Sea trials. 1969 was a busy year for Martinac Shipbuilding as it was in the process of completing four tuna clippers. The "Anne M," shown above on September 11, 1969, was photographed undergoing her sea trials prior to her delivery to Bumble Bee Seafoods and Capt. Frank Souza. The 165-foot tuna seiner was named after the wife of the owner of Bumble Bee; Anne (Mrs. John S.) McGowan had the honor of christening the boat on June 14, 1969. The 1.5 million dollar vessel had a 2800 h.p. diesel main engine and was expected to exceed 14 knots. Photograph ordered by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. TPL-9409
Five boys are hard at work on September 11, 1969, washing and polishing "Gus II," the new Eastside bus. "Gus II" is a replacement for the much beloved original "Gus" who transported 15,000 lower-income children on various excursions for nearly two years. The Eastside community helped to raise money for the used North Kitsap School District bus at the 3-day Eastside Youth Center carnival in August. Community funds were necessary as there was no money budgeted for transportation in the anti-poverty program. "Gus II" can hold 45 adults but has a "kid capacity" of 72, 20 more than his predecessor. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 9-14-69, B-5)
April Love model home. All three model homes constructed by Evergreen State Builders for the new Travera housing development near Lacey had references to months of the year. "April Love" was a trim wood framed house with attached one-car garage. It was designed by architect W.A. Wollander to be either a 3 or 4 bedroom unit with no additional charge for the additional bedroom. Evergreen State Builders constructed these homes to be sold at lower prices, starting from $16,950, but with fine craftsmanship and easy to maintain materials. The homes were located in Travera, a community east of the downtown area of Lacey, and in close proximity to several schools. Sound Shopping Center and I-5 were minutes away by car. Photograph ordered by Evergreen State Builders. (TNT 9-28-69, B-5)
Flags flap in the wind before the "Junebug" model home. The "Junebug" was one of the model homes built by Evergreen State Builders for the new 57-home Travera housing community near Lacey in the fall of 1969. One of the "Good Times" new series of lower priced homes, the completely furnished "Junebug" was also the official entry in the Fall "Tour of Homes." Three models - the "Junebug," "April Love," and "September Song"- were to be opened September 28, 1969, from noon until dark. Evergreen State Builders hoped to appeal to married couples of all ages with prices starting from $16,950. Designed by W.A. Wollander, features included wall-to-wall carpeting and elimination of hallways to maximize living space. The Travera housing development was east of downtown Lacey and close to schools and shopping centers. Photograph ordered by Evergreen State Builders. (TNT 9-28-69, B-5)
Houses--Lacey; Model houses--Lacey; Flags--United States;
Tour of Homes. Each year the Homebuilders Assn. of Greater Tacoma put together a "Tour of Homes" featuring newly built houses constructed by association members. In the fall of 1969, homes in Meridian East, Oakbrook and Beckonridge were available for viewing by potential buyers. The event was heavily publicized with directions and photographs published in the News Tribune. 1969 would be the biggest Fall Tour of Homes in the Homebuilders Assn.'s 20-year history. Open houses for 29 new homes, with prices ranging from $17,000-40,000, would begin on September 28, 1969. The stone-and-wood home with recessed doorway pictured above is an Evergreen State Builders' model, located on the fairway in Oakbrook at 7601 Onyx Dr. S.W. "Tour of Homes" officials Gerry Naulbert, Pete Colbert and Duke Shaub are pictured in front of the home on September 10, 1969. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 9-28-69, B-3; TNT 9-21-69, D-8)
Houses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Model houses--Lakewood;
1969 Richards stock footage. Colorful aerial view of Cheney Port Mill, Inc., and Glacier Sand & Gravel located on the Tideflat's Taylor Way in the fall of 1969. The Cheney saw mill had previously been located at 501 Port of Tacoma Rd. before relocating to 3825 Taylor Way. Glacier's large lot has mounds of sand and/or gravel on the premises; there is also a conveyor system in place near the Taylor Way entrance. Glacier Sand & Gravel, 3601 Taylor Way, specialized in ready mix concrete. Both companies adjoin the Hylebos Waterway.
