January of 1949 view of building construction on Market Street; Wild Cat Bargain Center and Neal's Radio Sales Company are located next to the construction site; the building site is marked with a Roy T. Earley Company "Engineers -- Builders" sign. Neal's Radio Sales Company advertises their electric appliances; Wild Cat Bargain Center appears to be a grocery store and soda fountain; an "Olympia Beer" and West Coast Grocery Company truck is parked in front. TPL-10534
Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business enterprises--Tacoma; Neal's Radio Sales Co. (Tacoma); Wild Cat Bargain Center (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Most of the Wollander Farwest Homes built were two bedroom family homes in Tacoma and the surrounding area. The January 1949 Tacoma Times advertised two and three bedroom houses, some furnished, in various areas of the city, for prices ranging from $3,600 to $7,500. Interior view of a Wollander Farwest home; view of fully furnished living room with shag trimmed sofa and chair and matching shag rug, two chairs and radio unit against the back wall, dining room area on right side.
Prefabricated houses; Housing--Tacoma; Living rooms--Tacoma; Seating furniture--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Housing developments--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma);
Tacoma and its surrounding communities were growing rapidly and housing construction was in great demand. After World War II ended, many small 2 and 3 bedroom homes were built to accommodate the new families. Interior view of home designed by Wollander Better Builder Plans and built by Wollander Farwest Homes. The living room is decorated with a matching sofa and chair; the brick fireplace gives the room a warm and cozy feel.
Prefabricated houses; Living rooms--Tacoma; Fireplaces--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Housing developments--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma);
This house, located at 618 North Sixth Street in Tacoma, was built in 1931 for Malcom Saxton, the president of Saxton Lumber Co.. This picture was taken in 1949 when the house was owned by Leon Titus the President of Titus Motor Company and Titus Manufacturing Company, the authorized Ford trucks and automobile dealers and Ford engine rebuilders in Tacoma. The flowering cherry tree in the front yard is in full bloom.
Congested traffic 1948 style. A view of Broadway showing stalled traffic. The man driving the car in the left lane has his door open and is trying to park in the space in front of Burnetts Jewelry Store. A woman driving the car on the right is holding her baby while she waits her turn to drive on. The Roxy Theater is seen on the right and the Hotel Winthrop is across 9th Street from it. Beyond Burnetts on the left is the Telenews Theater and beyond that is the Bostwick Building where Saint Helens Avenue joins Broadway. The Tacoma Times invited opinions from readers on how to obtain more parking for Tacoma shoppers. They had been suggesting building municipal parking lots or garages. Taken for Buzz, Tacoma Times. (T.Times, 12/12/1948, p.10) TPL-8545
Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Traffic congestion--Tacoma--1940-1950; City & town life--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Several views of George Raknes residence, George D. Poe, Co; Mr. Melendy. A view of the exterior of the Scott Mansion, "Belleterre", built for David C. Scott in 1924. Edwin J. Ivey was the architect. It was made of stucco on hollow tile with stone and brick trim with a heavy slate roof in the French Gothic chateau style. Decorative features include tapestry brick and floral relief in the dormer gable ends and decorative half timbering around the windows. The windows are of leaded glass. A large bay window is seen on the left, a bow window is seen below the dormer facing the front and another bay window is on the far right.
Dwellings--Lakewood; Estates--Lakewood; Bricks; Plasterwork--Lakewood; Bay windows--Lakewood; Leaded glass windows--Lakewood;
Insulation being blown into walls of home, Llewellyn Advertising Agency, Mr. VanMeter. Bonded Builders truck is parked in the driveway while they are insulating this home with insulation blown into the gaps in the walls left behind by building methods. The contracting company was owned by R.G. Hoffer and P.L and L.L. Beckstead.
Several views of George Raknes residence, George D. Poe, Co; Mr. Melendy. The George D. Poe & Company handled real estate, rentals, loans and insurance from their offices in the Jones Building, 909 Broadway. The entrance to the Raknes' Lakewood residence is seen at night surrounded by an arch with decorative moldings. A light over the doorway provides a view of the decorative metal work of a gate and the arched doorway within.
Several views of George Raknes residence, George D. Poe, Co; Mr. Melendy. Looking into the kitchen through a rounded archway shows windows in the opposite wall with the sink below the windows. Cupboards line the walls and a refrigerator stands against the right wall. An island counter sticks into the room from the left and provides an informal eating area with stools. The floor is covered with linoleum or linoleum tiles.
