ca. 1933. Covack Brothers Grocery, window display. Fresh vegetables stacked in store window, fresh citrus along wall. Bottles and jars on shelves, scale on counter. The store was owned and operated by brothers Frank and Joseph Covack. For West Coast Grocery Company. (WSHS)

Covack Brothers Grocery (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Some "Good Fellows" gaze out into the night form the glass store front of the "Happy Days Here Again" Beer Parlour. Night view of neon-clad exterior of the drinking establishment. Caption: "Where Good Fellows Gather." The tavern was owned by Ido Innocenti and managed by Albert D. Innocenti. Beneath the overflowing stein on the big neon sign, it is stated that the tavern has both "Ladies" and "Gents" service and also serves "Dutch Lunch."

Happy Days Here Again (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Innocenti, Albert--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1933. Interior view of the "Happy Days Here Again" beer parlour. All the gents lift a glass to the photographer. This is the "gentlemen's service," a particular area where only men were admitted. White aproned bartenders stand behind the counter. The walls are adorned with what appear to be prints of women. As was proper in this more formal time, most of the men are wearing hats. The male only atmosphere allowed the men to drink, smoke and joke more freely. The glass topped cases in the foreground of the picture contain boxes of cigars available for purchase.

Happy Days Here Again (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Innocenti, Albert--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1933. Interior of the "Happy Days Here Again" Beer Parlour. This is the "Gentleman's Service," a specific area of the bar where only men were admitted. The men would then be free to drink, smoke and make off color remarks and jokes without offending the ladies. Customers pose with one foot on the railing, while white coated bartenders line up behind the bar. Happy Days offered both gents and Ladies service. The tavern was managed by Albert D. Innocenti.

Happy Days Here Again (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Innocenti, Albert--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1933. Walker Chevrolet Company. View of showroom, three automobiles, advertising posters, auto parts display, fancy transom with Chevrolet logo over doorway. Ordered by Mr. Donahue. (WSHS)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Walker Chevrolet Co. (Tacoma); Chevrolet automobile;

ca. 1933. Uniformed service station attendants, in spotless white, standing outside of the Standard Station at 624 Puyallup Avenue. One of the men shakes hands with a man in a suit, center. Standard Grocery Co. at 614 Puyallup Ave. in the background. For Standard Stations Inc. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Standard Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Gasoline pumps--Tacoma;

ca. 1933. Griffin Fuel Company. Ed Griffin, left, and unidentified man, possibly brother Fredric, holding piece of paper. The two are standing in front of door of Griffin Fuel office, 1910 Commerce with Griffin logo on glass panel door. (WSHS)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Business people--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. The attendants at the Standard Station at 624 Puyallup Ave. pose for a formal group picture. This picture was probably taken in 1933. Standard Oil took over this station in 1931 and ran it until 1967 when the station closed. Standard Grocery Co. at 614 Puyallup Ave. can be seen in the background. For Standard Stations Inc.

Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Standard Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Gasoline pumps--Tacoma;

ca. 1933. Bohemian Club, for Mr. Columbino. Bartenders behind bar, man who appears to be owner or manager in foreground. Customers at bar in background. Caption reads "Good Luck and Prosperity to the Bohemian Club." The Bohemian Club was located at 1325 1/2 Broadway in the Langert Building; the building has since been demolished.

Bohemian Club (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Nightclubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bartenders--1930-1940;

Miss Marjorie Pierce stands next to her 1933 Chrysler Six sedan recently purchased from the American Motor Co. Store manager Grover E. Wakefield is at the left of the photograph. American Motors would open their new showrooms at South 9th and "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) on November 20, 1933. The Chrysler and Plymouth dealership offered service departments to handle everything from complete overhauls and body building to regular service station jobs. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-19-33, 7A)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Chrysler automobile; Pierce, Marjorie; Wakefield, Grover E.;

Staff of American Motor Company just prior to their November, 1933, move to new and more spacious quarters at South 9th and "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) Sts. Fifteen men and two women posed in front of window bearing a "Chrysler Service" logo. Managers Grover E. Wakefield (third from left in second row) and Robert M. Jackson (second from left in second row) were in charge of the Chrysler & Plymouth dealership, the successor to the American Automobile Co. Opened there in 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, the agency lasted less than two years. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-19-33, 7A)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Wakefield, Grover E.; Jackson, Robert M.;

Marjorie Pierce, dressed in a fur coat, leans against a large and elegant 1933 Chrysler 4-door sedan in front of the new showrooms of American Motor Company at South 9th and K Street. Building features Doric columns interspersed with spindled show windows. American Motors would open their Chrysler and Plymouth dealership at this new location on November 20, 1933. TPL-7160

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Chrysler automobile; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fur garments; Pierce, Marjorie;

On November 20, 1933, American Motors, Inc. of Tacoma moved their Chrysler/Plymouth dealership to 824 K St. (now 824 Martin Luther King Jr. Way). Built in 1925 by Mutual Motors, the building offered large showrooms, a fully equipped service department and a service station. The dealership lasted at this location for only two years, and in 1939 the building was taken over by the Olympic Dairy Products Co. Note the street car lines in from of the building.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Depressions--1929;

ca. 1934. "Dine and Dance group at Rausch's Road House". Group of men and women in front of log building with sign reading " Jay's Log Cabin" on the roof ridge. (filed with Argentum)

Rausch's Roadhouse; Jay's Log Cabin; Nightclubs--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Interior of a Franklin Food Store, circa 1934. The 1934 City Directory lists Franklin Food Stores at 121 No. G St., 602 So. 38th and the Crystal Palace Public Market. View from above shoppers in the grocery store. Long lines wait patiently for the checker. (filed with Argentum)

Franklin Food Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Interior of the Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret at 1518 Pacific Avenue. The club was owned by Louie DiDent and featured "wine and dine" and "entertainment that is different." Photograph pictures a crowd of people drinking beer at tables and a woman entertainer on stage at the front of room. Waiters in white jackets serve the tables.

Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret (Tacoma); Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking--1930-1940; Nightclubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Interior of a Franklin Food Store, circa 1934. The 1934 City Directory lists Franklin Food Stores at 121 No. G St., 602 So. 38th and the Crystal Palace Public Market. View from above shoppers in the grocery store. Long lines are qued up, going out of the frame of the camera; probably lined up at the check out stands. (filed with Argentum)

Franklin Food Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Interior shot of the Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret bar. Men raise a toast with glasses in hand. Man in tuxedo and white jacketed servers behind the bar. Men at bar wear overcoats and hats. The room's decorative accents are in the art deco style.

Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret (Tacoma); Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking--1930-1940; Nightclubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bars; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Photograph is described in Richards' notes as "group at Rausch's Road House." However, associated pictures also show a sign on the building proclaiming that it is "Jay's Log Cabin, Dine & Dance." A group of people is seated in front of the log cabin. Group includes a young couple to the left of the seated row dressed alike in slacks, white shirts and sweaters and a woman in the standing row wearing a "Andre's Market" brown paper bag as a hat.

Rausch's Roadhouse; Jay's Log Cabin; Nightclubs--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Photograph identified in Richards' log book as "group at Rausch's Road House." Four people standing by door of log building with sign reading " Jay's Log Cabin, Dine & Dance" on the roof ridge and extending from the side of the structure. The two couples outside are possibly the proprieters. One man is dressed in a long apron, as if he has been or is planning to cook. The log cabin is located in what appears to be a rural location. For a closer view of these individuals in a group shot, see image #2.

Rausch's Roadhouse; Jay's Log Cabin; Nightclubs--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. The Rathskeller, beer parlor, owned by Lyle Lane. New establishment showing modern counter, and mirrored walled above cabinets. The establishment was located on the ground floor of the Rust Building, 950 Pacific Ave. (WSHS)

Restaurants--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma; Barrooms--Tacoma; Alcoholic beverages; Rathskeller (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. The Rathskeller, beer parlor, owned by Lyle L. Lane. New establishment opened at end of Prohibition on the ground floor of the Rust Building. Modern-style wood booths with abstract pattern floor covering. The beer parlor is empty at 11:25 a.m.

Restaurants--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma; Barrooms--Tacoma; Alcoholic beverages; Rathskeller (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. The lunch counter of the Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret, 1518 Pacific Avenue. Signboard menu offers sandwiches ranging from a dime hamburger to a fried oyster sandwich for a quarter. Men seated in front of counter; manager in tuxedo and waiters in white jackets behind the counter. All are reflected in the large mirror, which is surrounded by ornate columns.

Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret (Tacoma); Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking--1930-1940; Nightclubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Exterior view of the Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret located at 1518 Pacific Avenue. A neon lit marquee extends out from the building. Fabric draping and liquor bottles decorate the front picture windows.

Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret (Tacoma); Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking--1930-1940; Nightclubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

An automobile crashed into the Central Bank, at 2816 6th Ave., early in the morning on Friday August 24, 1934 tearing a hole in the brick wall. Ellis Ayr Smith and Frances Urch, employees of the bank, examine the damage. The car driven by 20 year old Charles Arwood skidded 40 feet on a slippery street, slammed into the wall of the bank and introduced "drive through" banking to Tacoma. Arwood and his passenger Dorothy Roberts both escaped without serious injury. (T. Times 8/31/1934)

Central Bank (Tacoma); Smith, Ellis-Ayr; Urch, Frances; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940; Accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Elegant, but simple, interior of the Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association building. Elaborate grill work and Art Deco-style ceiling light fixtures. Free-standing panels display house plans.

Banks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Rowen's Lake City Store, Lakewood, interior view of self service market with many advertising displays. Photograph taken for Younglove Grocery Company. (Argentum)

Rowen's Lake City Store (Lakewood); Grocery stores--Lakewood--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Griffin Fuel Company. Two men loading wood onto truck in wood storage yard. In the background, Griffin's stock of over 7,000 cords of wood can be seen. The company was celebrating its 46th year in business and the gradual recovery from the Depression. The company began business in 1889 as a horse drawn moving company for any kind of commodities. By 1904, Griffin Fuel had moved to this location and focused in on the fuel business. In 1935, they delivered and sold fuel in the forms of oil, coal, wood and sawdust. (T. Times 12/10/1935, pg. 5)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuelwood;

ca. 1935. Trucks parked in front of Griffin Fuel Company, 1910 Commerce St. Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Transfer House, 250 So. 19th St., in background right. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Two men shaking hands, with another watching, by streamlined aerodynamic Texaco oil truck in front of Davis Motor Truck Company. Davis Motor Co. handled Diamond T trucks. (filed with Argentum)

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks;