North end neighborhoods featuring So. 19th & Mason Sts., looking toward downtown and Tideflats. Heavily populated north end still had some sections of woods; nearly all would be eventually developed into businesses and residential housing. Ballpark in right-center is Heidelberg Field. Bare land across So. 19th from ballpark will be a shopping center eventually featuring a Fred Meyer store. So. 19th extends through the woods until it intersects with busy Hwy 16. New road is being constructed west of Heidelberg Field. Photograph ordered by Morley Studios.
Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1960-1970; Heidelberg Field (Tacoma);
Northwest view of north end neighborhoods around So. 19th & Mason. Ballpark on extreme right is Heidelberg Field. Area directly across ballpark on So. 19th will become a large shopping center eventually featuring Fred Meyer store. So. 19th will extend through the woods to intersect with Hwy 16. Also noted: the University of Puget Sound and its Fieldhouse are upper center on 15th & No. Warner. Photograph ordered by Morley Studios. TPL-3800
Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1960-1970; Heidelberg Field (Tacoma);
Series of aerial photographs of So. 19th & Mason neighborhoods. This view on November 8, 1968, is captured looking toward the north end neighborhoods and beyond them, eastward to the industrial Tideflats where dense smoke can be seen from many stacks. The ballpark on the right center is Heidelberg Field. Bare land across So. 19th St. from the athletic field will eventually become a shopping center. So. 19th will make its curving way to intersect with Hwy 16. A new road is being cut through woods west of the ballpark. The City of Fircrest is at lower portion of photograph. Photograph ordered by Morley Studios. TPL-3801
Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1960-1970; Heidelberg Field (Tacoma);
Aerial photograph, looking west, of So. 19th & Mason neighborhood taken on November 8, 1968. Ballpark with lights on the left corner is Heidelberg Field. Land under development across the street from the ballpark is where the Fred Meyer Shopping Center eventually will be built. Glimpse of the Narrows Bridge on far upper portion of photograph. Photograph ordered by Morley Studios.
Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1960-1970; Heidelberg Field (Tacoma);
Aerial view of So. 19th & Mason neighborhood looking north toward Point Defiance. Gig Harbor area on upper left. Although the North end was heavily populated, there are still wooded areas remaining in late 1968. Ballpark is Heidelberg Field on So. 19th and Mason. Land directly across the street is being developed for a shopping center eventually featuring Fred Meyer. Street name would change to Stevens once it crosses So. 19th St.; wooded area across Stevens from future shopping center will later become apartments. Photograph ordered by Morley Studios. TPL-3803
Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1960-1970; Heidelberg Field (Tacoma);
Grange, Redmond. The one-story building appears to be located on a field of gravel in Redmond. It is part of the National Grange, the nation's oldest national agricultural organization formed in the years following the Civil War. This is possibly Happy Valley #322, organized in 1909 by E.M. Smith, incorporated in 1930. Photograph ordered by the R.G. Williams Co.
Interior of Redmond Grange. View of unoccupied Grange hall taken in November of 1968. The stage at the far end of the room is decorated with a flowered bower and white picket fence. Folding chairs are lined up against the walls of the hall. A piano is set in one corner of the room. Several podiums are scattered among the chairs. This is possibly Happy Valley #322 in Redmond which was organized in 1909. In the past, people needed to be farmers in order to join the organization but the Grange now accepts people of all occupations. Membership tended to be concentrated in small towns and rural areas but Washington also has Granges in larger urban areas. Photograph ordered by R.G. Williams Co. (www.wa-grange.org)
Two ladies share knitting tips as their busy hands turn out fine handicrafts on November 4, 1968. Mrs. Frank Robinson and Mrs. J.A. Cooper were some of the 1200 seniors who regularly visited the Senior Center, 923 No. 13th St., located in Old Engine House No. 3. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 12-8-68, D-1)
Milton Senior Center. The Milton Senior Center was opened in the summer of 1968 to serve the elderly population of the Milton area. Located in a neat little building at 1309 -15th Avenue, the center offered activities suitable to its clientele, including handicrafts and sewing. For those with carpentry skills or just wanting to help, barn remodeling was scheduled. The center's members also helped stuff envelopes with Christmas seals. The Town of Milton supplied the 7-room house and barn and furnished the utilities. View of the Milton Senior Center and several visitors taken on November 4, 1968. A card party was to occur on that day. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 11-3-68, D-15, TNT 12-8-68, D-1
Milton Senior Center (Milton); Older people--Milton;
By November of 1968, Engine House No. 3, which had been built in 1907, had been renovated and turned into a Senior Center for aged citizens of Tacoma. Led by executive director Mary Ann Truitt, the center provided activities for its senior members including art, music and excursions. The Senior Center was a unit of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., an anti-poverty agency. It was visited regularly by 1,200 seniors. The building was converted into apartments/condos in 1980. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 12-8-68, D-1) TPL-9872
Senior Center (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970; Signs (Notices); Fire stations--Tacoma;
Three women examine a dress pattern as they prepare to sew on November 4, 1968 while at possibly the Senior Center located on No. 13th St. The Senior Center organized activities and crafts for its older members. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.
Mrs. Pearl Croft (left) and Mrs. Georgia Clayton prepared the turkey with dressing dinners that were served at the annual Autumn Dinner Festival on November 8, 1968 at the Senior Center at 923 No. 13th Street. All Pierce County senior residents over the age of 55 were invited. Mrs. Clayton, the chef at the center, was assisted by Mrs. Croft, the widow of former Sheriff, Lee Croft. Senior Centers, including two in Tacoma, were being established in the late 1960's to offer activities for the older population. The Tacoma centers were on No. 13th St. and at Wright Park. (Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.) (TNT 11-7-68, A-14)
Five members of a Seventh-day Adventist Church pose for a group portrait on November 2, 1968, on the church's Sabbath. The church was located at 1310 So. L St., the former location of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Photograph ordered by the Tahoma Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Churches--Tacoma; Religious services--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Three young African-American girls hold up banners announcing participation in the Young People's Missionary Volunteer Society for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They are standing before the church's congregation, 1310 So. L St., on November 2, 1968. Photograph ordered by the Tahoma Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Banners--Tacoma; Churches--Tacoma; Religious services--Tacoma--1960-1970;
A young member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church located at 1310 So. L St. addresses the church's congregation on November 2, 1968. Before and beside her is a display of young fir seedlings, accompanied by related materials. Photograph ordered by the Tahoma Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Adults and children joined together on the Sabbath, November 2, 1968, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1310 So. L St. They are pictured in the church's sanctuary, massed around a display of seedling firs and related materials. Photograph ordered by the Tahoma Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Churches--Tacoma; Religious services--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Interior of new aluminum rod mill at Kaiser Aluminum, 3400 Taylor Way, on November 1, 1968. This view is of one-half of Potline #4 and a cart loaded with "channels" which were lowered by crane into a slot just inside the ore hoppers visible on top of each "pot" or reduction cell. The new rod mill was nearly completed and ready for operation.The first rod would be formed in a test run on December 12, 1968. Molten aluminum would be processed into 3/8-inch rods at Tacoma's local mill and then shipped to San Leandro, California, for drawing into electrical wiring. Kaiser had reopened its Tacoma facilities in 1964 after a six-year closure and had steadily expanded since then. It was to permanently close in 2002. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers. (TNT 12-13-68, C-18) (Additional information provided by a reader)
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Before pictures of sewer project. This suburban area of homes on the Kent-Des Moines Road @ 16th Place would soon have a new sewer project. A small sign dated November 1, 1968, leans against a split rail wood fence. It is possible that the sewer lines will run through the lot enclosed by the fence. Photograph ordered by Wilson Construction.
New aluminum rod mill under construction. Construction progresses on the new Kaiser Aluminum's rod mill on 3400 Taylor Way in early November, 1968. Covers have now been placed on the two small dome-containers. It is possible that these containers would hold the molten aluminum that would be used to manufacture the 3/8th-inch rods. Earlier photograph taken on October 18, D154922, Image 4, shows them uncovered. The mill would form its first rod in a test run on December 12, 1968. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers. (TNT 12-13-68, C-18)
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Before pictures of sewer project showing ground condition. A small sign indicates the vicinity of an upcoming sewer project on the Kent-Des Moines Road @ 16th Place in November of 1968. The area is sprinkled with bare trees, bushes and ground cover. A few mailboxes are in the background. Photograph ordered by Wilson Construction.
