Bridgeport Way is the curving road on the left side of this April 30, 1964, aerial photograph of Lakewood. The Lakewood Center, one of the earliest shopping centers in the country, is east of Bridgeport near the photo's bottom. The larger Villa Plaza Shopping Center, with its enormous 4000-car parking lot, is in the photo's center. McChord AFB is in the left top corner. Steilacoom Lake is on the right. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.
Aerial photographs; Shopping centers--Lakewood--1960-1970; Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Lakewood Community Center (Lakewood); Lake Steilacoom (Wash.); Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1960-1970;
This aerial view of Lakewood from April of 1964 shows the area east of Steilacoom Lake and south of the Villa Plaza Shopping Center (currently Lakewood Towne Center). I-5 cuts across the top, with McChord Air Force Base in the top left corner. Clover Park High School is in the center of the image just above the shopping center. Steilacoom Lake is at the far right, with Gravelly Lake above it. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.
Aerial photographs; Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Shopping centers--Lakewood--1960-1970; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Lake Steilacoom (Wash.); Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1960-1970;
Weyerhaeuser advertising. A model in graduate's cap and horn rimmed glasses perched low on her nose points with a ruler to a cartoon drawing touting the merits of Weyerhaeuser's drier, lighter products. There is a wooden toy freight car by her side.
Aerial photographs of the Villa Plaza Shopping Center and surrounding Lakewood neighborhoods were taken from a modest 2000 feet altitude on April 26, 1964. Low cloud coverage that day prevented higher elevations. Located between Gravelly Lake and Bridgeport Way in the heart of Lakewood, the large shopping center provided the convenience of one-stop shopping for its suburban clientele. The 4000-car parking lots ensured that customers did not have to hunt for parking space. View of Villa Plaza; Lost Lake on the left side of photograph. Park Lodge Elementary School, now demolished, is also on left bottom. East of Villa Plaza is the Lakeview neighborhood. Puyallup freeway is on very top. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.
Aerial photographs; Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Shopping centers--Lakewood--1960-1970; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1960-1970;
Closer aerial view of the Villa Plaza Shopping Center in Lakewood taken on April 26, 1964. A large area appears to be ready to be developed towards the upper center of photograph. Retailers were learning that customers would be attracted to one-stop shopping with plenty of free parking close to home. Supermarkets, department stores and banks were conveniently located very close by to one another. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.
Aerial photographs; Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Shopping centers--Lakewood--1960-1970; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1960-1970;
Unique facade of the Royal Pacific Apartments. What appear to be jagged pieces of rock make an eye-catching appearance at the Royal Pacific Apartments, 7825 Pacific Avenue, in April, 1964. The rock columns appear to support the irregular roofline. The Royal Pacific was built in 1962 by J.O.B. Construction Co. On May 3, 1964, owners Robert Strobel and H. Roy Farrington had a grand opening of their 14-unit addition. The apartments had two entrances, one at 7825 Pacific Avenue and the other at 7820 A St. The above picture may have been the entrance at 7820 A St. Photograph ordered by Preston, Strobel & Farrington. (TNT 5-3-64, A-10)
Royal Pacific Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1960-1970; Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970;
A look at the new lighted car lot belonging to Walker Chevrolet on April 24, 1964. The 40,000 sq.ft. lot is packed with Chevrolet trucks and automobiles, both new and used. Walker Chevrolet would be welcoming the Tacoma Giants with a "giant" opening celebration. A half-page ad in the May 1, 1964, News Tribune indicated that autographed free baseballs as well as many other prizes would be given away. Walker Chevrolet had been at its Division Ave. location since 1934. In the picture's background are the Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church and on Tacoma Ave. So., the Romanesque First Presbyterian Church. (TNT ad 5-1-64, p. A-4, B-2)
Walker Chevrolet Co. (Tacoma); Chevrolet trucks; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);
View of Charclay Apartments taken on April 22, 1964. Signage besides the narrow apartment house reads "New Home Coast Calendar Co. Advertising Specialties." Photograph ordered by Coast Calendar Co.
Installation of new charter for the Cascadia Juvenile Reception-Diagnostic Center. Two men display the new charter from the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees on April 22, 1964 for the Cascadia Juvenile Reception-Diagnostic Center Employees, Washington, Local 368. The state had taken over the former site of the Tacoma Indian Hospital on E. 28th St. in 1961. Photograph ordered by the Washington Federation of State Employees, Olympia.
