ca. 1932. Sanitary Meat Market at the Sanitary Public Market, 1108 Market St. Three butchers behind glass and marble meat counter in this circa 1932 photograph. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1932. The Bay City Market and cafe in the Hoffman Block, 1144-46 Pacific Ave., circa 1932. The Hoffman Block was built in 1908 and was the location for the Morris Gross store and later the Central Public Market. In 1932, the storefront was remodeled by Emory Morgan, Architect, for the Bay City Market. Employees in uniform posed in front, NRA posters in windows, Dr. Norris' Tacoma Dental Parlors on second floor, Hotel Ridpath above. The building has since been demolished. (filed with Argentum)
Bay City Market (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dr. Norris' Tacoma Dental Parlors (Tacoma); Hotel Ridpath (Tacoma);
April 6, 1935 saw the Grand Opening of the newest H. Berger & Sons grocery store at 8108 South Tacoma Way. In this photograph, the meat market is featured with an unidentified butcher behind the meat counter, beef and hams hanging behind him and flowers adorning the counter. During the opening sale, steak was available at 18 cents a pound and ground beef at 10 cents. The Tacoma based chain of stores got its start at the turn of the century with Henry Berger's butcher shop. In the old days, Mr. Berger made his own deliveries door to door from his Fern Hill shop with a pushcart. By 1935, this local Tacoma family owned business owned four retail grocery stores plus feed warehouses and its own slaughterhouse. (T. Times 4/5/1935)
H. Berger & Sons (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Butchers--Tacoma;
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;
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. 1926. Grocery store interior. Canned goods on shelves, scale, Wrigleys and Beech Nut Gum, Karo Syrup, Leslie Salt, Snow Flake Crackers in display case. Flowers in vases on countertop. (filed in Argentum)
Washington Co-op Farmers Association "Co-op Eggs" egg shaped delivery van parked in front of the Safeway Store at Sixth and Proctor. The delivery truck was not only eye catching but also aerodynamic.
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Poultry industry--Washington--1940-1950; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);
With its back hatch open, eggs are being removed from the appropriately egg shaped delivery van of the Washington Cooperative Farmers Association in January of 1941. The shipment of eggs were being delivered to the Safeway store at the corner of Sixth and Proctor. Names of the individuals above were not provided. TPL-3191
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Poultry industry--Washington--1940-1950; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);
Interior of Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store, probably Bremerton. Three men stand among the isles between bakery display and canned goods. Sign of wall " Parade of Progress, nationally known grocery products" between two Ritz Cracker advertising panels.
In August of 1938 after many years in the grocery business in Tacoma, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atwood opened a new IGA store at 124 Tacoma Avenue North in the Stadium district. The previously standing brick building was completely remodeled and all new equipment of the latest design was installed. From the gigantic ice cream refrigerator to the marble-topped service counter everything possible was done to create a store that would fulfill the expectations of the discriminating shoppers in this important section of town. (T. Times 8/12/1938)
ca. 1979. Hillside Grocery, 1602 South G St., circa 1979. Double doors are posted with cigarette ads, while adjacent stairs lead to the apartments above. This building was added to the City Registry in 1995. It was built in 1889 as the Estil K Christie Grocery Store and residence. It has had a number of owners through the years. It received the "Hillside" name in the early 1970's.
Managed by Floyd Bloom, the K&W Thriftway in Parkland would be celebrating its grand opening on December 12, 1963. It was combined with Save Way Drugs, managed by Don Shaw. Besides the usual grocery items of meat, fresh produce, and beverages, shoppers could also purchase hardware, variety items, pick up prescriptions and enjoy dining at the snack bar. A new concept of merchandising was used called "total shopping," whereby everything in both stores could be checked through the grocery checkstands instead of individual departments. This was thought to save time and steps for shoppers. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 12-11-63, A-10)
Daily operations at Dalgety Foods. Assembly line workers inspect bags of vegetables, possibly corn, as the bags pass by on the conveyor belt. Dalgety Foods were frozen vegetable and fruit processors. Photograph ordered by Dalgety Foods.
Daily operations at Dalgety Foods. Sparklets Green Peas boxes are possibly being filled with the vegetables or lids mechanically sealed via assembly-line methods in this April, 1978, photograph at the Dalgety Foods plant. Photograph ordered by Dalgety Foods.
Daily operations at Dalgety Foods. Dalgety Foods were frozen vegetable and fruit processors. A Dalgety employee pictured above in April of 1978 is examining trays of Western Family Cut Corn, Bel-Air Green Peas and a succotash mixture. Photograph ordered by Dalgety Foods.
