ca. 1930. Copy negative of architectural drawing for residence of Alvin A. Peterson. Drawing by the firm of Heath, Gove & Bell, Architects.

Architectural drawings; Heath, Gove & Bell Architects (Tacoma);

ca. 1930. Copy negative of the architect's drawing for the Franke Tobey Jones Home, 5340 No. Bristol St., Tacoma. The drawing was done by the firm of Heath, Gove & Bell, Architects. The Franke Tobey Jones Home was built in 1924.

Heath, Gove & Bell Architects (Tacoma); Architectural drawings; Franke Tobey Jones Home (Tacoma);

ca. 1928. A backyard astronomer poses with three large telescopes mounted on tripods and a table filled with smaller telescopes and a collection of lenses and eye pieces. This photograph was taken about 1928.

Telescopes--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1928. Two young people hold a brass plaque dedicating the new field house at Ferry Park. In 1928 the field house was built and equipment purchased thanks to a $2,000 donation from the Kiwanis Club. Ferry Park, covering just over 1/2 acre at S. 14th & Cushman, was Tacoma's first park. It was donated to the city on May 14, 1883 by C.P. Ferry when he platted the Ferry Addition to the city. Ferry Park was the site of another first, the first organized playground program during the summer months beginning in the 1920s. (www.metroparkstacoma.org)

Ferry Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1906. Copy negative of an early Tacoma Fire Department fire truck, circa 1900.

Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1900-1910; Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma);

ca. 1890. Copy negative of a Tacoma Fire Department horse-drawn steam pumper, circa 1890.

Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1890-1900;

ca. 1931. V.F.W. float shaped like a battleship in front of the Reynolds & King Inc. building at 711 Broadway circa 1931. Sign on the side of the float says, "On to Sacramento." Elks Temple, 565 Broadway, can be seen in the background.

Reynolds & King Inc. (Tacoma); Veterans' organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1947. The Tide Company, 1512 Center, Tacoma, circa 1947. Their sign identifies them as industrial electrical contractors.

Tide Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Steven Motor Co., 738 Broadway, Tacoma Chrysler-Plymouth distributor and Steven Marine Supply at 734 Broadway, circa 1936.

Steven Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Steven Marine Supply (Tacoma);

ca. 1931. Tacoma Grain Co. and Pyramid Flour. Circa 1931 photograph taken from a boat on Puget Sound looking toward land.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Pyramid Flour (Tacoma);

ca. 1931. Puget Sound Battery Co., 705-707 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, as photographed circa 1931. The structure was built around 1907 by William Bradley and designed by C.A. Darmer. It was originally known as Bodega Court. Puget Sound Battery opened here around 1919. The building to the left (701-03 Pacific) was the Bradley Block, built by William Bradley around 1890. It was home to the Lawler Apartment Hotel and North Coast Electric Co.

Puget Sound Battery Co. (Tacoma); Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma;

ca. 1931. An automobile drives down the road in front of the Bar-B-Q Inn and Kennedy's Garage, probably in Tillicum (Lakewood), circa 1931.

Bar-B-Q Inn (Lakewood); Kennedy's Garage (Lakewood); Automobile service stations--Lakewood--1930-1940; Automobiles--1930-1940;

ca. 1940. Primo's Restaurant, 8602 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood. Primo's, formerly Babe's Inn, opened in October of 1938. It was owned and operated by Primo Gasperetti. According to advertising, it was the "Home of the Singing Gondolier." The neon signage on the restaurant advertised their chicken dinners, dancing and tavern.

