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- 1939-10-09
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Frustrations soared as drivers queued up in two lines at the State Vehicle Safety Inspection Station at 3315 So. 38th St. to have their automobiles inspected in October of 1939. The State patrol had started enforcing two year old legislation that required all motorists to have their vehicles inspected for safety. Violators could be fined or arrested. The state had two inspection stations open in Tacoma, the one pictured and one at 914 Puyallup Ave. The building seen on the ridge at the far left is 3333 So. 38th St., originally the Contagious Hospital, which in 1939 housed the WPA (Works Progress Administration.) and later was occupied by Coca-Cola Bottling, Inc. (TNT 10/1/1939, pg. 11)
Vehicle Safety Inspection Station (Tacoma); Automobiles--1930-1940;