The exterior of P.D. Sanders' home at the corner of Union Avenue and Gove Street in Steilacoom, possibly 705 Gove Street, as pictured on August 15, 1951. The photograph was ordered to show the home and garden for the family's Christmas card.

Houses--Steilacoom--1950-1960; Gardens--Steilacoom--1950-1960; Trellises--Steilacoom; Sanders, P.D.--Homes & haunts;

This living room has been decorated with the contemporary 1950's look with abstract patterns in the covering on the sofa and lamp base, sleek, bond wooden furniture, found objects such as driftwood and non-symetrical arrangements. The carpet is a solid color with a longer nap but not yet a true "shag". It appears that the carpet has been protected with pieces of plywood so perhaps this home was a model home for the builder. Ordered by Phares Advertising.

Living rooms--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960;

A view from outside the house across the dining area to the front of the house and the living room. The kitchen can be seen to the left. The ceilings have been left open with a decorative shelf running across between the living room and dining area. A false ceiling has been added to the kitchen area. Ordered by Phares Advertising.

Living rooms--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960;

Home at Brown's Point, Cheney Lumber Company, Ben Cheney. Ben Cheney stands holding a bag in his hand next to an unidentified woman.

Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971--Homes & haunts; Porches--Brown's Point;

Before shot of exterior of house at 2104 So. 8th St. Photo ordered by Economy Roofing and Siding Co. whose office and warehouse were located at 406 Stadium Way.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Before photograph of kitchen at 3716 North 37th Street, owned by Harold Stamey, Stamey Insurance Service, Inc. This view from the kitchen into the breakfast nook includes the archway to the eating area with a small table and chairs and another door, possibly leading to the basement. A heating vent is seen at floor level. Another door, that appears to be a swinging door, leads into the house at the back of the breakfast nook.

Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Remodeling--Tacoma--1950-1960; Breakfast rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stamey, Harold--Homes & haunts;

Before photograph of kitchen at 3716 North 37th Street, owned by Harold Stamey, Stamey Insurance Service, Inc. This view from the breakfast nook into the kitchen the includes the archway and two built-in cabinets in the breakfast room, a corner cabinet on the left and an overhead cabinet on the right. A child's high chair stands near the corner where a pencil sharpener and note paper dispenser are attached to the wall. Looking into the kitchen, a refrigerator sits in a space left between the back door and the stove with built-in cupboards above it.

Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Remodeling--Tacoma--1950-1960; Breakfast rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stamey, Harold--Homes & haunts;

Interiors of homes ordered by Wm. W. Tietz. A view of an early 1950's kitchen. The working areas of the kitchen are lined against opposing walls with light-colored, shiny surfaced cabinets above and below the working surfaces. The walls are also light colored and the floor covering is a muted, light shade. Venetian blinds cover the windows, one over the sink and one in the breakfast nook. A rotary dial telephone sits on the counter with only a cookie jar to join it. A door at the back of the kitchen is closed.

Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Breakfast rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exterior of unidentified new fifties style ranch home, Rex Harrington, contractor, built by Kendall Construction. The rambler has a one car garage, a chimney indicating the presence of a fireplace and steps leading up to the front door. A brick surround flowerbed in front of the house remains empty until landscaping is complete.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A house and shed perch atop a cliff where dirt has been removed for construction near Puyallup Ave. in Tacoma. This is possibly the site being prepared for the construction of the new sanitation plant.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Alleys--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Before shot of 5643 So. Birmingham St., home of Harry Good, for Linwood Sales. Photograph taken on March 27, 1950.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Good, Harry--Homes & haunts; Then & now comparisons; Linwood Sales Co. (Tacoma);

After shot of 2104 So. 8th St., siding and roofing remodel by Economy Roofing and Siding.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons;

Before shot of Bungalow style house at 1022 No. Prospect St. for a Seattle remodeling company.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons;

New homes, 3621 South Cedar Street and 3625 South Cedar Street. This one and one-half story home has been covered with shingles and has an open trellis over the front door and windows. Ordered by Llewellyn Advertising Agency.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Llewellyn Advertising Agency (Tacoma);

This one-story ranch style home was advertised at $7999.00 in August, 1951. The house had long, horizontal lines and a shallow-pitched composition roof. The yard appeared to be nicely landscaped with plants and bushes behind a small rock border along the house. This home could possibly have been in the Mountlake Terrace neighborhood. Photograph commissioned by Budget Homes, Inc., Al La Pierre.

Houses--1950-1960;

Vista Manor Apartments, Gaston Lance, Architect. General view of multi-story reinforced concrete apartment building with cloverleaf floor plan, in the Stadium district, designed by architectural firm, Lance, McGuire & Muri. W.H. Opie & Co. were listed as building managers; the building itself was owned and operated by American Apartments, Inc. The 133 unit apartment building was promoted as being earthquake and fireproof, with the first seven floors ready for occupancy November 15, 1951. All apartments had beautiful views of the City, Puget Sound or Mount Rainier. Parking facilities for 87 cars was provided. Photograph ordered by W.H. Opie Co. (TNT 11-4-51, C-12, C-13, TPL-865)

Apartment houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Vista Manor Apartments (Tacoma); Lance, McGuire & Muri (Tacoma);

Front of House #5703. One story concrete block home with garage attached. Location not identified. Home was photographed on October 29, 1951.

