.28 (il) TDN Annual 1/16/1905 p.16 (il) TDL 3/31/1907 (alterations by Cornell Bros., contr.) TDN 12/14/1910 (il) TDL 1/1/1911 Suppl. (il) TNL 9/2/1917 p.21 Grocery company to add building (adjoining bldg. at 1740-44 Pacific Ave. to be connected, "doors will be cut at each floor") TDL 2/20/1922 p.6 (il of employees) TNT 11/19/1946 p.1 Box car on rampage (il) TNT 4/1/1949 p.35 For sale (il) TNT 10/13/1950 p.B1 For sale (il) TNT 2/13/1951 p.B19 For sale (il) 307.76 Un3T p.41,42,59,74-79,96 917.972 Sp4 (il) (?) 979.7 N812 July 1891 p.33 (sketch) 979.72 H91 Vol. II p.26 979.778 H628H Vol. III p.342 (il) ----- West Coast Grocery Bldg. University of Washingon, Tacoma TNT 8/8/1994 p.B1 Site plans for Tacoma UW branch complete (sketch) TNT 5/14/1995 p.A1 Work officially begins turning warehouses into a new UW-Tacoma campus (il) TNT 7/28/1997 p.A1 Old-growth graces new expansion; timbers for Douglas firs up to 1,000 years old recycled from warehouses TNT 9/21/1997 p.A1 Where class meets past TNT 9/27/1997 p.A1 Grand opening for Tacoma's grand new downtown campus p.B2 Looking back (architect's sketch of original bldg. proposal in 1890) TNT 10/9/1997 p.B1 A collection of memories lost, found TNT 11/2/1999 p.B2 UW Tacoma will dedicate public art project Wednesday ("Vertical Penduling" by artist Dan Senn) T.Weekly 1/14/2000 p.5 UWT highlights campus growth (fourth floor to be remodeled for office space by Lugo Construction, contr.) TNT 2/28/2000 p.SL1 AMOCAT history is food for thought (il) TNT 12/18/2005 p.E1 Tacoma ghost sign tour TNT 9/28/2007 p.GO11 ... sweets right here (Hello, Cupcake opens 8/30/2007 at 1740 Pacific Ave.) (interior il)
