Bank of Washington Plaza dedication. Governor Dan Evans wields the giant gold scissors as he snips the white ribbon officially opening the Bank of Washington Plaza on January 9, 1971. Tacoma Mayor Gordon N. Johnston, in brown suit, moves in to assist him. Governor Evans and other dignitaries had arrived for the event in a National Guard helicopter that landed on the 24-story tower's helipad. Color photograph ordered by Pacific National Bank of Washington. (TNT 1-10-71, A-1 - article)

Building dedications--Tacoma--1970-1980; Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Evans, Daniel J., 1925-; Governors; Johnston, Gordon N.; Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980; Scissors & shears;

Bank of Washington Plaza dedication. Military and civic leaders joined Tacoma Mayor Gordon Johnston in celebrating the official dedication of the Bank of Washington Plaza on January 9, 1971. It was the major highrise built in downtown Tacoma in 40 years. The bank would occupy the first 12 floors leaving room for other offices on the upper levels. Underground parking would be provided. Color photograph ordered by Pacific National Bank of Washington. (TNT 1-10-71, A-1-article; TNT 12-13-70, p. 1-article)

Building dedications--Tacoma--1970-1980; Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Johnston, Gordon N.; Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Bank of Washington Plaza dedication. Tacoma Mayor Gordon Johnston addresses the crowd of approximately 300 people celebrating the official dedication of the Bank of Washington Plaza on January 9, 1971. There is plenty of room in the red carpeted lobby for the men, women and children awaiting the snipping of the white ribbon. Color photograph ordered by Pacific National Bank of Washington. (TNT 1-10-71, A-1-article)

Building dedications--Tacoma--1970-1980; Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Johnston, Gordon N.; Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Architectural rendering of Main Retail Store - Fort Lewis. The Tacoma architectural and engineering firm of Seifert, Forbes & Berry submitted a color rendering of a proposed Main Retail Store on Fort Lewis. This view of the store's exterior indicates that trees would be planted at designated spaces along with benches a few feet from the wide sidewalks. The building itself is the traditional red-toned one-story structure. Color print ordered by Seifert, Forbes & Berry.

Architectural drawings; Military exchanges--Fort Lewis;

Back of Photo:
Indians, Puyallup Fishing

One person holds oars in a small boat with an outboard motor as a fishing net floats in the river.

Back of Photo:
Miss Elizabeth Shackelford

Back of Photo:
Harold G. Moss

ca. 1971. This is an aerial view of the Stadium district as photographed circa 1971. Stadium Bowl is in the center with Stadium High School on the right and the Washington State Historical Society Museum on the left. Stadium Bowl, built in 1909, has been renovated circa 1980 and been subjected to several damaging mudslides in 1932, 1949, and 1981. It now has a modern capacity of 15,000, downsized from its original seating capacity of 23,486. Stadium Bowl was originally designed by Tacoma architect Frederick Heath. BU-11652

Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1970-1980; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards stock footage. Aerial photograph of the City of Tacoma in 1971, with emphasis on the downtown business district and City Waterway (now Thea Foss Waterway). Buildings closest to the waterway and the 11th Street Bridge (now Murray Morgan Bridge) include the Perkins and Tacoma Buildings that flank the bridge, the new Pacific National Bank of Washington Plaza tower, the Rust and Washington Buildings. Also visible are the Medical Arts Building (now Municipal Building) and further in the background, the County-City Building. Two new parking garages on Pacific Ave. were completed in 1970-71 providing hundreds of parking spaces and addressing the pleas for more parking stalls.

Aerial views; City Waterway (Tacoma); Cityscapes; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Perkins Building (Tacoma); Tacoma Building (Tacoma); Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Rust Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1971. 1971 color Richards stock footage. Aerial view of downtown business district featuring the new Bank of Washington Plaza with its 24-story tower. Directly across Pacific Avenue from the new skyscraper is the Park Plaza South parking garage, also recently opened with 381 parking stalls. To the left of the Pacific National Bank's Bank of Washington Plaza is the familiar spire of Puget Sound National Bank, once the tallest structure on the West Coast. Also in view is the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway with the 11th St. Bridge (now Murray Morgan Bridge). The Tacoma Building and Perkins Building flank the bridge. TPL-2316

Aerial views; Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Parking garages--Tacoma--1970-1980; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Tacoma Building (Tacoma); Perkins Building (Tacoma); City Waterway (Tacoma);

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. A familiar landmark in Tacoma was the imposing smokestack at the ASARCO smelter. It rose over 500 feet at the smelter located near Point Defiance. The smokestack, dubbed the tallest in the world at the time of its 1917 construction, would be demolished on January 17, 1993.

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1970-1980; Smokestacks--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. Eleven students at John S. Baker Junior High School (now Middle School) posed for a group portrait in early 1971. Three of the students are wearing vests worn by members of the school band. One girl may be wearing African-styled attire. Photograph ordered by Baker Junior High School.

Baker Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Young sunbathers take advantage of a sunny day to enjoy themselves at Owen Beach in 1971. This group apparently utilized picnic tables and the pavement to get tans. Judging from the number of empty tables, however, it appears that the girls did not deprive others from the tables' more traditional use.

Beaches--Tacoma; Owen Beach (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Sunbathing--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 color Richards stock footage. Progress photographs of new addition to the Washington State Historical Society building in 1971. The $1,000,000 wing was expected to take a year to complete. Architects in charge were the firm of Lea, Pearson & Richards. The new building(s) are being erected close to a 3-4 story old brick structure next to a brick smokestack.

Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Smokestacks--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Unidentified building under construction in 1971, believed to be on Tacoma's waterfront. At least one wall is in place in the wooden structure along with window openings. The roof is not yet installed.

Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Waterfronts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. This wooden building is being constructed on a pier in the waters of Puget Sound ca. 1971. Construction is not yet complete. Another view of this same building is D159700, image 450c.

Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Waterfronts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. The pink paint is badly peeling on this wooden structure, identified tentatively as "Weber Mill" in 1971. A few thin planks lie exposed in the bright sunlight.

Buildings;

ca. 1971. 1971 color Richards stock footage. This is believed to be the Valley Chapel at the Mountain View Memorial Park on Steilacoom Blvd. A convoy of Cadillacs have pulled up next to the manicured lawns of the cemetery. In the distance are groups of mourners.

Cemeteries; Cadillac automobile;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Bell tower of Old City Hall. Designed in the style of "fifteenth-century Italian town hall architecture," the six-story building was constructed in 1892. It became "Old" City Hall upon the opening of the County-City Building in 1959. Saved from demolition, it was restored as a shopping center with grand opening in 1974. In 1980 it was converted into an office building. The 32-square foot tower had its bell chimes restored in late 1993. The Old City Hall is on the City, State, and National Registry. TPL-9206

Clock towers--Tacoma; Old City Hall (Tacoma);

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. A mounted cannon faces several reconstructed buildings in Fort Nisqually ca. 1971. They are believed to be (L-R) Storehouse #2, the Granary, and the Hudson's Bay Co. store. The tip of the fort's bastion can be spotted in the photograph's background. The fort was moved from its original location near DuPont and restored inside Point Defiance Park in 1934. It is now operated as a Living History Museum by Metro Parks of Tacoma. (www.fortnisqually.org/history) TPL-2371

Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Cannons;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Two youngsters gaze in awe at the replica of the Statue of Liberty welcoming visitors to the Washington State Historical Society museum. The statue was presented to the Society in 1951 by the Mount Rainier Council of Boy Scouts.

Galleries & museums--Tacoma; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Sculpture--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. Customer negatives. Dockside view of 40-ton Starporter container handling crane circa 1971. Manufactured by Tacoma's Star Iron & Steel Co., Starporters were the biggest single category in the company's $14,500,000 backlog. Star Iron & Steel ranked second in the world in the manufacture of container handling cranes. (TNT 12-13-70. C-21, article)

Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. View of homes on unidentified hillside, possibly in Old Town overlooking the water, taken in 1971. Trees are interspersed among the homes; some of them appear to be blocking the views of neighboring houses.

Houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Never Never Land inside Point Defiance Park. Humpty Dumpty welcomes a small family to Never Never Land in 1971 where nursery rhymes characters were artfully incorporated into the wooded area. Never Never Land first opened in 1964. Age, weather damage and vandalism sadly took its toll on the displays as decades passed. In July of 2004, Never Never Land was reopened as a family picnic and play area. Humpty still is present on his stack of books to greet visitors and several of the structures also remain. The one-half mile trail meandering through the forest has been renovated for easier walking. (www.metroparkstacoma.org) TPL-8002

Parks--Tacoma--1970-1980; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Never Never Land (Tacoma);

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. A woman wearing summer attire takes a stroll in the Point Defiance Rose Garden. She has picked a prime time to view the delicate red and white blossoms. Point Defiance Park has more than an acre of rose gardens, the oldest of which was established in 1895. The summer months of June through September showcase the flowering of 1500 rose bushes. (www.metroparkstacoma.org)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Roses--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Some of the prime attractions at the Point Defiance Zoo are the frisky sea otters and harbor seals. Both young and older visitors to the Zoo appear to enjoy the antics of these marine animals. Even those basking in the sun receive the visitors' attention.

Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Aquariums--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Two inhabitants of the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium bask in Tacoma's sun while the subject of many admiring eyes. The Zoo had several seals and sea otters who attracted many visitors.

Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Aquariums--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. View of elephant cage taken from a hillside within Point Defiance Park. Elephants were a major attraction at the zoo; a large group of visitors stop to get a close-up experience.

Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Elephants; Zoo animals--Tacoma;

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Progress photograph of ongoing construction at the Washington State Historical Building, 315 No. Stadium Way, in 1971. Workers are busy on the addition to the venerable museum. Originally known as the Ferry Museum, it was built in 1911. Tacoma architects Lea, Pearson and Richards designed this $1,000,000+ wing which would include a 300-seat auditorium, new library and permanent gallery featuring Western art. The four-story, 30,000 sq. ft. addition opened on May 4, 1973, although final work would not be completed until about January 1, 1974. (TNT 2-7-71, A-1 - sketch; TNT 4-29-73, Tahoman insert, p. 2-article)

Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Galleries & museums--Tacoma; Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma);

ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Progress photograph of construction occurring at the new wing in Washington State Historical Society building in 1971. A brick edifice is shown in the center of the color photograph; there are at least two arched doorways. Construction began in the spring of 1971 and was expected to take a year. The $1,000,000 addition would include a 300-seat auditorium, new library and a permanent gallery of Western art. (TNT 2-7-71, A-1 sketch)

Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma);