Night exposure of LeRoy Jewelers- facade and merchandise displays. Established in 1941 by Irving Farber and Jack Slotnick in the Fidelity Building at 11th & Broadway, LeRoy Jewelers was known as the "Diamond Store of Tacoma." After the Fidelity Building was torn down in 1949, the store relocated to 1132 Broadway. After Irving Farber's death in 1965, Hazel Farber moved the business to 919 Broadway and reopened in May, 1966. Display windows facing the street are full of valuable merchandise, including rings and watches. Customers could peek into the store through the glass entryway below the large electric sign. The outside of the store was finished in white marbelique flecked with gold dust. There were bands of gold anodyzed aluminum against white stucco. Photograph ordered by LeRoy Jewelers. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p.434, TNT 5-8-66, B-13)

LeRoy Jewelers (Tacoma); Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Window displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Electric signs--Tacoma--1960-1970; Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Copy of customer print. Champion long distance swimmer Bert Thomas, extreme right, is pictured in July, 1955, with the official reception committee after swimming the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Mr. Thomas, a 275-lb. former logger and ex-Marine, was the first person to successfully swim the icy waters of the Straits of Juan de Fuca, a distance of 18.3 miles, on July 8th. It was his fifth try and took him 11 hours to complete. He would go on to further acclaim as the only man to swim from Seattle to Tacoma, a journey of 18.5 miles, in May, 1956. Mr. Thomas passed away at the age of 46 in June, 1972. Photograph ordered by Mrs. W.T. Will on March 25, 1966.

Thomas, Bert; Swimmers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1966. Copy of customer's print. Closer aerial view of the new Tacoma Mall Shopping Center ca. 1966. The Tacoma Mall had expanded to 70 stores when it opened officially in October, 1965. It touted the 7000+ parking spots available to shoppers without charge and this ca. 1966 photograph indicates that thousands would take advantage of the easy parking and climate-controlled enclosed mall. Downtown merchants and officials would try to counter with ads remarking on the variety of choices a downtown shopper would have with competition keeping prices reasonable and meter maids were even putting extra nickels into parking meters to give customers a bit more time to shop. Still, the lure of the modern roofed mall would be hard to resist for thousands of shoppers from Olympia to Seattle. View of expanded Tacoma Mall with Bon Marche on center right, J.C. Penney's in center left, National Bank of Washington circular bank building at lower left. Nordstrom-Best would be the next large company to join the mall, opening in August, 1966. Photograph ordered on June 7, 1966, by Bank of California.

Aerial photographs; Tacoma Mall Shopping Center (Tacoma); Shopping centers--Tacoma; Bon Marche (Tacoma); J.C. Penney Co. (Tacoma); National Bank of Washington (Tacoma);

View by air of the southern end of Fox Island. This is a closer look, taken in August, 1966, of the quiet, heavily forested island. Some islanders have chosen to build their homes with beautiful waterfront views. Photograph ordered by Swanson-McGoldrick, Inc.

Aerial photographs; Fox Island (Wash.); Forests;

July, 1966, aerial view of the Spanaway-McChord area. McChord AFB to the right; two planes visible on McChord Field. Lake in upper center is Spanaway Lake. The Richards photographer was supposed to take views of Frederickson as well; however, heavy smog prevented this from occurring. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.

Aerial photographs; McChord Field (Tacoma); Spanaway Lake (Wash.);

Looking south on Veterans Drive S.W. in Lake City as seen by air on August 7, 1966. The wide, curving road travels past the Veterans Garage, lower-left center, and continues past the Shop-Rite Food Center, large building on left side of Veterans Drive. Lake at the top of the photograph is American Lake; two float planes are visible at the boat launch. Park close by is the American Lake North County Park. Photograph ordered by Bank of Tacoma.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Lake City; Shop-Rite Food Center (Lake City); Veterans Garage (Lake City); American Lake (Wash.);

Aerial view of St. Regis Paper Co. 's distribution center in Issaquah on August 11, 1966. Piles of plywood are stored both under cover and stacked neatly out in the open. The company's name is prominently displayed on the large plant roof. The new facility distributes building material supplies. Company officials indicated that the distribution center is located in an area where officials foresee high growth potential. Photograph ordered by St. Regis Paper Co. (TNT 9-4-66, A-10)

Aerial photographs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Issaquah);