Houses--1950-1960;

House with number 20536 at front. Block and wood home with attached garage. Power lines go into the roof of the house, then down to meter on the front of the house. This home at an unidentified location was photographed on October 29, 1951. Judging from house number, home was probably located outside Tacoma city limits.

Houses--1950-1960;

An October, 1951, photograph shows shadows creeping over homes in apparently a new housing development. The homes appear to be made of wood and block construction and are ranch style. View of large residence with two-car attached garage and fenced yard. Photograph ordered by Phares Advertising Agency, Seattle.

Houses--1950-1960; Housing developments; Fences; Phares Advertising Agency (Seattle);

This ranch style home may have been recently constructed as a make-shift fence protects the newly planted grass in the front yard. Similar styled homes are in the background. The one-story structure has an attached one-car garage and appears to be made of wood and cement blocks. There is a cement walkway from the garage to the front door. Photograph taken on October 31, 1951; ordered by Phares Advertising Agency, Seattle.

Houses--1950-1960; Phares Advertising Agency (Seattle);

Interior of Kliener home. Small portion of room with couch, chairs, and radio. Location of home and full name of owner not provided.

Houses--1950-1960; Radios; Sofas; Chairs;

Kitchen of Season-Master home. There were several Season-Master models in the Mountlake Terrace area in the early 1950's. Mountlake Terrace was a growing community not far from Seattle. View of kitchen in Season-Master home; kitchen appears compact with appliances placed in a U-shape format. This particular kitchen had its washer and dryer units located next to the refrigerator and across from the stove. All appliances are white and of the Westinghouse brand. Photograph ordered by Phares Advertising Agency, Seattle.

Houses--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960; Kitchens--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960; Refrigerators; Stoves; Washing machines; Phares Advertising Agency (Seattle);

Another bathroom was included in the new second-story addition to Verne Carlson's residence. One of his daughters is preparing to brush her teeth in this June, 1950 photograph. The walls are painted a light color and the floor has been covered with alternating colors of linoleum tile. Sconces with upright light bulbs stand on either side of the mirrored cabinet over the sink. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Carlson, Verne--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Building materials; Bathrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mirrors; Sconces; Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Toothpaste;

A June, 1950, view of the back of Verne Carlson's residence showing how the new second-story addition fits with the rest of the house and the roof. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Carlson, Verne--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Remodeling--Tacoma;

An "After" view of this older home. This home was recently sided by Linwood Sales Company. Unfortunately some of the beautiful details in the earlier siding was covered, such as fish-scaling along the divide between the first and second stories and in the pediment areas above the two gables. The upper windows were changed from two, tall, slender windows and below, there had been sets of three windows instead of large, single ones. It was built in 1889 by J.B. McMillen for Josephus S. Howell. In 1951 the E.P. Youngs lived here. Compare with photograph D48,498-2 and BU-720.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons; Linwood Sales Co. (Tacoma); Young, E.P.--Homes & haunts;

After picture of apartment house at 1115 South J. Blair Construction, 3022 South 38th St. The Minsch Apartments were originally built in 1910 by A.H. Minsch and designed by architect George Trust. The daylight photograph of this three story Craftsman-style apartment house was commissioned by Blair Construction Co.

Apartment houses--Tacoma; Minsch Apartments (Tacoma); Blair Construction Co. (Tacoma);

The exterior of the Charles Pearson home. This one-story ranch-style home has been faced with stone around the front entrance. Dark-stained clapboards cover the remainder of the exterior with the exception of around the smaller windows on the front. A line of clerestory windows is seen over the lower roof line. A two-car garage is to the left, not shown in the photograph. Charles T. Pearson was an architect with Lea, Pearson and Richards . Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Pearson, Charles--Homes & haunts;

1950's Contemporary home with a boxy design. A late model car is parked in front of the one car garage. There is a living area over the garage. The house is extremely square and appear to have a balcony on the flat roof.

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

New carpet at the Rialto Apartments. These apartments were constructed in 1918 and originally named the Rhodes Apartments. During this fifties common area remodel, the wainscot on the walls was topped by molding and new wall paper. Apartment doors open off of the narrow halls and a fire extinguisher is attached to the wall. A window at the end of the hall supplies light and air.

Apartment Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rialto Apartments (Tacoma); Hallways;

New carpet at the Rialto Apartments. These apartments were constructed in 1918 and were originally named the Rhodes Apartments. The staircase provides access to the floors of the multi story building. New carpet and wall paper have been installed in the fifties common area remodel.

Apartment Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rialto Apartments (Tacoma); Stairways--Tacoma--1950-1960;