Aerial views; Glacier Sand & Gravel Co. (Tacoma); Cheney Port Mill, Inc. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sawmills--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma);
1969 Richards stock footage. Color aerial photograph of Marymount Military Academy, the only military school in Washington State; photograph taken in September of 1969. Built in 1922, the school was operated by the Dominican Sisters, a Catholic teaching order, and enrollment limited to boys 6-16. The school closed in 1976 due to insufficient enrollment and higher operating costs. In the 1980's, Harold LeMay would purchase the 80-acre property which would house much of his collection, the largest privately owned collection of automobiles in the world. Each August for the last 25 years, the LeMays have drawn thousands to the car show and open house at the former Marymount Academy. TPL-9104 (www.lemaymuseum.org)
Aerial views; Marymount Military Academy (Spanaway); Private schools--Spanaway; Military education--Spanaway;
1969 Richards stock footage. Parkland neighborhood featuring Pacific Lutheran University, Garfield St. and Pacific Avenue as viewed by air in September of 1969. Fall has come to the Pacific Northwest as yards have browned and the trees other than the numerous firs will soon lose their leaves. Looking west from Pacific Ave near the bottom of the photograph is the neighborhood around Pacific Lutheran University. Piggly Wiggly has a supermarket which is at the intersection of Garfield and Pacific; its large letters are clearly visible from the air. To the grocery store's right is believed to be Parkland Lutheran Church & School with its playground behind it. Pacific Lutheran University's upper campus buildings, surrounded by tall firs, are clustered in the center of the picture. Portions of McChord AFB can hazily been seen at the top of the photograph.
Aerial views; Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland)--1960-1970; Neighborhoods--Parkland; Piggly Wiggly (Parkland);
1969 Richards stock footage. Autumn view of Kaiser Aluminum plant in tideflats taken by air in 1969. Located on Taylor Way approximately five miles north of downtown Tacoma, the large Kaiser facility had expanded in late 1968 to manufacture aluminum rods for shipment to California for finishing into electrical conductors. 1969 would see further expansion as its second alumina dome with a 100,000 ton capacity was completed on Pier 7.
Aerial views; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Sylvia Sass of Tacoma's Sister City Committee, and Mayor A.L. Rasmussen listen as a Japanese visitor speaks on September 9, 1969. The man was believed to be from Tacoma's sister city, Kitakyushu. Mrs. Sass and husband Lloyd had visited Japan in 1968, where she was invited to speak to English classes at Kitakyushu University.
Sass, Sylvia; Rasmussen, Albert Lawrence; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Foreign visitors--Japan;
Albert Lawrence Rasmussen was elected mayor of Tacoma in 1967. This photograph was taken in the Mayor's office on Naturalization Day, September 9, 1969. Trueblood #1870 ALBUM 16.
Rasmussen, Albert Lawrence; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970
Aerial views of the City of Olympia requested by Puget Sound National Bank. Olympia, the state capital, is located at the head of Budd Inlet in the northern part of Thurston County. It was officially platted in 1850 by settler Edmund Sylvester who laid out a town in the New England style with town square, tree lined streets, Masonic Hall, land for schools and capitol grounds. The grand domed Legislative Building overlooking Capitol Lake was completed in 1927. It was damaged in the April, 1949, earthquake and later in the 1965 earthquake but was repaired and reinforced. The bridge to the right of the capitol buildings was heavily damaged in the earthquake of 2001. (www.ci.olympia.wa.us/information/history)
Aerial views; Legislative Building (Olympia); Streets--Olympia--1960-1970; Capitol Lake (Olympia);
Aerial photographs of the City of Olympia in the fall of 1969. View of the Port of Olympia. Olympia, the state capital, had a population then of about 23,000. As the above aerial indicates, there was still plenty of room for growth with acres of uncut timber. Located about 30 miles south of Tacoma, Olympia was named provisional territorial capital in 1853 by Isaac Stevens, Washington's first territorial governor. The name of the city was chosen by local resident Isaac Ebey to commemorate the view of the majestic Olympic Mountains. (www.ci.olympia.wa.us/information/history) Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.
State capitol and grounds. Aerial view looking north on September 5, 1969, of the City of Olympia focusing on the domed Legislative Building and surrounding grounds. Body of water is Capitol Lake. Neatly lined streets are a blend of businesses and large homes. Long road east of the capitol grounds is Capitol Way. Sylvester Park is clump of woods adjacent to Capitol Way. Photograph requested by Puget Sound National Bank.