Chrysanthemums on display. Harold Evans, Mrs. Ken Ferguson and Wilfred Sargeant admire the chrysanthemums on display on September 29, 1966 at the home of Mrs. Ferguson, 1118 So. 62nd St. The 'mums may have been ready for entry in the Chrysanthemum Growers of Tacoma Show at Visitation Hall the weekend of October 21, 1966. The show would be free to the public. Mr. Evans was the club president, Mrs. Ferguson the show chairman and Mr. Sargeant, club instructor. Photograph ordered by the Chrysanthemum Growers Assn. (TNT 10-18-66, D-11)

Chrysanthemums--Tacoma; Evans, Harold; Ferguson, Ken--Family; Sargeant, Wilfred;

Elegant North end home, close to Stadium High School, restored to reflect its Victorian-era origins. Built in 1890 and known to many as the residence of David Dowd, the large home has an expansive porch, steeply pitched roof, and decorative shingles. The home is now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hood, formerly of Alexandria, Virginia. The Hoods have filled their new home with many antiques including a Tiffany glass lamp, Hepplewhite furniture and a French hand-tooled prayer chair. Old tintypes and beer trays also bring a touch of the past to the No. E St. residence. Photograph ordered by Seattle P.I. (TNT 6-12-66, D-3)

Houses--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hood, Ernest--Homes & haunts;

Studio set-up of model crane taken on September 6, 1966. This is a model of a U.S. Navy 47 1/2-ton missile and boat crane manufactured by Star Iron & Steel of Tacoma. The company built many heavy duty cranes for the government during WWII and continued after the war to manufacture cranes and other equipment for government and private industry. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel.

Models; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

Grand opening of the Villa Plaza Pay 'n Save drugstore. It was opened seven days a week, including Sunday hours. Gordon Poyner, who had formerly operated the Everett store, was the store's manager. The 26th Pay 'n Save opened on September 27, 1966. The drugstore chain had grown from a single Seattle store in 1947 to an international firm by the mid-60s. The 18,000 square foot store located in the Villa Plaza Shopping Center would carry a full line of prescription drugs plus over 40,000 items of merchandise including cosmetics, camera equipment and sporting goods. (TNT 9-26-66, A-8)

Pay 'n Save (Lakewood); Drugstores--Lakewood; Facades--Lakewood--1960-1970;

Carols ring through the air as five children entertain shoppers at the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center on December 2, 1966. They are standing in front of an enormous Christmas tree which is decorated in tinsel and sparkling ornaments. Photograph ordered by Northwest Advertising Agency, Seattle. TPL-10590

Singers; Christmas carols; Christmas trees--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Mall Shopping Center (Tacoma); Shopping centers--Tacoma;

A new Wigwam department store opened in Puyallup at 515 So. Meridian on August 18, 1966. Going over final details before the store's grand opening were Gordon L. McLeod, district manager, and C.J. Phillips, general manager of the 18 Washington Wigwam stores. The store's distinctive neon signage is on top of the $185,000 pre-cast concrete structure. Wigwam was expanding in the Puget Sound area. It had opened its first store in Tacoma the previous year at 92nd and Pacific. The Puyallup store located in the Wigwam-Safeway shopping center between South 5th and 6th on Meridian was the fourth Wigwam store in the Tacoma-area. Norman Crofford, a recent transfer from the Phoenix Wigwam, would manage the store's 15 full-time employees. (TNT 8-17-66, A-6) TPL-9440

Wigwam (Puyallup); Department stores--Puyallup--1960-1970; Electric signs--Puyallup; McLeod, Gordon L.; Phillips, C.J.;

This photograph of Dr. Douglas Buttorff's fishing cabin at Arletta, near Gig Harbor, was taken in September of 1959 for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. It was used in an advertisement in the March 26, 1960 Saturday Evening Post. The cabin is composed of two living areas separated by a open air dining or seating area. The chimney indicates that it probably had a woodstove. Dr. Buttorff's medical office was at 1212 So. 11th in Tacoma; he and his wife, Nancy, lived at 3705 No. Washington.

Buttorff, Douglas--Homes & haunts; Cabins--Arletta--1950-1960;

The former Yorktheimer residence, 27 Broadway, taken from Stadium Way; the rear entrance to the home. The ornate home was built in 1887 in the florid style of the eighties. The home was occupied by the Cardin and Chambers families. In 1910, it served as the home of the Gatlin Institute and its alcoholism cure. The home was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yorktheimer in 1918. The family, consisting of the mother, father and four daughters, moved in on Armistice Day. The 16 room house had an elaborate interior with a massive staircase of hardwood, huge paneled wooden doors and intricately carved wooden lacework. One of the daughters, Miss Blanche Yorktheimer, still resided in the house until 1959. The home was bought by a trio of investors and demolished in 1959 to make way for the 12 story, 108 unit apartment building, Belmont Terrace. (TNT 8/30/1959, pg. 1) TPL-9850

Houses--Tacoma--1880-1890;

Lundberg Concrete Pipe Co. Lundberg was a family owned business with Oscar Lundberg as president. They had a large plant on Center St. near Allenmore Golf course. They manufactured pipe and used the surrounding hillsides as storage.

