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;

Puget Sound Auto Electric offered automobile radio installation, repairs, engine tune-ups, carburetor repairs and electrical servicing. They were a progressive and fast growing firm. Exterior view of Puget Sound Auto located at the corner of South 7th Street and Pacific Avenue, Nesbitt's orange soda billboard on right side.

Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Storefronts--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Puget Sound Auto Electric Co. (Tacoma);

Central Motors building shots. One story building showing both service and body shop entrances. The overhead sign indicated automobiles are "bought, sold and serviced". Over the door is painted, "Thru this door you'll Find the Best Used Cars in Town". TPL-1727.

Automobile repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Central Motors (Tacoma);

Standard Oil Co. started doing business in Tacoma in 1886, by shipping oil from Cleveland, Ohio to Tacoma in box and tank cars. They have grown and expanded and now have new offices and tanks on the Tideflats.View of new Standard Oil service station in Tacoma and Tahoma Motor Court on left side. TPL-3543

Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma);

Roxy Theater. A tall young man wearing a wide-brimmed black hat and black cape stands outside the theater on November 19, 1946 announcing the movie now showing, "Cloak and Dagger" starring Gary Cooper.

Roxy Theatre (Tacoma); Marquees--Tacoma--1940-1950; Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Advertising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Motion pictures;

Tacoma Transit Company. The front corner of the Sixth Avenue-Stevens Street bus has been severely damaged. The windshield is shattered and broken all across the front and the door passengers enter is demolished. Ordered and paid for by Tacoma Transit Company. A strike by Transit Company employees ended November 1, 1946. A record snowstorm, lasting all week, started November 18th, and all schools were closed. Neither local newspaper reported an accident with the Transit Company.

Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma); Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mass transit--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wrecks; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1940-1950;

General view of Sanford Nash Company. Stucco building at Sixth and Tacoma Avenues, two Nash automobiles in showroom windows, neon and painted signs on building.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nash Metropolitan automobile; Sanford-Nash, Inc. (Tacoma);

General view of Ray Ridge Motors, Lincoln/Mercury dealer. A corner view of the large automobile dealership building. New automobiles are seen through the showroom windows. A Model A Ford, five window coupe is parked at the curb. Large home on G Street in background.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma);

Harry L. Brown and J. C. Haley were the founders of Brown and Haley candy company. Although Almond Roca was their most popular item, they also made many other types of candy and chocolates. Brown and Haley chocolates became one of the finest chocolate products produced in America. View of candy maker using Armour's Cloverbloom butter.

Cookery--Tacoma; Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Butter; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Harold A. Sanford was the President of Sanford-Nash Inc., he had been in the Nash dealership business since 1918. Exterior view of Sanford Nash Company, two signs posted by entrance tell us this is the Parts Department for used cars, the Service Department is located on lower floor. Stucco building at Sixth and Tacoma Avenue, two Nash automobiles in showroom windows, neon and painted signs on building. Photograph taken on February 24, 1947.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Sanford-Nash, Inc. (Tacoma); Signs (Notices); Showrooms--Tacoma; Nash automobile;

Brown and Haley was founded by Harry L. Brown and J. C. Haley. They used the purest, richest chocolate, highest quality of nuts and only the best ingredients in candy making. Brown and Haley established a highly respected candy empire in Tacoma. View of Brown and Haley's two pound box of "Mary Ann" Chocolates.

Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Candy--Tacoma; Boxes; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Braley's drug store was the first to receive a commercial lease in the Medical Arts building, the 10 year lease was given to Ed R. Braley in 1930. Mr. Braley is the owner and a licensed pharmacist, he also has another Braley's drug store in Seattle. Interior view of Braley's, medicines are lined up against the left wall, other drug store items are on counter next to cash register.

Drugstores--Tacoma; Medicines; Showcases; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Braley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Medical Arts Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. Crowd lined-up on sidewalk at Sears, Roebuck and Company for sale on alarm clocks in this circa 1943 photograph. The department store advertised as "Tacoma's Modern Store" featured an updated facade of stucco with a black glass tiled corner entry. Hooded street lamp.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crowds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Queues--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Broadway Motor Company. Signs "We Pay High Prices for your Car or Equity", See Us First" and "Service Entrance". One automobile is seen parked in the service entrance and another is in the showroom seen through the window. Building has vertical stone decoration (low relief) and tall glass windows above the first floor.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Broadway Motor Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. Rudder Club, Mr. Avge. Interior of dining room with tables and chairs, doorways leading into additional seating. Floral wallpaper, a figured carpet draperies and lighting add to the ambiance.

Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. Rudder Club, Mr. Avge. Photograph of the interior of the Club, showing the restaurant counter with the kitchen seen through the doorway at the rear. Floral wallpaper, a figured carpet and gleaming linoleum are also shown. Coffee pots are at the ready and the cash register is, too. The Club facilities included a restaurant, bar and club room and lounge. (TNT 8/26/1943, pg. 19)

Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma);

AAA Synthetic Tire Caravan. National and state American Automobile Association officials gather around a Pontiac and inspect the evenness and tire wear of synthetic and recapped tires. Tacoma is one of the stops on an around-the-nation testing tour. (T. Times, 3/3/44, p. 3).

Automobile equipment & supplies; Tire industry;

General Petroleum exterior of 3 plants. Maxwell Petroleum Co. is well known for their modern gasoline outlets. View of the 910 Puyallup Ave. station, which ranks with the nation's most modern, and has been featured in newspapers and magazines as the only one of its kind in America.

Automobile service stations--Tacoma; General Petroleum Corp. (Tacoma); Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. End cup of coffee rationing. A smiling waitress happily holds a trayful of coffee mugs as her co-worker begins to fill them for waiting customers in this circa 1943 photograph. WWll saw many shortages for common items as Americans learned to be patient and abide by federal rationing regulations. (T. Times).

Restaurant workers--1940-1950; Coffee; Coffee cups; Consumer rationing--1940-1950;

In August of 1943, the new Antlers Tavern, owned by Jeo E. Andreo, opened at 1142 Pacific Avenue. The original Antlers Tavern, located at the intersection of the Mountain highway and the county highway road, was destroyed by fire on February 4, 1943. The 60 foot long bar in the new tavern was one of the longest in the city. Several mounted deer's heads are hung on the wall above the back of the bar. The man standing at the right behind the bar is believed to be Joe Andreo.(T.Times, 8/9/1943, p.9)

Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Antlers Tavern (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. The Park Hotel, Nell Edwards, owner. Exterior view of south face of hotel also showing view north along South A Street. Potted trees and flower boxes decorate the front entrance. Public telephone and Red Cross signs can be seen in the lower, right, front window. See also A15760-1.

Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Park Hotel (Tacoma);

The Steak House and No. End Tavern, exterior.

Diners (Restaurants)--Tacoma; Steak House (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma;

Scottish Rite Ball. Guys and gals dance to the music of Bob Dickinson's Orchestra at the Crystal Ball Room in the Hotel Winthrop. Some of the men are in uniform. The women wear floor-length gowns and corsages. Part of the stage and the orchestra can be seen in the background.

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Group portraits--1940-1950; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Scottish Rite (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;

This photograph of Murphy's at 938 Pacific Avenue was taken on December 6, 1946. Nine months earlier, on March 28th, Murphy's was one of seven tavens in Tacoma subjected to a surprise gambling raid by appoximately forty Tacoma policemen. The raids, which happened without orders from the chief of police, resulted in 54 people being arrested for illegal gambling. (TNT 3-30-1946 p.1)

Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Taverns (Inns)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beer halls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Murphy's (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; City & town life--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Trikskirts window display. Rhodes Brothers Department store first opened up on "C" Street in Tacoma, then within a few years had expanded into Seattle and a few other states as well. View of Trikskirts window display, showing a variety of colors and prices.

Department stores--Tacoma; Skirts; Window displays; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma);

ca. 1944. Maxwell service station. Undated photograph, possibly in the mid-40's, of a ten-pump Maxwell service station on Puyallup Avenue in downtown Tacoma. Two vehicles are stopped at the pumps; one has its trunk open and the other is having gas pumped in by an attendant. Maxwell was known for its very modern gasoline outlets. TPL-8459

Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);

Lerner's Dress Shop interior. Lerner's Dress Shop for women was located in the heart of Tacoma's business district, alongside many other Tacoma retail stores.

Clothing stores--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lerner's Dress Shop (Tacoma);

Interior of Pease Brothers Garage. The garage was built in 1913 and in 1926 the Pease family renovated the facility and added an auto maintenance center, which included repairs and washing, in addition to storage. Repairs were done in the basement. View of unidentified auto mechanics surrounded by parts at Pease Bros.

Automobile equipment & supplies; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Pease Brothers (Tacoma);

On April 22, 1941, C.F. Trendall (Chen) Rowe and his wife, the former Evangeline Acheson, pose with the tulips on display by their company, Tacoma Seed Co., at the Bank of California. The 14th annual flower exhibit is composed of over 50 varieties of tulips. (T. Times 4/23/1941, pg. 12)

Bank of California National Association (Tacoma); Rowe, Charles Frederick Trendall; Acheson, Evangeline; Tacoma Seed Co. (Tacoma);