2 images. Built circa 1889 Oakland House / Oakland Hotel Charles H. Evans, operator City Directory (1890) ----- Puget Sound Second Hand Store TNT 1/21/1999 p.B2 South Sound Photo Album (il c.1895) ----- Fuji Store -Japanese products TNT 6/18/1939 p.A9 (remodeling) 979.778 M271F p.52 (il in 1917) ----- Imperial Club TNT 1/5/1951 p.1 Seven bottle clubs hit in raids ----- Wing's Sport & Tackle Center Bill Wing, operator TNT 4/15/1958 p.19 Enlarged Wing's open (remodeling by Geo. Reist, contr.) (il) ----- Hobby-Byke-Tacoma TNT 11/13/1968 p.B6 Fire damages Broadway firm
5 images. Auditorium Bldg. Anton Huth estate, builder Roland E. Borhek, arch. O.F. Larson, contr. -sections of Germania Hall (same address) may have been used in construction of bldg. -opened 1/11/1922 -bldg. was combined with the bldg. at 1302-06 Fawcett Ave. during remodeling c.1931 and was renamed the Crescent Ballroom -partial plans at TPL SEE ALSO: 1302-06 FAWCETT AVE. TDL 11/13/1921 p.B7 Work starts on new Auditorium (sketch) TDL 1/1/1922 p.E2 New Auditorium ready to open TDL 6/2/1923 p.1 Fair Tacoma bows at fair Rodolph's feet (appearance by Rodolph Valentino) (hard copy only) TNT 6/2/1923 p.5 Sheik and wife in dances here TDL 2/5/1932 p.1 Democrats take over city today TDL 12/16/1932 p.1 Pavement pounders to prance (policemen's ball) TDL 7/14/1933 p.1 Roberson flays officials ----- Crescent Ballroom T.Times 7/8/1937 p.3 (ad for appearance of the Phil Harris Orchestra) TNT 3/15/1940 p.16 (ad for appearance of Black jazz artist Jimmy Lunceford) TNT 4/20/1942 p.7 The Crescent Ballroom gains in popularity TNT 1/17/1958 p.14 Teen hop (including the Blues Notes and Edgar Johnson) TNT 6/3/1958 p.19 (ad for appearance by singer Gene Vincent) TNT 11/14/1958 p.12 Grand Ole Opry TNT 6/12/1959 p.12 Dance tonite with 'Lil Bill and the Blue Notes TNT 2/18/1960 p.C9 Wrestling at the Crescent Ballroom TNT 2/20/1960 p.3 Duane Eddy in person TNT 2/29/1960 p.17 Dancer, 79, dies in ballroom TNT 6/1/1961 p.B6 Tonite: Etta James TNT 10/27/1961 p.14 Pat O'Day presents Conway Twitty TNT 11/30/1962 p.18 (ad for appearance by singer Bobby Vee) TNT 5/31/1963 p.14 The Sonics, plus KJR's Pat O'Day TNT 9/6/1963 p.A6 Battle of the bands; the Sonics, the Elegants 784.53 EN32N p.17 Little Bill and the Bluenotes City Directory (1936-1965) ----- Legends Auditorium TNT 5/9/1990 p.E1 Man planning dance hall revival (interior il) ----- TNT 8/8/2000 p.B7 Letters ... Tacoma shouldn't let Crescent Ballroom die (il) TNT 2/4/2001 p.D1 Reducing the neglected nine to the tattered two (il) TNT 7/12/2001 p.D1 Crescent wasn't strictly ballroom; new owner working on plans (sketch) Business Examiner 7/23/2001 p.25 Crescent Ballroom finally gets new life (il) T.Reporter 7/26/2001 p.3 Inside the bubble ... (il of bldg. wrapped in packaging) TNT 7/31/2001 p.D2 Ballroom mirrored ball found (at the Metropolitan Park District) T.Reporter 9/20/2001 p.3 Seen & heard (il of American flag on bldg.) T.Reporter 1/10/2002 p.3 Seen & heard (il) Business Examiner 2/4/2002 p.14 Ford showroon has entirely new outlook (il) TNT 10/23/2005 p.B3 Glass artist helps area dance symbols shine again (ballroom's mirrored ball moved to the South Park Community Center) (il of ball) Senior Scene Nov. 2005 p.5 Crescent Ballroom Mirror Ball debuts at South Park ----- TRA Medical Imaging Business Examiner 7/23/2007 p.18 Former Ford dealership to house medical operations (remodeling by BCRA Design, arch.) (il) TNT 10/3/2007 p.D1 Fresh start for historic venue (Mountain Construction Co., contr. for remodeling) (il) Business Examiner 7/21/2008 Special TRA Suppl. (il) TNT 7/25/2008 p.B1 Here's a test of your Tacoma music history