Lundberg Concrete Pipe Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Pipes (Conduits)--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Five "metro mite" walk in delivery trucks built by International Harvester and their drivers were lined up in front of the Peerless Laundry at 2912 South 12th Street for a group portrait in August of 1959. Peerless, which was founded by Edward V. Hudson in the 1930s, performed dry cleaning, as well as personal and commercial laundry service. With their fleet of trucks, they did both pick up and deliveries to businesses and residences. This building was destroyed by fire in December, 1974. A new building was built in 1975; it also was destroyed by fire in 1988. Rebuilt yet again, Peerless Laundry is still on South 12th. TPL-9818

Peerless Laundry (Tacoma); Cleaning establishments--Tacoma; Trucks--1950-1960; International Harvester Co. (Tacoma);

The Washington Co-op farm supply display. On display are items such as milking machines and equipment, egg incubators, tires and freezers. The room is crowded with things that are needed on a family farm.

Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Agricultural industries;

Interior of the Washington Coop warehouse. The forklift driver to the right pauses in his movement of boxes to discuss things with a man with a clipboard. The man to the left of the picture is using a manually operated fork lift.

Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma); Warehouses--1950-1960; Hoisting machinery;

Interior of the warehouse at Western Drug Supply at 3908 6th Ave. A roller conveyor belt circles around a Series 50 IBM model that appears to be printing orders. The orders go into the cardboard boxes and on down the belt to be filled. Many potted plants and flowers with cards attached have been sent to celebrate the warehouse's grand opening. This warehouse is the fifth in the firm's chain. Other distribution centers are located in Seattle, Spokane, Eugene and Sacramento. The warehouse supplies drugs to pharmacies. This location will serve Tacoma, Bremerton and all of southwest Washington. (TNT 8/5/1959, pg C-16, 9/27/1959, pg. B-5)

Western Drug Supply (Tacoma); Pharmaceutical industry--Tacoma; Medicines; Drugstores--Tacoma; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Business enterprises--Tacoma;

ca. 1959. Apparently in 1959, Las Vegas was still viewed as a "cowboy" town by the women of Tacoma. This photograph, which ran in the News Tribune in October of that year shows (l to r) Mrs. Warren Peterson, Lucille (Mrs. Maurice) Finnigan, Mrs. Robert Holder, Dorothy (Mrs. Norbert) Knecht, Jean (Mrs. William) Jepsen and Patricia (Mrs. Jay) Dahl. They were all dressed in Western attire to help promote the two "Las Vegas Comes to Elks" parties that were being held at the Elks Club on October 23 and 24. (TNT 10/18/1959, pg. D-4)

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Finnigan, Lucille; Knecht, Dorothy; Jepsen, Jean; Dahl, Patricia;

Studio exposure of the customer's model, ordered by Sun Lake Stores Inc. of Coulee City, Wa. This store model was being designed to sit on the edge of a cliff with an observation window intended to take in the sights of the majestic country surrounding the Grand Coulee Dam. Through a series of pictures, an artist has altered the photographs, changing a roofline or adding a fence and then re-photographed the altered picture. For the full series, see image #2, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 10c. Here the artist has changed the shape of the roof, added a room of floor to ceiling glass in the back and added a rock fence at the edge of the cliff.

Building models; Sun Lake Stores Inc. (Coulee City);

Studio exposure of the customer's model, ordered by Sun Lake Stores Inc. of Coulee City, Wa. For this view, a second floor has been added to the original model and the cars and phone booth placed on what was previously the roof. The roofline has also been altered, extending the observation area and the second floor out over the edge of the cliff. For the full series, see image #2, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 10c.

Building models; Sun Lake Stores Inc. (Coulee City);

Studio exposure of the customer's model, ordered by Sun Lake Stores Inc. of Coulee City, Wa. This store model was being designed to sit on the edge of a cliff with an observation window intended to take in the sights of the majestic country surrounding the Grand Coulee Dam. For the full series, see image #2, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 10c.