This building at South 12th & Proctor was originally the Steilacoom Line Power House built for the Tacoma & Steilacoom streetcar line back in 1890. In 1947 the old car barn was remodeled into a new grocery store and drugstore using Douglas Fir plywood. Tacoma Food Mart, selling "Shurfine" products, was managed by A J. Ivory. A short time later, the grocery became an A-G store. The Highland Drugstore pictured above was one of many businesses to occupy the building over the years. Photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. TPL-8061
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drugstores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Tacoma Food Mart (Tacoma); Highland Drug (Tacoma);
Big Bear Food Store, Bud Merrell, Grocery store interiors, old "Arney's Market", Colemans. The new Big Bear Store has opened for business and the public are enjoying some of the features of the new grocery store. Some shoppers are coming through the check-out stands and workers are ringing up items at the cash registers and bagging groceries. The store had advertised free coffee, doughnuts and balloons for their grand opening. (TNT, 1/29/1948, p.3 and p.28)
Hogan's Lakewood Center Grocery, Nalley's display. A stack of Nalley's Hamburger Relish selling for 25 cents each is on the shelf over the meat counter. The counter displays potato salad, assorted cold cuts, skinless weiners, lamb, hamburger, and calves liver. A scale to weigh the meat by the pound is at the right. A sign advertises that this store is an "Official Fat Collecting Station". Nalley's reported syrup, salad dressing and oils in short supply compared to demand. Tomato products also continued in short supply. Therefore, the sales drive through the fall months featured hamburger relish. (T.Times, 10/23/1946, p.5)
Grocery stores--Lakewood--1940-1950; Hogan's Fine Foods (Lakewood); Scales; Meat; Food;
Reed Fixtures had moved into a larger building in 1946. They took over a fifty by ninety foot government surplus warehouse located on Center Street. They specialized in business fixtures, display cases and other commercial fixtures. Interior view of grocery store with new Reed fixtures, which included: food shelves, fruit bins, and fixtures for frozen foods. A shopper gets ready to weigh her bananas.
West Coast Grocery, Charles Hyde. Olympia Branch. The grocery warehouse, facing north, was located on the SW corner of Chestnut and Legion Way in Olympia. The building was made of concrete and had an office entrance in the center, flanked by shipping and receiving departments. The 1947 Sanborn map also indicated there was a railroad spur adjacent along Chestnut. (Additional information provided by a reader)
West Coast Grocery Co. (Olympia); Warehouses--Olympia; Railroad crossings--Olympia;
Picture of three men at Cole's Supermarket, 5512 Pacific Ave., taken for advertising copy for grand opening ads. The store featured all new self service and Pictsweet frozen foods. The supermarket was open weekdays 9am-9pm and Sundays from 10am-9pm. New refrigerator cases were installed by Paul's Refrigeration. (TNT 3/3/1950 pg. 12)
Exterior of the new refrigerator case at Cole's Supermarket, modern technology for the preservation of fresh fruits and vegetables installed by Paul's Refrigeration in Tacoma. This photo served as advertising copy for the grand opening of Cole's which featured self service and Pictsweet frozen foods. Free coffee and ice cream for the kids was given at the opening. (TNT 3/3/1950 pg. C-12) TPL-9269
Fixture displays at Sib's Thriftway, 1215 So. Union Ave., showing housewares. A rack of household extension cords is located to the left hand side. The grocery store was owned by Sib L. Carstensen. The numbers on the divided bins possibly indicate the prices. Bundt pans, cookie sheets, muffin tins, pots, utensils, potholders and what appear to be dog or cat food bowls are displayed. Everything that the busy 1950's housewife needed in a hurry for her kitchen is here.
A long vegetable case has been installed along one wall at Paul Cook's Market. Mirrors at the back of the case enhance the display of vegetables. A special railing has been added along the top of the case to easily show and change the prices of produce as available. Ordered by Carl Rhodes Sales Company, Seattle.
Paul Cook's Market (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Vegetables--Tacoma; Showcases; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960;
American Wholesale Grocers. Interiors of new IGA Foodtown store located at Park Ave. and Airport Way. A large self serve cooler offers chilled six-packs of Bireley's, Dad's, White Rock and Quench. The right hand side of the cooler offers single bottles of soft drinks and mixers. The new grocery store would have its Grand Opening for 4 days beginning August 17, 1955. (TNT 8/16/1955, pg. 7-10)
Carbonated beverages; IGA Foodtown (Parkland); Grocery stores--1950-1960; Supermarkets;
American Wholesale Grocers. Interiors of new IGA Foodtown store located at Park Ave. and Airport Way. The modern supermarket no longer just offered food, it also offered varieties- items to be used around the home. The Foodtown Varieties section has thread, yarn, sewing supplies, brooms, nylons, sunglasses, pictures, "bun baskets" and glassware. The variety portion was self service with shoppers using the same check out counters as the grocery store. (TNT 8/16/1955, pg. 7-10)
IGA Foodtown (Parkland); Grocery stores--1950-1960; Supermarkets;
Food Giant Supermarket. Numerous cars are parked at the Food Giant supermarket which was conveniently open 9 am to 9 pm in 1956. The location of this particular supermarket was not provided. The 1956 and 1957 City Directories did not list a Food Giant.