5 images. Germania Hall Farrell & Darmer, arch. Opperman & Berens, contr. -partial plans for remodeling at TPL (Sutton, Whitney & Dugan Coll.) -later occupied by the Moose Lodge, bldg. was called Tahoma Hall when it was destroyed by fire in 1921 -sections of Germania Hall may have been used in the construction of the Auditorium Bldg. (same address) TDL 7/24/1888 p.4 Another large building TDL 9/1/1888 p.5 permits TDL 9/16/1888 p.8 permits TDL 12/9/1888 p.4 The Germania Hall TDL 1/19/1889 p.4 Germania Society TDL 2/23/1889 p.4 Germania Hall dedicated today TDL 4/4/1889 p.5 Another theater TDL 4/6/1889 p.5 To be equipped with some elegant scenery TDL 6/6/1889 p.5 (basement to be remodeled for Tacoma Guard by Farrell & Darmer, arch.) TDL 9/15/1889 p.4 (bldg. granted controversial liquor license) TDL 9/22/1889 p.5 Clergy and Council TDL 9/23/1889 p.5 Germans pass resolutions (liquor license) TDL 3/22/1891 p.3 The rights of labor (lecture by Samuel Gompers) TNT 4/7/1953 p.E7 Early band loud, not good (interior il of Tradesmen's Musicians Union Band, Harmony Lodge No. 1) 720.28 Su87A 917.9778 T119TV (sketch) ----- Moose Hall / Tacoma Lodge No.435, Loyal Order of Moose TDL 11/12/1911 p.5 Moose secure hall (to be remodeled by Dugan & Lewis, arch.) TDL 11/26/1911 p.33 Moose Hall plans are now complete TDL 5/12/1912 p.12 (interior il during Republican Party convention) TDL 5/31/1914 p.20 Many targets aimed at by Mother Jones (lecture) TDL 6/14/1914 p.6 (interior il) TDL 11/13/1921 p.B7 (mention that Germania Hall "recently destroyed by fire") ----- -print at TPL (TPL #1104)
First Christian Church J.H. Lotz, carpentry work -dedicated 8/1/1886 -addition in 1896 TDL 7/3/1886 p.5 permits TDL 8/1/1886 p.5 (dedication) TDL 5/25/1896 p.5 Will build a new church T.Times 12/20/1929 Christian Church militant 979.72 H91 Vol.I p.387 979.778 H628H Vol.III p.36
Home Country Store -formerly Home Feed & Grocery, Heiman's Store -owners included: Joe Heiman, Albert & Dave Carlson, Dan Lane, Al Tillman -residence behind store built by Dan Lane GTWY 3/28/2001 p.A12 New Home store now under construction (bldg. to be demolished) GTWY 6/27/2001 p.A9 The fall and rise of Home Country Store (il) Key Penin. News July 2001 p.1 Down it comes! (il of demolition)
house GTWY 7/12/2000 p.A1 New home in Home for one sweet dollar (Paul Nankumg sells house on the site of Home Country Store to Al & Sharon Slone, to be moved)
Home Country Store Young Namkung, builder Casey Construction, contr. -opened 8/11/2001 GTWY 3/28/2001 p.A12 New Home store now under construction GTWY 4/11/2001 p.A1 Much bigger Home Country Store aims for June opening GTWY 5/30/2001 p.A9 No date on Country Store's move (il under construction) GTWY 8/15/2001 p.A7 Home Country Store back in business (interior il)
