ca. 1979. In 1979, the Barbary Coast occupied much of the ground floor of the Carlton Hotel,

Carlton Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Antique barber chair in an unidentified barbershop, circa 1979. Decorations on the wall feature barber poles and the slogan "Ask for Wildroot." Wildroot Cream Oil hair tonic was preferred by barbers and comic strip character Dick Tracy. By the late seventies when this picture was taken, these items would already be collector's items.

Barbershops--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Architectural detail on the Samson Hotel, 1152-56 Fawcett Ave.

Samson Hotel (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. The ornate outline of the Samson Hotel, 1152-56 Fawcett Ave., shows clearly against a more modern office building in this Cysewski picture from 1979. The Hotel was built in 1889 from a design by F.A. Sexton and was converted to apartments in 1928. After several fires, the building was demolished in 1989. The site, in 2007, is a vacant lot.

Samson Hotel (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Mosaic tile work in front of the lot where the Maple Leaf Hotel was formerly located, 1546-48 Broadway. The Maple Leaf was last listed under that name in 1911; the building was demolished in 1957.

Maple Leaf Hotel (Tacoma); Mosaic pavements--Tacoma--1979-1980;

ca. 1979. Sidewalk leading up along the side of the C. St. Cafe and the rear of the cafe, circa 1979.

C St. Cafe (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Barry Frocks, women's clothier. Night view of store with lighted neon sign and display windows. Mannequins sport the most recent fashions in the display windows; coats, hats, suits and dresses. Floral bouquets fill the area just inside the front entry. TPL-2520

Clothing stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Barry Frocks (Tacoma); Mannequins; Window displays; Dresses; Coats;

Sherwin-Williams Paint and Interior Decorating Store, interior view, as photographed in February of 1946.

Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. (Tacoma); Paints & varnishes; Paint industry--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The A.E. Mulligan Company offered Tacoma customers a conveniently located dealership featuring Studebaker models. Customers admire the new 1946 Studebaker. Neon in windows of showroom and on signs for Temple Theater and Bonneville Hotel visible through glass in background.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Consumers--Tacoma; Studebaker automobile; A.E. Mulligan Co. (Tacoma);

A.E. Mulligan Company, Studebaker dealers. Customers admire the 1946 Studebaker, "First by Far with a Postwar Car" reads banner on wall in background. Hood of one automobile is up displaying engine, photos of other Studebakers hang on walls. Customers browse through the dealership.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Consumers--Tacoma; Studebaker automobile; A.E. Mulligan Co. (Tacoma);

Buck & Sons was owned and operated by Parker J. Buck. They were remodeling this building, which would house their business. Buck and Sons manufactured farm machinery, sold Ford tractors, repaired tractors and sold tractor tires. View of Floyd's Service Station featuring Signal products (Also see D21760-2). TPL-6410

Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Buck & Sons Tractor & Implement Co. (Tacoma);

Rhodes Department Store fabric section.

Business Enterprises - Department Stores - Tacoma - Rhodes Brothers - Fabric Department

Rhodes Department Store corset shop. Undergarments are stacked neatly on two tables in this photograph dated April 29, 1946.

Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1940-1960; Lingerie; Corsets;

Rehn Motor Company. Rehn family (?) by a Chevrolet truck in showroom of the Chevrolet dealership in Gig Harbor.

Automobile dealerships--Gig Harbor--1940-1950; Rehn Motor Co. (Gig Harbor);

Rehn Motor Company. Service department of the Chevrolet dealership in Gig Harbor.

Automobile dealerships--Gig Harbor--1940-1950; Rehn Motor Co. (Gig Harbor);

Munson-Smith Motors was appointed as associated Dodge and Plymouth passenger car dealer and Dodge job-rated truck dealer in South Tacoma. A four-day grand opening was held July 30 - August 3, 1946. The dealership will have a large 140 ft. by 140 ft. service area in the back of the building. L-R, W.M. Dunigan, H.G. Schreiber, Helen Jones, Alberta Smith, co-owner, Major George C. Yates, S.E. "Ed" Munson, co-owner; kneeling, Don Munson and Sam LeCrone.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Munson-Smith Motors (Tacoma); Smith, Alberta; Munson, S.E.;