Restaurants--Lakewood--1940-1950; Primo's Restaurant (Lakewood);

ca. 1931. This was how the new drive-in Stadium Market at 618-20 No. 1st Street appeared in 1931. The new market's main appeal was its "expansive" parking, for up to 80 cars, and its modern concept of "park while you purchase." Built to cater to the new motoring public, the store offered no home deliveries. The market formally opened in September of 1931. It was located on the site of the old Annie Wright Seminary in the Allen Motor Co. annex. Upstairs, with street entrance at 629-31 Division Ave., was the Packard Tacoma Company. Renting retail space in the Stadium Market's "spacious" and "ample" enclosure were Pay'n Takit (featured on two exterior signs), Van de Kamp's Bakery, Greens Dairy & Poultry, Stadium Florist, Frank's Fruit & Produce, Stadium Fruit and Produce, Stadium Coffee Shop, E.P. Rowe- tea & coffee, Shenkel Fruit & Vegetable, Marush Fish & Oyster, Stadium Meat Market and Alder Street Bakery. (TNT 9/4/1931, pg. 17)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium Market (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Ben's Economy Groceteria and Mosier's Meat, 764 So. 56th St., Tacoma. The store was built around 1937. In 1951, it became Fagerholm's Associated Grocers (AG) Market.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ben's Economy Groceteria (Tacoma); Mosier's Meat Market (Tacoma);

ca. 1946. Motel Waltoma, 9200 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood. The motel was built in 1938 by Walt and Oma Kupfer, hence its unusual name. It was designed by Fred Michel and Fred Michel and Jos. Brewer were the contractors. The Waltoma consisted of six double cottages. Over 2500 persons attended its grand opening beginning July 31, 1938. The sign in front of the motel indicated that it was approved by Duncan Hines, in 1946, and the Automobile Club of Washington. Duncan Hines was a travelling salesman turned food and lodging critic who published a book called "Lodging for a Night" in 1938, extolling the best places to stay while on the road.

Motels--Tacoma; Motel Waltoma (Tacoma);

Inside hanger at Tacoma Field. Four airplanes are clearly visible, a single-wing tri-motor passenger plane and three bi-planes. Two of the bi-planes are marked Bennett Air Transportation Inc. Photograph was taken in March of 1931.

Airplanes--Lakewood--1930-1940; Bennett Air Transportation Inc. (Lakewood); Tacoma Field (Lakewood);

ca. 1931. In 1931, a Tschunko's House of Flowers delivery van dropped off a box of flowers at Tacoma Field so that the Tschunko's delivery airplane could carry them to their destination. Tschunko's House of Flowers and the Louis Tschunko Greenhouses were located at 5001 Pacific Avenue. They went into business at that address in 1906. By 1938, Tschunko's was gone and Gibson's Florist was opening at that location. It has since been demolished.

Florist shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Field (Lakewood); Tschunko's House of Flowers (Tacoma); Airplanes--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Undated photograph of Mount Rainier.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington;

View of downtown business district of Tacoma looking southeast from the top of the Medical Arts Building as seen on April 5, 1931. Good view of the fronts of the buildings on the east side of Broadway between 9th and 11th.

Aerial photographs--1930-1940; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;

View of Tacoma Tideflats from the top of the Medical Arts Building. The City Waterway can be seen in the background. City Hall, with its distinctive clock tower, is clearly visible. This photograph was taken on April 5, 1931.

Aerial photographs--1930-1940; Cityscapes--1930-1940; City Waterway (Tacoma); Old City Hall (Tacoma);

View looking north on Saint Helens St. from the top of the Medical Arts Building on April 5, 1931. Buildings that are clearly visible include the Webster Apartments (629 Saint Helens) and the Elks Temple (565 Broadway- large white building lower right), followed by (right to left) an apartment building (553 Broadway) and the Union Club (539 Broadway.)

Aerial photographs--1930-1940; Cityscapes--1930-1940; Webster Apartments (Tacoma); Elks Temple (Tacoma); Union Club (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Marymac Apartments, 615 So. 7th St., Tacoma. The apartment building was built in 1929 by C. F. Davidson & Co. It was designed by Silas E. Nelson, architect.