Mayor Harold Tollefson bows his head while shaking the hand of Mrs. Motohiko Kanai on April 22, 1964, outside the County-City Building. Her husband, the Japanese governor of Washington's sister prefecture, Hyogo, and Washington governor Albert Rosellini both smile. She is wearing an exquisite silk kimono while also carrying a modern handbag. Governor Kanai was presented with a key to the city by Mayor Tollefson. (TNT 4-22-64, C-16)
Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Rosellini, Albert D.; Governors; Kanai, Motohiko; Kanai, Motohiko--Family;
Arrival of Japanese governor and wife at County-City Building. Motohiko Kanai and his wife in conversation with Washington State Governor Albert D. Rosellini and a state trooper in front of the County-City Building on April 22, 1964. They had just arrived via Lincoln Continental. Kanai, governor of Washington's sister prefecture, Hyogo, met with city, county and port officials at a brief reception in Mayor Harold Tollefson's office. Prior to their departure for Olympia, the Kanais were presented the key to the City of Tacoma and a framed picture of Tacoma's port. (TNT 4-22-64, C-16)
Kanai, Motohiko; Kanai, Motohiko--Family; Governors; Rosellini, Albert D.; Guests--Tacoma; Lincoln automobile;
Acceptance of charter for union employees. 25 employees of the Cascadia Juvenile Reception-Diagnostic Center, 2002 E. 28th St., watch as the new charter from the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees is displayed on April 22, 1964. It proclaims them to be a part of Local 368. Photograph ordered by the Washington Federation of State Employees, Olympia.
Doric Hotel. A quiet study in blue is this Doric Hotel room dressed in shades of robin egg's blue, baby blue, and sky blue. The calming combination of the various blues with the blending of white lamps and window shades would provide a restful atmosphere for visitors to the Doric in 1964.
Doric Hotel. View of room on April 13, 1964, at the Doric Tacoma Motor Hotel with two double beds, two arm chairs, writing desk and television. Shades are left open on the large window to display beautiful view of Tacoma's waterways. The Doric had opened its doors in August, 1960.
Doric Tacoma Motor Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Color view of large Doric Hotel suite on April 13, 1964. Soft lighting liberally dispersed by the many lamps in this elegant hotel suite. Two pairs of arm chairs and couches along with double bed and modified lounge on the wall-to-wall carpet.
Doric Tacoma Motor Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970; Suites--Tacoma;
A giant bird of peace is at the foreground of the Tacoma Vocational Technical Institute's entry in the 1964 Daffodil parade. "Peace Among Nations" is the float's motto. Three lovely ladies wave to the throngs watching the parade while two soldiers provide an escort. This was the 31st Daffodil parade. 33 floats using more than two million daffodils, 24 bands including two from Oregon, 17 marching units, and seven mounted units were televised live on KTNT-TV and viewed in person by thousands in Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting. (TNT 4-10-64, p. 1)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1964 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Tacoma Boat Building launched the last of a series of four minesweepers, the MS 301, on April 11, 1964. The tugboat pictured above was probably a Foss tug; Foss tugboats were customarily used in the launching of minesweepers built for the Navy by local shipbuilders. The tugs were used to help escort the much larger ships. Here the tug bucked gusty winds to push the new non-magnetic, wood-and-aluminum minesweeper to her outfitting dock on Sitcom Waterway. The 175' long vessel had twin 500 hp diesel engines and cost over $2,000,000. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (TNT 4-13-64, p. 30)
Launchings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Tugboats--Tacoma--1960-1970;
The people sitting comfortably in the window of Sauro's Cleanerama, 1401-05 Pacific Ave., were spared the cold, blustery winds on this day in April of 1964, and had a good view of the 31st annual Daffodil Parade as it passed by. The young ladies on this particular float seem to be struggling to keep their parasols open and not blown off course. The theme of 1964's parade was "Nations on Parade," but floats like the above also saluted Washington State's 75th anniversary of statehood.
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1964 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sauro's Cleanerama (Tacoma);
Stock footage of the 1964 Daffodil Parade. Peering from all nooks and crannies are spectators, young and old, who are watching the 31st annual Daffodil Parade. The object of their fascination is the non-competitive Queen's float bearing Puyallup High School senior Karen Goettling and four of her princesses: Janet Wendorf, Sandra Sutherland, Carol Samuelson and Shari Berntsen. The 46' float "Americana" was designed by Bill Knabel and decorated by 85 City Light employees and their families the night before the parade. Each year millions of daffodils would be used in celebration of the day. The Queen's float alone bore 44,000 yellow and 6,000 white daffodils. (TNT 4-12-64, A-1)
Stock footage of the April 11, 1964, Daffodil Parade. Parade watching is still a pleasant Tacoma pastime as these folks are gathered to view the 31st annual Daffodil Parade as it proceeds through downtown Tacoma. The American flag, positioned at the front of the above float, flaps briskly in the wind. The start of the parade saw temperatures of 42 degrees and blustery, cloudy weather. By noon, the clouds had parted and April sunshine had appeared. Several women and children are dressed in clothing of their native lands, including Philippines, Japan, Switzerland, and other European countries, in compliance with the parade's theme, "Nations on Parade." A large ball, probably signifying the Earth, is constructed from flowers and readily seen on a slight ramp.
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1964 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades); Flags--United States;
With cheerful waves, St. Regis Paper Co.'s entry in the 1964 Daffodil parade slowly passes through the downtown streets of Tacoma during the 31st annual event. Billowing tapestry and flowered canopies and fountains decorated this beautiful float. St. Regis, for the second year in a row, won the Sweepstakes Award. The float, "Kismet," with 70,000 daffodils on board, was built by company employees. It featured the harems of ancient India with a large dome, chiffon curtains, and stately attendants. An elaborate peacock tail constructed of wrought iron was at the front of the 55' float. Photograph ordered by St. Regis Paper Co. (TNT 4-11-64, p. 1, TNT 4-12-64, A-9)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1964 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970;
Both the two men and their water company truck are dwarfed by the enormous University Place water tower on April 10, 1964. The remodeled storage tank on W. 40th between Bridgeport and Anderson has a capacity of 400,000 gallons. Vertical black letters against metallic green paint spell out the suburb's name. The University Place Water Co., who began servicing the area in 1935, purchased the new 3/4-ton custom-built truck in the foreground; it has a special utility body for service work. (TNT 6-28-64, D-11)
Water towers--University Place; Trucks--University Place; University Place Water Co. (University Place);
Malmo Nursery exterior. This was the nursery portion of the Ernst-Malmo Hardware & Nursery store located in the Villa Plaza in 1964. Gardening and lumber supplies were located in a spacious 25,000 square foot outdoors fenced area with extended aluminum gates. The customers would be able to pull up next to the nursery and load up their vehicles with ease. Ads for the store's grand opening on April 14, 1964, emphasized that the parking lot would have space for 5000 cars. The Ernst-Malmo Hardware store was a one-stop home center catering to the do-it-yourselfer that included a self-service hardware store, lumber store and Malmo nursery. Ronald Sund was the manager of the nursery. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 3-29-64, B-5, TNT 4-14-64, p. 26)
Ernst Hardware exterior. Ernst Hardware & Lumber portion of the Ernst-Malmo Hardware & Nursery store located at the Villa Plaza Shopping Center. The large Ernst-Malmo company would be opening soon after this April 10, 1964, photograph was taken. Catering primarily to the do-it-yourselfer, customers could obtain much of their homeowners needs of lumber, hardware, and gardening supplies all at one location. The new Villa Plaza store was part of the 11-store Northwest owned hardware-lumber chain with home offices in Seattle. Both Ernst Hardware and Malmo Nursery were divisions of Pay N Save Corp. Howard Quigley, store manager, would be wearing the familiar bright yellow jacket associated with Ernst during grand opening ceremonies on April 14, 1964. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 3-29-64, B-5, TNT 4-13-64, p. 26)
A roofer, hammer in hand, is photographed on April 3, 1964, in the act of nailing down shakes on the roof of the new Tacoma Country & Golf Clubhouse. The former clubhouse, built after its predecessor was destroyed by fire in 1909, was itself gutted by fire on December 21, 1961. Work was expected to be completed in December, 1964. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co.
Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1960-1970; Clubhouses--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--Buildings; Roofs--Tacoma;
Tacoma Giants owner Ben Cheney with outfielder Orlando Cepeda during a spring training visit to the Tacoma team's parent club, the San Francisco Giants.
Baseball players; Cepeda, Orlando, 1937-; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;
Tacoma Giants owner Ben Cheney with former outfielder Hank Sauer during a spring training visit to the Tacoma team's parent club, the San Francisco Giants.
Baseball players--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sauer, Hank, 1917-; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;
Studio portrait for reproduction of Ashley K. White, Jr. At the time of this photograph, Mr. White was the assistant cashier for Puget Sound National Bank. According to the 1965 City Directory, he and his wife Verna resided at 844 So. Anderson. Mr. White was promoted to training director of Puget Sound National Bank in October, 1964; he had been with the bank for fourteen years. A 1950 graduate of Bellarmine, Mr. White had steadily been promoted at Puget Sound National Bank; he was elected to his last position of assistant cashier in December, 1961. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank. (TNT 10-19-64, p. 20)
White, Ashley K.; Bankers--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma);
Progress report on construction of the new Tacoma Country & Golf Clubhouse in late March, 1964. Work progresses steadily on the new clubhouse located on American Lake. Shakes are being installed on the roof while the brick chimney is being constructed. The $750,000 project, including remodeling of the caddy house, was expected to be completed in December. The two-level, 26,000 square foot clubhouse was Tacoma's largest building, at that time, to be framed with Weyerhaeuser's new engineered dry lumber. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co. (TNT 4-5-64, B-8)
Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1960-1970; Clubhouses--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--Buildings; American Lake (Wash.);