Ray Ridge Motors for Robert Sconce Advetising. Crowd admires the 1946 Mercurys at Ray Ridge Motors. Night view from outside showroom through plate glass windows. Convertible, sedan and "woody" wagon are visible. Neon signs in windows.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mercury automobile; Showrooms;

Ray Ridge Motors for Robert Sconce Advertising. Crowd admires the 1946 Mercurys at Ray Ridge Motors. Night view from outside showroom through plate glass windows. Convertible, sedan and "woody" wagon are visible. Neon signs in windows.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showrooms;

Standard Oil. Two women compare notes about a photograph. They are standing in front of shelves full of auto care products. RPM Motor Oil is stacked on the bottom shelves. Customers are admonished, "Don't wax it! Mac's it!".

Automobile equipment & supplies; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The staff of The Steak House posed for this photogragh on March 24, 1945 shortly after it expanded by taking over an adjoining building. The Steak House was located at 2622-24 No. Proctor, across the street from the Proctor (now Blue Mouse) Theater. At the time this picture was taken, it was owned by Ted Clark. It closed in the mid-50s.

Restaurant workers--Tacoma; Restaurants--Tacoma; Waitresses--Tacoma; Cooks; Uniforms; Steak House (Tacoma);

Picton's Garage and automobile service station; photograph taken in September of 1945 at an unknown location. A mechanic and another man check under the hood of a panel van.

Automobile service stations--Pierce County; Picton's Garage (Pierce County);

The Standard Oil gas station located at the Camp Tahoma Auto Camp cabins, 3836 South Tacoma Way. The station is glass on all four sides, with venting widows that open at the top. Camp Tahoma's cabins, owned by Frank and B.J. Winkes, offered the driving public an alternative to staying in a hotel. The auto camp was demolished around 1966 to make way for Gill Lincoln Mercury.

Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tourist camps & hostels--Tacoma; Motels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Camp Tahoma (Tacoma);

J. Thomas Standard Oil Service Station. Owned by Joseph & Loretta Thomas. Located at 27th and West Grandview in University Place. A woman is standing by the gasoline pumps and two automobiles are also shown. TPL-3399.

Automobile service stations--University Place--1940-1950; J. Thomas Standard Oil Service Station (University Place);

Post War Celebration at Griffin Fuel Company. A large group of the employees at the company. Some of the drivers sit on top of their trucks.

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955;

Post War Celebration at Griffin Fuel Company. Ed Griffin, president and manager of the company, third from the left, with his brother, Fredric P., on the right. The man at the far left is acting-Mayor Val Fawcett.

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Griffin, Frederic P.; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Post War Celebration at Griffin Fuel Company. A large group of men associated with the company stand outside by the delivery trucks. Post-war plans for the company were announced with an emphasis on expansion. Ed Griffin, president and manager of the company, is standing in the middle of the back row, without a hat, in a light suit. Note the cobble-stone street. The Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House, 250 So. 19th St., can be seen in the background right.

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

Post War Celebration at Griffin Fuel Company. Ed Griffin, president and manager of the company, congratulates Ruth Ziemer on her 14 years with the company. Ruth Ziemer started with Griffin Fuel in 1932 and was secretary-treasurer and general manager of the company. T.A. Stevenson, Russell Barrow, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Fredric Griffin look on.

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ziemer, Ruth; Stevenson, T.A.; Barrow, Russell; Griffin, Frederic P.;

Employees and friends of the Griffin Fuel Co., 1910 Commerce St., gathered outside the business on September 1, 1945, to celebrate the end of World War II. Griffin Fuel was a longtime Tacoma institution as it was founded in 1889 as the Griffin Transfer Co. Ed Griffin, manager and president of the firm, is shown in the foreground gesturing; his brother Fred (with bold print tie) is standing next to acting Tacoma mayor, Val Fawcett. The City Powerhouse is in the background. Photograph donated by Mrs. John Flynn.

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Griffin, Frederic P.; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Telenews marque and front of theatre. Uraniferous chalcedony ore or Rhyolite on display in case "Birth of the Atomic Age".

Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Telenews Theatre (Tacoma); Ore industry;

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;