ca. 1926. Unidentified Grocery Store interior. Counter with scales on top, dairy and meat case below. Packaged and canned food on shelves behind. For Andrews Showcase Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. Unidentified Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with cash register in center of countertop. Packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. Dairy case inside market. Milk and cheese in case, packaged foods on shelves behind counter. Ordered by B. Wingard and Sons, manufacturers of butcher supplies. (filed with Argentum)
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Showcases;
ca. ,1926. Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with scales in center, packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. The central building in the picture is 1113 Broadway, viewed from the Commerce Street side. It was built in 1890 and designed by Kissam & Morris, architects. Over the years it has had many tenants, including the Tacoma Daily News. In 1926, on the ground floor was the "Heather Bell Restaurant." The address for the cafe was 1114 Commerce. It was known as the Heather Bell from 1925-28, later as the "Bell Cafe." Above the Heather Bell were the offices of L. R. Clark, dentists. To the right of the picture is 1112 Commerce, the location of F. Kuchera & Son Co., wholesale leather and findings. The company was owned jointly by Edward, Frank Jr., William, Otto and Marie (Frank Sr's widow) Kuchera. The building, although greatly changed, is still standing in downtown Tacoma.
Heather Bell Restaurant (Tacoma); F. Kuchera & Son Co. (Tacoma);
ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. From 1914 until 1959, the stone quarry was operated by Robert Walker of the Walker Cut Stone Co. Located about a quarter mile up and to the left of the town, the Wilkeson stone quarry was a section of hillside 250 feet high and 175 feet across. It required three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms located on the face of the sandstone. The temporary platforms were moved as the men worked about the face of the stone. Wilkeson sandstone had waterproof qualities and was highly valued as a durable building material. TPL-976 ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)
Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;
ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. Located about 3 miles southwest of the current location of Buckley, Wilkeson was an important producer of coal and sandstone. Sandstone was a common building and paving material. The sandstone quarry was operated by Walker Cut Stone from 1914-1959. The drillers and powdermen worked from temporary platforms on the face of the stone that could be moved as needed. It took three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms to work. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)
Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;
ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. A large block of stone is being hoisted out of the quarry. The rock they removed had to come down in solid square pieces, averaging 30 tons each. The stones were then loaded onto railroad cars to be sent to Tacoma for processing. Wilkeson sandstone was used frequently as a building material in Tacoma and around the state. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)
Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;
Fleharty Meat Market, Seattle, circa 1926. View through windows into meat market. Man and woman, likely Mr. and Mrs. George Fleharty, behind counter, fresh meat case, scale, flowers and plants, calendars on back wall . (filed with Argentum)
The meat counter at Dan's Market, 85 Pike St., Seattle. Among the items offered are Corned Beef at 10 cents per pound, wieners at 20 cents per lb and sausage. Whole chickens and other meats hang from the ceiling above the counter. (WSHS)
Unidentified Grocery Store interior showing display case. Counter with scales on top, dairy and meat case below. Gold Medal and Lake Park butter in case. Canned food on shelves, Tacoma Dairy calendar in background. For Andrews Showcase Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1927. View of furniture exhibit with tile faced fireplace in large exposition hall. Banners draped from ceiling. For Washington Parlor Furniture Company. The company was located on the Tacoma Tideflats at 402 E. 11th St. It was known for its fine overstuffed furniture. Its products were marketed in Washington, California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah. Their sales output per year was approximately $600,000. (Argentum) (TDL 7/25/1927, pg. 10- info only)
Washington Parlor Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Furniture--1920-1930; Fireplaces;
ca. 1927. View of living room with large stone fireplace, showing furniture. For Washington Parlor Furniture Company. The furniture company was located on the Tideflats, at the foot of the 11th Street Bridge, at 402 E. 11th St. The 1927 City Directory lists George Slyter as president, manager and secretary and W.D. Smith as vice president and treasurer. The company was noted for its manufacture of fine overstuffed furniture. They went out of business in 1933. (Argentum)
Washington Parlor Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Living rooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Furniture--1920-1930; Fireplaces;
ca. 1927. Mrs. Ethel A. Adams posed in her new Whippet 4 coupe in front of the West Side Grocery Co., circa 1927. The new two passenger closed model of the Whippet Line was becoming very popular. Mrs. Adams had purchased hers from Manley Motor Co., Overland and Willys-Knight dealer. She had also recently purchased the West Side Grocery store at 608 No. Pine. (WSHS) (TDL 2/20/1927, pg. 4G)
West Side Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Adams, Ethel; Whippet automobiles;
ca. 1927. Guy N. McCoy's Park Avenue Garage, service station at 56th & Park. Frame service station building, automobiles getting gas. The station was built in 1922. For Sperry & Hutchinson Trading Stamp Company. (filed with Argentum)
Park Avenue Garage (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1920-1930;
ca. 1927. This is the interior of the East End Market, 3102-08 Portland Ave., possibly around the time of its grand opening in July of 1927. The market was built for the Sotak Bros. by the Standard Construction Co. Some of the employees present have been identified as John Sotak, Vera Sotak, Mike Sotak, Leona Sotak (Mrs. Chuck) Paulik and Marie Sotak. Chuck Paulik would open Chuck's Lunch & Tavern in 1930 in part of the building. Chuck's Lunch would be renamed Chuck's Alibi Restaurant (after its cocktail room) in 1968. Photograph ordered by Economy Ice Machine Company. (Argentum) (Additional information/identification provided by a reader)
East End Market (Tacoma); Sotak, John; Sotak, Vera; Sotak, Mike; Paulik, Leona Sotak; Sotak, Marie;
ca. 1927. View of false room with tile faced fireplace, containing furniture exhibit. For Washington Parlor Furniture Company. Display is probably located in their showroom at 402 E 11th St., on the Tideflats. The company employed 150 persons with a yearly payroll of $200,000. (Argentum)
Washington Parlor Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Living rooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Furniture--1920-1930; Fireplaces;
ca. 1927. Whippet Automobile on Coast to Coast trip in front of Manley Motor Company Inc. Manley was the official dealer for Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles. The Whippet automobile was manufactured from 1926-1931 by Willys Overland. The Whippet was an affordable vehicle designed to compete with Ford's Model T. (filed with Argentum)
Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Manley Motor Co. (Tacoma); Whippet automobile;
ca. 1927. C&M Grocery Company, Stalls 108 -111, Crystal Palace Market. Men behind counter are likely owners Nunzio Carnevale and James Maruca. Ordered by Toledo Scales. (Argentum)
Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); C & M Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;
ca. 1927. Unidentified meat market, possibly grand opening- suggested by bouquets of flowers on counter. Four white coated butchers stand behind the counter. (WSHS)
ca. 1927. City Meat Market, stall #123 at the Crystal Palace Market. The market was owned by C.M. Wirges and T.J. Kenney and was also located at 314 So. 11th. (WSHS)
ca. 1927. Crystal Palace Fish Market, Stalls 5 and 6, Crystal Palace Market. Two men behind counter, likely owners Harry Masouras and Aro Delimitros. Ordered by Toledo Scales. (Argentum)