Building models; Sun Lake Stores Inc. (Coulee City);

Tests being run on a 70 foot concrete beam constructed by Concrete Technology Corp., photograph ordered by the Lone Star Cement Co. in Seattle. Concrete Technology (or Engineering Co.) was located at 1123 Port of Tacoma Rd. and specialized in prestressed concrete beams and forms. Advantages of the prestressed materials included economy, durability, fire resistance and freedom from corrosion and rot. (TNT 9/7/1959, pg. C-2)

Concrete Engineering Co. (Tacoma); Concrete; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In November of 1959, two unidentified women, dressed in black, demonstrate the exercise equipment at the New Era Studio at 6011 Mount Tacoma Dr. S.W. in Lakewood, one of a chain of Body Culture Studios. One of the women spins away on an exercise bike while the other sits at a rowing machine. The women, and the photographer, are reflected in the surrounding mirrors. The low-tech exercise bike resembles a bicycle cut in half more than the stationary bikes of today. The studio offered body building and weight control equipment. It also gave a one year guarantee or your money back. At the end of one year, women were guaranteed a 15 pound loss and 2 additional inches on the bustline, while men were promised more muscle. (TNT 11/8/1959, pg. D-14)

Exercise equipment & supplies; Weight loss--Tacoma--1950-1960; Physical fitness--1950-1960; New Era Studio (Lakewood);

ca. 1959. The latest in exercise machines featuring passive spot reducing, photograph ordered by Western Builders. The model stands at a machine on the right that contains a roller. Aimed at the midriff section, it was designed to roll the excess inches away. On the left, the model would stand with the belt around her middle, it would than vibrate back & forth, whittling down a waistline. All of this was of course wishful thinking, but it did not stop reducing from being a boom business in America, with weight reduction salons all across the country with names the Body Culture Studio. Known locally as the New Era Studio, the gym was owned by Donna and Riley N. Keith and located in Lakewood Square at 6011 Mt. Tacoma Dr. SW., across from the Embers Restaurant. The Keiths were returning to the area after opening Body Culture Studios from California to Canada. Their slogan was "Add years to your life and life to your years." (TNT 11/8/1959, pg. D-14)

Exercise equipment & supplies; Weight loss--Tacoma--1950-1960; Physical fitness--1950-1960; New Era Studio (Lakewood);

Approximately 150 officials and onlookers watched in October of 1959 when Governor Albert D. Rosellini cut the bright red ribbon to open the first stretch of the Tacoma Freeway (I-5). The section ran from Gravelly Lake Dr. (near Ponders) to 72nd St.; the Highway 5G (south 104th St.) cloverleaf overpass is at top. City, county and state dignitaries waited to tour, with the governor, the 6 lane stretch of highway, that cost $4,800,000 to construct. Gov. Rosellini is in the center of the picture, to the left of Rosellini is County Commissioner Fritz Geiger and to the left of him is Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson. To the far right of the picture is Highways Director William A. Bugge. This is one of the least expensive segments of the freeway in Tacoma; the total cost of the freeway within the Tacoma city limits was 25 million dollars. (TNT 10/1/1959, pg. 1)

Express highways--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rosellini, Albert D.; Hanson, Ben; Geiger, Fritz; Bugge, William A.;

Lincoln High School drill team Marcetta-Ki for the 1960 yearbook "Lincolnian." Marcetta Ki was Lincoln's marching team. They performed at half times during home games and marched in 3 parades in 1960, one of which was Tacoma's Daffodil Parade. Girls with good posture, average grades, a nice personality and good figure were chosen to be members of the club. ( "1960 Lincolnian")

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Marcetta-Ki (Tacoma); Drum majorettes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Drill teams;

Scenes from "Paris in Orbit," organized by the Tacoma Roller Skating Dance and Figure Club and presented at the Tacoma Roller Bowl at 7455 South Tacoma Way on November 29- December 1, 1959. In "The Gingham Kids", a quartet in gingham skates a fours routine. The four represented carefree youngsters cycling tandem bicycles in the park. They then parked the bikes and skated for the audience. The four are, left to right, Lanette Adams, Chuck Reece, Mark Johnson and Jean Reinhardt. (TNT 11/22/1959, pg. D-11; 11/29/1959, pg. D-12) TPL-9254

Roller skating--Tacoma--1950-1960; Skaters; Skating--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Roller Bowl (Tacoma); Adams, Lanette; Reinhardt, Jean; Reece, Chuck; Johnson, Mark; Tacoma Roller Skating Dance and Figure Club (Tacoma);