Several views of George Raknes residence, George D. Poe, Co; Mr. Melendy. The living room provides a view of the lovely wooded landscape through large windows. The room is furnished with deep, comfortable looking sofas, an oriental rug, lamps, tables and a large fireplace with carving below the mantel. Decorative plaster work forms moldings near the ceiling with exposed beams.
The rigid window pattern of the Equitable Building allows for more interior flexibility in the office space. The building was originally twelve stories high, an additional floor has since been added. Interior view of office space, possibly a conference room, in Portland's Equitable Building, now known as the Commonwealth Building; downtown Portland view through office window.
Commercial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Office buildings--Oregon--Portland; Architecture--Oregon--Portland; Architects; Belluschi, Pietro; Equitable Building (Portland, Or.); Commonwealth Building (Portland, Or.);
The Equitable Building is said to be Oregon's first International style commercial building. This building gained architect, Pietro Belluschi, worldwide fame. Interior view of office space, in Portland's Equitable Building, now known as the Commonwealth Building; view of two unidentified office workers, downtown Portland view through office window.
Commercial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Office buildings--Oregon--Portland; Architecture--Oregon--Portland; Architects; Belluschi, Pietro; Equitable Building (Portland, Or.); Commonwealth Building (Portland, Or.);
The Equitable Building was built in 1948 in Portland's downtown business district. This building was designed by architect, Pietro Belluschi, it is said to be the building that gained Belluschi national prominence in the architecture world. The original owner of the Equitable Building was Equitable Savings and Loan Association. Interior view of office space in Portland's Equitable Building, now known as the Commonwealth Building.
Commercial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Office buildings--Oregon--Portland; Architecture--Oregon--Portland; Architects; Belluschi, Pietro; Equitable Building (Portland, Or.); Commonwealth Building (Portland, Or.);
The new and modern Equitable Building was designed by Portland architect, Pietro Belluschi. In 1950 Belluschi left Portland to become Dean of the School of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; a position he held until 1965. Exterior and evening view of the Equitable Building, now known as the Commonwealth Building in Portland, Oregon.
Commercial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Office buildings--Oregon--Portland; Architecture--Oregon--Portland; Architects; Belluschi, Pietro; Equitable Building (Portland, Or.); Commonwealth Building (Portland, Or.);
View of South 56th Street and Pacific Avenue intersection, Cosmic Cleaners, gas station, Pacific Hardware and Bi-Rite Drug Store with a Medosweet Ice Cream sign are on right side of the street. This intersection has one traffic signal light directing traffic. Photo ordered by Henry Arnold Peterson, a prominent Tacoma lawyer, his offices were in downtown Tacoma in the Rust Building. TPL-9280
Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Signal lights--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Exterior of two-story stucco residence of Alexander Baillie, "Waloma" at American Lake. Of Italianite disign it has a tile roof and is set among mature landscaping. This view at a distance shows a circular driveway with a fountain in the center.
Loxide Structures, Inc. A small, newly constructed house. The lawn is overgrown. The Loxide Company was located on the eastern shore of Day Island. Their speciality is the patented, prefabricated wall system, made of vertical, overlapping 2x8" lumber, joined together with plywood splines, and the sills upon which the 2x8's rest. The sills are pre-marked to indicate where each plank goes. (TNT/Ledger, 2/9/1947)
Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Loxide Structures, Inc. (Tacoma); Prefabricated houses;
View of A Street and South 9th Street, Bowes Building (foreground) houses the Tacoma Savings and Loan and the Savage-Scofield Building houses the Tacoma Hotel. The Bowes Building was built in 1908 in Italian Renaissance style, Heath and Twichell were the architects. The Savage-Scofield building was also built in 1908 by the same architects. The main building was destroyed by a fire in 1935. Photo was ordered by March & Smith real estate agency.
Business districts--Tacoma; Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma; March & Smith, Inc. (Tacoma); Bowes Building (Tacoma); Savage-Scofield Building (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;
Tacoma Transit had ordered 85 new buses to accommodate larger numbers of bus riders. The new modern buses would join 35 buses bought in 1941 and 1942, making it a 120 unit fleet. The new buses were either 40 passenger or 34 passenger capacity buses. View of intersection at South 26th Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma Transit bus on left side, photo ordered by Tacoma Transit Company (T.N.T., 1/1/48, p. 1).
Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma; Mass transit--Tacoma; Pierce Transit (Tacoma); Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma);
Aerial view of downtown Tacoma and the City Waterway, view of businesses between South 7th Street and South 12th Street; Medical Arts Building, Music Box and the Roxy Theatre, Lerner Shops, Rust Building and the Washington Building are located on the foreground of photo. The South 11th Street Bridge takes you over the City Waterway and connects you from downtown Tacoma to the industrial area; Norwood Plywood Company on right side of image.
Business districts--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Cityscapes; Cities & towns--Tacoma; Aerial photographs;
Aerial view of Tacoma's downtown business district and Port of Tacoma area. View of City Waterway, Middle waterway, St. Paul waterway, Puyallup Waterway, Milwaukee Waterway and Sitcum Waterway. South 11th Street Bridge connects downtown business district to waterways and Port of Tacoma. George-Ann Company logo, advertising frozen food lockers on upper left corner of photo.
Business districts--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Cityscapes; Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Cities & towns--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950;
Tacoma had two insurance brokers for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Mitchell & Erdahl and Busselle & Company. View of Tacoma Avenue South and South 9th Street intersection; Ballou and Wright, a wholesale auto parts store is located on right side, pedestrians are crossing the street and automobiles are parked along Tacoma Avenue. Photo ordered by Firemen's Fund, possibly for a traffic accident.
Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Insurance; Insurance companies--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Firemen's Fund Insurance Co. (Tacoma);
The 2nd Annual Tacoma Beautiful Contest attracted six full buses of sightseers who traveled throughout Tacoma for the 2-hour Tour of Homes and Gardens. Following the tour, everyone gathered at Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom for a tea reception where Leon Titus announced the contest winners. John and Hazel Kellson's home and gardens in Parkland, shown here, won 2nd place. George Warter's home, located at 7829 Pacific Avenue, was the winner of the special award for the "Most Beautiful Home Grounds"; he was awarded a weeks vacation to Rainier National Park, all expenses paid. (T. Times, 7/12/48, p. 1).
Exterior view. Irwin-Jones Motor Company held an open house for their new truck building on October 7th, 1948. The new facility contains 65,000 square feet with a new-truck showroom, showroom for used cars, large service and parts department, offices, a body shop and a paint shop. The building has six entrances and exits for quick truck service. A railroad spur and unloading dock at the rear of the building provides easy access to railroad cars and the delivery of new Dodge engines and trucks. Ordered by Irwin-Jones, Walt Dunlap. (T.Times, 10/7/1948, p.13) TPL-9227
Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Irwin-Jones Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dodge trucks;
Exterior view of recently built home belonging to Lige and Afton Dickson. Mr. Dickson was a general contractor, operating as the Lige Dickson Co. Photo ordered by Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc. and taken on April 24, 1949.
Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dickson, Lige--Homes & haunts; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
Holroyd Co. was a concrete block and building material manufacturing plant. The company had concrete blocks and bricks, masonry units, sand and gravel and many other building materials available on site. Exterior view of recently built building located on North 1st Street and Tacoma Avenue North. Building materials were provided by the Holroyd Company, and the building glass is from Tacoma Glass Company; photo ordered by Holroyd Company.
Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Concrete--Tacoma; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);
Exterior view of house located in northeast Tacoma's Brown's Point area; view of beautiful Commencement Bay on left side. Two unidentified people are possibly deciding whether they would like to buy the lovely home. Fred C. Hofstetter, realtor, was the developer of the new Beverly Heights View Property; this house is possibly one of the model homes being shown to interested home buyers.
Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Commencement Bay (Wash.); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);
Progress photographs showing plywood on new Dennis Slining, DFPA, Hal Dixon. Two men review blueprints for a new single family residence under construction.
Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Blueprints; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Exterior of home at 415 South 55th, Carl H. Kaman. The two-story dutch colonial home was built in 1926, known as the Ness residence. F.R. Elderkin was the contractor who built the home.
A view of the exterior of a two-story home at No. 45th and Stevens during construction showing the use of plywood. Windows have been used generously on this side of the building. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.
Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;
