John Morgan Family YMCA Tacoma-Pierce County Young Men's Christian Assoc., builder Robert Billsbrough Price & Associates, arch. John H. Sellen Construction Co. (Seattle), contr. -opened Oct. 1977 -named in honor of local YMCA director and activist John Morgan
TNT 7/21/1974 YMCA launches building drive
TNT 6/17/1975 YMCA building a grand old man
TNT 8/10/1975 p.D6 YMCA planning to build $3.8 million facility (sketch)
TNT 11/9/1975 From old to new; a big jump for YMCA (sketch)
TNT 3/3/1976 YMCA plan (il)
TNT 6/24/1976 Seattle firm picked to build new YMCA
TNT 9/12/1976 p.H2 New YMCA is rising, but funds are still needed (il)
TNT 4/17/1977 p.H10 YMCA construction shaping up (il)
TNT 8/7/1977 YMCA preparing for opening next month (interior il)
TNT 10/2/1977 YMCA planning paid off in new plant (interior il of Indian art murals designed by Robert B. Price, Jr., son the building's architect)
TNT 11/17/1977 New Y burdened only by success
TNT 4/19/1979 New Y gymnasium to be built in July (addition by Robert Billsbrough Price & Associates, arch., Jess Bickford, project arch.)
TNT 7/31/1980 YMCA to dedicated $1.5 million gym, new facilities
TNT 10/4/2002 p.B2 ... celebrates 25 years Saturday
TNT 9/2/2007 p.B3 A team effort (il of volunteers building a playground)
3 images. Gaffney Funeral Home Theodore B. Gaffney, builder Heath, Gove & Bell, arch. West End Exchange, contr. -brick and concrete with cast stone trim
TDL 1/24/1932 p.D6 permits
TDL 2/14/1932 p.D6 Funeral home slated to be finished April 1 (sketch)
TDL 5/22/1932 p.C6 (progress)
TDL 6/26/1932 p.A2 (il) p.C6 New mortuary open to public
TNT 9/11/1957 p.A8 $7,000 loss in group of fires
TNT 9/12/1957 p.C2 Woman given jail term after apartment fire 929.5097977 R2778C p.102 (il) 979.778 H628H Vol.I p.438 ----- -print at TPL (Richards Coll. #A106242-2)
TNT 12/14/1960 p.D3 Experimental structure will be playshed (il of shelter by Robert Waring / Douglas Fir Plywood Assoc., arch. and Korsmo Bros. Construction, contr.)
TNT 1/5/1961 p.7 Better days in store for Lakes Library (housed in basement of school)
TNT 6/7/1977 Students out, administrators in (bldg. to be converted into administration offices) (il)
TNT 8/10/1994 p.B1 Park Lodge alumni fight to save building from wrecking ball (il)
TNT 9/14/1994 p.B6 Park Lodge School will go, but group to save it may turn efforts elsewhere
TNT 9/28/1994 p.B3 Demolition finalizes debate over Park Lodge school 979.778 D921L p.30,31 (il)