Aerial views; Streets--Olympia--1960-1970; Legislative Building (Olympia); Capitol Lake (Olympia);
New automobile unloading complex. September, 1969, aerial view of a portion of the new Milwaukee Road Union Pacific yard in Kent designed by Tacoma architects and engineers, Siefert, Forbes & Berry. The multi-million dollar complex was scheduled for dedication on October 1, 1969. Easy access from the facility was provided by the Valley Freeway and 277th St. Photograph ordered by the Milwaukee Road. (TNT 10-1-69, A-17)
Aerial view of new automobile unloading complex. The Milwaukee and Union Pacific were scheduled to dedicate a multi-million dollar automobile unloading complex near Kent on October 1, 1969. Highway upper portion is the Valley Freeway; road that is diagonal is 277th St. Only one of the unloading facilities is in view in the paved section. Photograph ordered by the Milwaukee Road. (TNT 10-1-69, A-17)
New automobile unloading facility. Cars roll down the ramp at the new Milwaukee Road Union Pacific automobile unloading complex in Kent in the fall of 1969. The cars are brought in by rail and then can be easily transported using the Valley Freeway and 277th St. The multi-million dollar project was scheduled for dedication on October 1, 1969. Photograph ordered by the Milwaukee Road. (TNT 10-1-69, A-17)
University House Apartments. Exterior view of the new University House Apartments, 320 So. Wheeler, on September 5, 1969. The three-story units with balconies were adjacent to Trinity Park and Pacific Lutheran University. University House was a profit-sharing retirement residence for people over 50. It was non-denominational and non-church sponsored. University House, despite its close proximity to Pacific Lutheran, was not affiliated with the school. Photograph ordered by First Bank Mortgage Corp., Seattle. (TNT ad 8-5-69, p 27)
University House Apartments (Parkland); Apartment houses--Parkland; Balconies--Parkland;
New homes on Eastside. Interior of home on the city's eastside is an elegant blending of old and new with gold and turquoise tones dominant. An extended stuffed sofa of turquoise faces a large color console; the ceiling-to-floor drapes artistically utilize a similar shade of blue topped with gold folds. An oil painting framed in gold tones and ornate framed mirrors decorate the smooth white walls. A small brick fireplace completes the living room. Photograph ordered by Wollander & Associates.
Houses--Tacoma--1960-1970; Living rooms--Tacoma--1960-1970; Couches; Draperies; Paintings; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1960-1970; Televisions;
New homes on Eastside. A dark-toned Pontiac Bonneville is parked in the driveway of a one-car attached garage on September 3, 1969. The new wood framed single story home is located in the city's eastside, in the E. "T" and Gregory area. Photograph ordered by Wollander & Associates.
New homes on Eastside. A family is hard at work on a sunny September day in 1969 preparing their yard for planting of grass seeds. Shovels, hoes and rakes are in use while a small girl on a tricycle watches. Wollander & Associates had requested photographs of homes on Tacoma's eastside about the E. "T" and Gregory area. This home was a one-story wood frame contemporary with attached one-car garage. A riderless tricycle and colorful ball are visible near a parked automobile in the driveway.
Three men direct the hovering Seattle Airways helicopter as it carefully lowers a Carrier heat pump unit onto the rooftop of the B&I on August 28, 1969. The Jack Frost Co. would be responsible for installing the heating/cooling systems. Photograph ordered by the Jack Frost Co.
B&I Circus Store (Tacoma); Helicopters--Tacoma; HVAC systems--Tacoma--1960-1970;
A string of delivery vans has just deposited Carrier heat pumps in a large parking lot in preparation for helicopter airlift to the B&I on August 28, 1969. A copter from Seattle Airways hovers as it lifts a heating/cooling unit; a sign is attached to the cargo indicating Jack Frost Co. will be performing the installation of the Carrier units. Photograph ordered by Jack Frost Co.
