Passageway under Court C from Crystal Palace Market to Fisher's Department Store. Ordered by United Pacific Insurance Company.

Markets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Passageways;

Interior of Safeway Store on South K Street.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Safeway Store on South Tacoma Way.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Safeway Store on South K Street. Empty of customers at the time of this late September, 1942, photograph, the store was still brightly lit with hanging lamps. Safeway in the 1940s had over 15 locations in the Tacoma area.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Safeway Store on South K Street.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Safeway Store in Downtown Tacoma with remodeled Art Deco facade.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Looking south on South K Street from north of 11th Street. Mottau Building, Russell and Lance, Architects, 1934 at right center. Taken for Safeway Stores on September 28, 1942.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mottau Building (Tacoma);

Safeway Store in Hallack Building of 1927 on South Tacoma Way.

Grocery Stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma);

Interior of Safeway Store on Market Street in Downtown Tacoma.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Safeway Store on South Tacoma Way.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Safeway Store on South K Street.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Safeway Store on Market Street in Downtown Tacoma.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View from South L Street, looking east towards K Street near 11th Street. Backs of buildings lining K Street, Safeway Parking Lot.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Safeway parking lot at 52nd and South Tacoma Way for store at 5400 South Tacoma Way. A new store was soon to be built on this site.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Looking north on South Tacoma Way toward South 54th Street. Safeway Store is in Hallack Building of 1927 at left center, service station at corner, many automobiles on street.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

September, 1942, view of Safeway parking lot at 52nd and South Tacoma Way for store at 5400 South Tacoma Way. A new store was soon to be built on this site.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Supermarkets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Parking lots--Tacoma--1940-1950;

This view of the South Tacoma Business District was taken from just north of South 54th Street looking south on South Tacoma Way. To the left can be seen: (l to r) the Washington Electric Company, 5235 So. Tacoma Way; Herman Dier's furniture store, 5239 So. Tacoma Way; and the Crabb Drug Company, 5243 So. Tacoma Way. The buildings on the west side of the street include (center to r): the Safeway Store, 5402 So. Tacoma Way; John W. Bowlby's Richfield gas station, 5248 So. Tacoma Way; Steve's Tavern, 5238 So. Tacoma Way; and the West Coast Grocery, 5236 So. Tacoma Way. A stoplight hangs over the center of the street at the corner of South 54th and South Tacoma Way.

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Interior of Safeway Store on Market Street in Downtown Tacoma.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Safeway Store on South Tacoma Way as photographed on September 28, 1942. Taken at night, two ceiling lights highlight the produce/fruit displays.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Safeway Store at 1108 South K Street in Mottau Building, Russell and Lance, Architects, 1934. Elaborate Art Deco style building with Virolite detailing.

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior view of Hogan's Grocery Store, South 12th and "K" Street. Architect Emanuel J. Bresemann designed this building for Pick n Take Market in 1931. (T. Times)

Grocery Stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hogan's Fine Foods (Tacoma);

The building at 1202 Martin Luther King Jr. Way has had a number of tenants over the years. When it was built in 1931, it was home to the Pay 'n Takit Store. In June of 1943, Walter Hogan opened Hogan's Fine Foods. In recent years, it was home to Evergreen State College. (T.N.T., 6/4/43, p.8) TPL-3796.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hogan's Fine Foods (Tacoma);

McKinley Thriftway Store, Younglove Grocery Company. McKinley Food Market is on the ground floor of this three story building. The Porter Apartments are located on the top two floors. The folding doors on two of the front panels of the market are open showing boxes of produce and cold cases. This newly remodeled grocery store will open August 24, 1945, and serve the South Tacoma Way area. Motto on sign: "Every Day Low Prices".

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; McKinley Thriftway Store; McKinley Food Market; Younglove Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Commercial buildings;

The McKinley Food Market, at the corner of So. 35th and McKinley Ave., joined the Thriftway Store group in August of 1945. They occupied the first floor of the Porter Apartments building. The McKinley Market was owned by Arthur Hooker, manager of the grocery section, and Sumner More, who was in charge of the meat department. The store had been recently remodeled. Thriftway Food Stores was a new and expanding group of supermarkets sponsored by the Younglove Grocery Company of Tacoma, with stores in Tacoma and in the Bremerton area, home-owned and home-operated. The Younglove Grocery Company was sold to Associated Grocers Co-op of Seattle in 1948. (TNT 8/30/1945 p.26 & 8/18/1948 p.1)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; McKinley Thriftway Store; McKinley Food Market; Younglove Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Commercial buildings;

Interior of Arney's Market highlighting the meat department. The cold cases show delicatessen and cold cuts, meats to be purchased by weight and on top are condiments for meat. Four butchers stand behind the cases. Hams and signs for Coop turkeys hang from pipes extending from the ceiling behind them. Swinging doors lead to the back and windows in the front allow us to see parked automobiles.

Meat; Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Butchers;

Interior of the Thriftway Market highlighting the meat department. The cold cases show meats to be purchased by weight and three sets of scales are shown. Five butchers stand behind the cases. Lights hang over the cases. It looks like the meat shortages during the war are nearly over.

Meat; Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Butchers;

West Coast Grocery with headquarters in Tacoma, expand operations. Interior view of West Coast Grocery store in Chehalis, Washington. The cash register, scale and counters are in the foreground. Shelves stocked with food, produce section and frozen food section are in the background.

Grocery stores--Chehalis; Cash registers; Supermarkets; Merchandise displays--Chehalis; Food--Chehalis; West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma);

West Coast Grocery, with headquarters in Tacoma, expands their operations. Exterior view of West Coast Grocery store in Chehalis, Washington. Gasoline pumps, advertisements for weekly specials and watermelons in front of store.

Grocery stores--Chehalis; Gasoline pumps--Chehalis; Supermarkets; Watermelons--Chehalis; West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma);

Geiger's Central Market, fixtures for Reed's Cabinets & Fixtures. Interior of the grocery store. Four members of the staff stand in the center of a produce stand filled with melons, fruits, and other produce. Shoppers is the background moved while the camera lens was open so they appear as shadows. Reed's Cabinet & Fixture Shop took over a 50' x 90' surplus government warehouse at 1751 Center Street and specialized in store fixtures, show cases, walk-in boxes and other commercial fittings. (T.Times, 8/8/1946, p.8; 8/14/1946, p.5)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Geiger's Central Market (Tacoma); Farm produce;

Geiger's Central Market, fixtures for Reed's Cabinets & Fixtures. Interior of the grocery store. Six members of the staff stand to the left and a large bouquet stands behind them. The shelves are full of produce and the shopping carts are standing ready. John B. Geiger will be opening his first store after having been in the meat industry since he was 17 years old. A grand opening will be held August 9, 1946.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Geiger's Central Market (Tacoma);