Marymac Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On March 10th, 1931, at around 6:30p.m., the sheet iron canopy at the Broadway Theater, 902-14 Broadway, came crashing down from the marquee to the pavement. The metal canopy over the theater entrance at So. 9th and Court C was in the process of having new electric lights installed. The weight of the lights and the workmen was just too much for the metal canopy. Luckily no one was hurt. (TNT 3/11/1931, pg. 1; TDL 3/11/1931 p.1)

Broadway Theater (Tacoma); Motion Picture Theaters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building failures;

House at 417 No. E St., Tacoma. Photograph was taken for a real estate ad and ordered by R.G. Walker & Co., realtors, in February of 1931. House was vacant at the time. The Georgian period Colonial home was built in 1906 for George Lewis Gower. It was designed by the architectural firm of Russell and Babcock. After Gower's death, the home was purchased in 1920 by Leonard Howarth. After the death of Mr. Howarth, the home was sold by Janie M. Rice, the Howarth housekeeper, to Mrs. Anita Thorne Corse, the daughter of Chester Thorne. After her marriage to General David Stone, the couple relocated to the family home Thornewood. She sold this Colonial in 1935 to J.P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. In 1948, it was remodeled into apartments.

Gower, George Lewis--Homes & haunts; Howarth, Leonard--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma;

This view of the buildings on the west side of Broadway in downtown Tacoma looking north from South 11th Street dates from October 1929. The buildings include: S. H. Kress & Company (934-36 Broadway), which opened at this address in 1925; Burnett Brothers jewelry store (932 Broadway), with its well known street clock; the Pythian Temple (924-26 Broadway); and the Colonial Theater (916-18 Broadway). At the far north end of the street in this photograph (far right) is the wedge-shaped Bostwick Block building.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; S.H. Kress & Co. (Tacoma); Pythian Temple (Tacoma); Colonial Theater (Tacoma); Burnett Brothers Jewelry (Tacoma); Bostwick Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1929. Wooden ramp built at the Tacoma Field to be used by Harold Bromley to help get his monoplane "City of Tacoma" airborne during its attempt at a transPacific Tacoma to Tokyo flight. Tacomans were so enthused with Bromley's proposed flight that they voted a $300,000 bond to build a 5,400 foot airstrip at the Tacoma Field, now part of McChord Air Force Base. The ramp was 100 feet and built of wood. It was designed to add enough speed to be the equivalent of 1,000 feet of additional runway. Bromley's huge monoplane weighed 8,850 pounds when loaded and would need the extra lift.

Bromley, Harold--Associated objects; Tacoma Field (Lakewood); Airports--Lakewood--1920-1930; Aeronautics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

An honor guard of motorcycle officers from Tacoma and Seattle led the funeral procession for State Highway Patrolman Conrad C. Tolson on March 29, 1929. Officer Tolson was critically injured when his motorcycle was forced off Highway 99 when he was driving from Seattle to Tacoma. The motorcycles and cars in his cortege are heading toward South 9th on Saint Helens. Buildings clearly shown include the Bostwick Building and the corner of the Broadway Theatre. The Medical Arts Building, Tacoma's Municipal Building, had not yet been built.

Funeral rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1920-1930; Police--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tolson, Conrad C.; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Seasoms' Flower Shop (Tacoma); Caswell Optical Co. (Tacoma); Broadway Theater (Tacoma); Bostwick Building (Tacoma);

Two boys, who live at the Children's Industrial Home, and their dogs await the Rotary Club sponsored "Boy and His Dog Parade" to be held on Saturday April 27, 1929. The dogs will be competing in 20 classifications for prizes: longest tailed, shortest tailed, longest eared, cleanest, most comical, cockiest, best trick dog, cutest pup, oldest, youngest, most valuable, most worthless and the dog brought the longest distance on the day of the parade. The less pedigree a dog has, the more chance he has of walking off with an award. (TNT 4-16-1929, pg. 1)

Children's Industrial Home (Tacoma); Boys--Tacoma--1920-1930; Dogs--Tacoma--1920-1930; Rotary Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

California bungalow style home built in 1913 at 508 No. D St., Tacoma. The home was built for Mrs. F.M. Johnson. It was designed by Henry L. Wilson of Los Angeles and Woodroofe & Constable, architects.

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Johnson, F.M.--Homes & haunts;