Interior of cedar home. Open-beam ceilings and wood cabinetry accentuate the ruggedness of this Friday Harbor home in photographs taken in the fall of 1968. A black pot bubbles as a cheerful fire flares in the brick and stone fireplace extending to the A-framed ceiling. This is believed to be the home shown in D154904, Image 1 and Image 18c. Photograph ordered by R.G. Williams Co.
This is possibly the interior of the floating wooden building shown in D154904, Image 3 and 30. The lights of Friday Harbor shine through the view windows of the cozy home. A fire blazes in the brick fireplace built among cedar walls. Comfortable lounging chairs dot the carpeted living space; an unusual metal or ceramic elephant is possibly used as a freestanding ashtray. A winding staircase leads to the second level of the building. Photograph ordered by R.G. Williams Co.
Living rooms--Friday Harbor; Chairs; Fireplaces--Friday Harbor; Stairways--Friday Harbor;
A seaplane, designed to take off and land upon water, is pictured near a cedar-built home on Friday Harbor in October of 1968. This float plane has two slender pontoons mounted under its fuselage. It would offer an alternate method of transportation for residents of this San Juan Island location. Photograph ordered by R.G. Williams Co.
Night view of Tacoma Mall Theatre. Conveniently located in the heavily trafficked Tacoma Mall Shopping Center and blessed with large free parking lots, the Tacoma Mall Theatre was able to show many first-run films such as "Rachel, Rachel" advertised above in late October of 1968. In addition, movie goers were able to watch the suspenseful "Wait Until Dark" starring Audrey Hepburn. The Tacoma Mall Theatre, with its elegant lobby featuring four expensive custom-made crystal chandeliers and 72-foot snack bar, had opened in May of that year. It would remain open, after modification to a twin-theater, until 2002 when it was demolished. Photograph ordered by Pacific Drive-In Theatre, Los Angeles. TPL-6526
PG-92 at Tacoma Boatbuilding. The USS Tacoma, a patrol gunboat, had been launched in April of 1968. The above photograph was taken about six months later as the vessel was undergoing further work. She would be commissioned in July of 1969.
Gunboats--United States; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
Built on the water at Friday Harbor is a large, two-story wood building with shake roof. It is not clear whether this structure, photographed in 1968, was used as a store or as a home. A deck attached to the building would provide moorage for a boat. Photograph ordered by the R.G. Williams Co.
Not exactly a houseboat, this modern structure rests over the water in Friday Harbor in 1968. It appears to have two large decks; one deck has a number of potted plants enjoying the sunshine. This is the same wooden building shown in D154904, image 3. Photograph ordered by R.G. Williams Co.
Cedar home and outbuilding. Nestled among the trees in 1968 on San Juan Island's Friday Harbor and close to the water's edge are cedar buildings and a large deck. The buildings were constructed lacking basements and on piles. Trees were allowed to grow through the expansive deck. Large ceiling-to-floor windows would provide tremendous views of waterfront activities. Home was apparently built by the International Homes of Cedar, Seattle. Photograph ordered by the R.G. Williams Co.
A man sits peacefully on the deck of his Friday Harbor home trying his luck at fishing in the fall of 1968. If he were to turn his head, he could see the interior of his cedar-built home through extensive windows. Those sitting at the dining room table or on the rugged couch would have magnificent views of the water. This home may have been the one photographed in D154904, Image 1. Color photograph ordered by the R.G. Williams Co.
A busy pattern of flowers decorates the ceiling of the U-shaped kitchen and minute family room; the flowers appear to be made from fabric rather than paint. This is believed to be part of the wooden building on water shown previously in D154904, Image 3, 30, and 33. A large Japanese painting hangs on the cedar walls; beneath the painting is a modern chair and ottoman. A checkered floor pattern completes the eye-catching decor. Photograph ordered by R.G. Williams Co.