Grand opening of bank. The Bank of Tacoma celebrated the grand opening of its Sixth & "L" branch on August 25, 1969. Chrm. of the Board Thomas Mallon (leaning against teller window), bank president David J. Williams (directly behind him), and Sixth Ave. branch manager James K. Jones (extreme right) pose with staff inside the contemporary structure. Tellers Rita Johnson and Lola Lester are ready to serve their customers. A new television console is in the foreground, one of three to be given away along with 25 other prizes, to lucky winners of celebration drawings. The Sixth Ave. branch would be a full service bank including drive-in banking and night depository. Photograph ordered by Bank of Tacoma. (TNT 8-24-69, D-10)
Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Building dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Bank of Tacoma (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Bankers--Tacoma; Mallon, Thomas; Williams, David J.; Johnson, Jones, James K.; Johnson, Rita; Lester, Lola; Televisions;
Grand opening of bank. August 25, 1969, saw the grand opening of the Sixth Avenue branch of the Bank of Tacoma. Bank officials including Chrm. of the Board, Thomas Mallon (third from right) , president David J. Williams (extreme r), and Sixth Ave. branch manager James K. Jones (second from left) were present to snip the bright red ribbon. In late May, 1969, Seattle-First National Bank had announced plans to join the Tacoma business community by buying the Bank of Tacoma's assets and liabilities including the main office and three branches. The changeover was not expected to be completed until January of 1970. The Bank of Tacoma's total assets were more than 21 million dollars with deposits of more than 17 million. Color photograph ordered by the Bank of Tacoma. (TNT 5-28-69, p. 1)
Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Building dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Bank of Tacoma (Tacoma); Bankers--Tacoma; Banks--Tacoma; Mallon, Thomas; Williams, David J.; Jones, James K.; Scissors & shears;
August 20, 1969, progress photograph of new (National) Bank of Washington plaza construction. The site at 12th & Pacific Ave. is rapidly undergoing change as forms and concrete pillars have been erected and the concrete footing appears to have been laid. The empty pits shown in the center of the photograph may have been for the placement of the bank's two elevators. Photograph ordered by Donald M. Drake Co., Portland, the $12 million dollar project's general contractor.
Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1960-1970; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;
Aerials of Brookdale area around Brookdale Golf Course, Chesney Rd. E., Givens Rd. E., and Waller Rd. E. taken on August 18, 1969. The Brookdale Golf Course was built in 1931 and offered its patrons fine views of Mount Rainier while striding the par-71, 6400-yard course. Photograph ordered by Healy Bros.
Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Brookdale Golf Club (Parkland);
Three unidentified children grinned broadly while peeking through the bars in a travelling Fun House on August 14, 1969. They had attracted a small group of curious onlookers. These children were part of the 1,200 strong opening day crowd at a 3-day community carnival held at the Eastside Youth Center. Proceeds of the carnival were to go for replacement of "Gus the Eastside Bus," a 15-year highway veteran. "Gus" had spent the last year transporting thousands of kids on more than 200 excursions before finally breaking down. Lee Carnival would set up a ferris wheel and rides, including a merry-go-round, in an outdoor midway accompanied by eleven booths of carnival games. A food bazaar was also in place in the youth center. Parking was free and there was no admission charge. The $500 raised during the carnival helped to buy "Gus II" which had a "kid capacity" of 72. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 8-10-69, A-16; TNT 8-15-69, C-20, TNT 9-14-69, B-5)
This miniature train packed with children waiving their arms jubilantly in the air was just one of the many rides and amusements set up for the Eastside Youth Center's three-day carnival beginning on August 14th, 1969. One little boy, perhaps the train's "engineer," peered out from the locomotive. The youth center was attempting to raise funds for the replacement of a much-used bus, "Gus the Eastside Bus," which had limped to a final breakdown after transporting thousands of kids on excursions. Proceeds of the old-fashioned country carnival would go toward buying "Gus II." Children like those above would be able to ride a ferris wheel and merry-go-round or play games on the outdoor midway. Over 1,200 people attended the first day of the carnival, helping to raise $500 for the purchase of "Gus II," which arrived for service a month later. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 8-10-69, A-16-article; TNT 8-15-69, C-20-article, TNT 9-14-69, B-5-article)
Three Eastside Youth Center members meet with counselor Nancy Mays to set up their booth for a three-day community carnival this week in memory of “Gus the Eastside Bus.” The proceeds will go towards purchasing a replacement.
Back of photo: Eastside Youth Center For Gus the Bus with Story Aug 10 1969
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