ca. 1926. Unidentified Grocery Store interior. Counter with scales on top, dairy and meat case below. Packaged and canned food on shelves behind. For Andrews Showcase Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. Unidentified Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with cash register in center of countertop. Packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. Dairy case inside market. Milk and cheese in case, packaged foods on shelves behind counter. Ordered by B. Wingard and Sons, manufacturers of butcher supplies. (filed with Argentum)
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Showcases;
ca. ,1926. Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with scales in center, packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1925. Grocery store interior. Dairy, meat and soft drink cases. Prohibition-era soft drinks made by Rainier Brewing, Fisher's Instant Oats, White King Detergent, Rawlston Bran and Puffed Wheat, Nabisco Shredded Wheat, Kellogg Pep, OK Dairy calendar. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1927. Crystal Palace Fish Market, Stalls 5 and 6, Crystal Palace Market. Two men behind counter, likely owners Harry Masouras and Aro Delimitros. Ordered by Toledo Scales. (Argentum)
ca. 1927. The Crystal Palace Market, at the corner of South 11th and Market Streets, opened to the public on Saturday, June 4, 1927. One of the largest "food emporiums" of its kind on the west coast, the Crystal Palace had 189 food stalls and 50 farmers' tables. All equipment was standardized and uniform, but each stall was under separate management. This photograph shows several of the fruit and vegetable stalls operated by Japanese-American merchants that were located on the Market Street side of the building. The Sanitary Market is visible across the street, seen through an open area behind the vendors. (For Toledo Scales.) (Argentum) (TNT 06-03-1927 p.1)
Markets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Sanitary Public Market (Tacoma);
On October 10, 1941, Safeway had a Grand Opening at their newest store at 608 No. Pine St., the corner of 6th and Pine. It replaced the first Safeway opened in Tacoma, opened in 1923 at 6th and Fife. This was the 7th Safeway to be opened locally since May 1st of 1941. The store was built on land partially vacated when the "jog" in the road at 6th & Pine was straightened. The store had 6500 square feet of floor space and lots of parking. (T. Times 10-09-1941 p.13; 10/16/41, pg. 13-ad)
Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Broadway Food Store, 8410 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood. Originally opened in 1939 as the New Broadway Food Store, the store appears to have undergone some expansion.
Broadway Food Store (Lakewood); Grocery stores--Lakewood--1940-1950;
The manager of the Safeway store at Sixth and Proctor takes delivery of a shipment of eggs from the Washington Co-op Farmers Association. The "Co-op Eggs" were delivered by an egg shaped delivery van.
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Poultry industry--Washington--1940-1950; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);
In August of 1941, the residents of the Fern Hill neighborhood welcomed the opening of Bob's Market Center at the corner of 84th and Park Ave. The modern grocery store was operated by two familiar faces, Robert Steidel (meats) and Robert Munz (groceries). Both men had previously been associated with other Fern Hill Groceries. Robert Steidel had been raised in Fern Hill and was the son of Alex Steidel, who owned the Market Center store on 72nd and Pacific. (T. Times 8/1/1941, pg. 2)
Bob's Market Center (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;
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.
Younglove Grocery Company was founded by E. A. Younglove in 1907. In 1935 they moved into a new more spacious location, at this location they were better equipped to handle the grocery wholesale demands in this area. Interior view of Younglove Grocery Company's wholesale cash and carry store, large sacks of flour, Quaker Corn Meal, Windex and Kellogg's Bran Flakes are just some of the groceries available in large quantities. A man is checking out with a cart full of grocery items. TPL-8654
McKinley Thriftway Store, Younglove Grocery Company. McKinley Food Market is on the ground floor of this three story building. The Porter Apartments are located on the top two floors. The folding doors on two of the front panels of the market are open showing boxes of produce and cold cases. This newly remodeled grocery store will open August 24, 1945, and serve the South Tacoma Way area. Motto on sign: "Every Day Low Prices".
The McKinley Food Market, at the corner of So. 35th and McKinley Ave., joined the Thriftway Store group in August of 1945. They occupied the first floor of the Porter Apartments building. The McKinley Market was owned by Arthur Hooker, manager of the grocery section, and Sumner More, who was in charge of the meat department. The store had been recently remodeled. Thriftway Food Stores was a new and expanding group of supermarkets sponsored by the Younglove Grocery Company of Tacoma, with stores in Tacoma and in the Bremerton area, home-owned and home-operated. The Younglove Grocery Company was sold to Associated Grocers Co-op of Seattle in 1948. (TNT 8/30/1945 p.26 & 8/18/1948 p.1)
Geiger's Central Market, fixtures for Reed's Cabinets & Fixtures. Interior of the grocery store. Six members of the staff stand to the left and a large bouquet stands behind them. The shelves are full of produce and the shopping carts are standing ready. John B. Geiger will be opening his first store after having been in the meat industry since he was 17 years old. A grand opening will be held August 9, 1946.
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Geiger's Central Market (Tacoma);
Geiger's Central Market, fixtures for Reed's Cabinets & Fixtures. Interior of the grocery store. Three members of the staff stand by the front check out stand. The signs painted on the windows read Pioneer Grocery and above is Liptons. The shelves offer cookies and crackers and the produce aisle is against the far wall.
New West Coast Grocery Company building at Chehalis, DFPA, Mrs. Leik. West Coast Grocery has built another building using reinforced concrete for their operations, this one in Chehalis. Two large garage doors cover the loading dock when not in use and light can enter from large windows close to the roof.
West Coast Grocery Co. (Chehalis); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Reinforced concrete construction--Chehalis--1940-1950;
New West Coast Grocery Company building at Tacoma, DFPA, Mrs. Leik. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, the exterior of this building shows the use of plywood in concrete construction. The walls were built using plywood and structural lumber as molds with iron rebar to strengthen the poured concrete. Openings were left for windows to be installed.
West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storehouses--Tacoma;
A display of Nestles' prooducts at the Big Bear store including Nestle's instant cocoa, Nestle's Quick, Nestle's cookie mix, and Nestle's chocolate morsels. Ordered by Nalley's, Henry Willis.
Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Products; Food--Tacoma--1950-1960; Food industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Candy racks in front of the cash registers at Sib's Thriftway are loaded with Nalley's candies, tempting everyone to try them. Ordered by Nalley's, Mrs. Hildreth.
Interior view of grocery store. Rows of assorted candies, chips, cold remedies and laundry products fill this portion of an unidentified grocery store in a late fall, 1951, photograph. The grocer seems to have made maximum use of a limited space in order to put as many different products out as possible for customers to purchase. A Toledo brand scale stands by to weigh any item necessary.
Dairy cases at Big Bear Store. Medosweet Dairy has been spelled out in neon around the clock above the case and Blue Bonnet Margarine has a large sign above stacks of their margarine. A sign suggests, "Entertain the California Way, with Wine and Cheese". Dairy Gold Butter and Velveeta Cheese have large displays. Hunks of cheese and milk in cartons are also included. Ordered by Paramount Products, Seattle.
Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dairy products; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;
The vegetable case at Ed Greiner A-G Food Store No. 6 is filled with fresh produce. Mirrors have been placed at the back of the cases to enhance the displays of lettuce, carrots, cabage, cauliflower, celery and peppers. Two men stand on the right wearing long aprons. Ordered by Carl Rhodes Sales Company, Seattle.
Fixture displays at Sib's Thriftway, 1215 So. Union Ave., showing personal care products including Colgate, Pepsodent & Ipana tooth paste. The grocery store was owned by Sib L. Carstensen. Groceries line the shelves on either side of the personal product display. What appears to be a butcher shop can be seen at the right rear of the picture. Two unidentified men stand by the display and a fire extinguisher hangs prominently on the post.
Thomas Grocery Company, store interior. Aisle of canned foods and bagged "Red and White" coffee. September of 1951 saw the grand opening of the Thomas Bros. Foodliner in University Place. Al, Frank and Joe Thomas had been in the grocery business since they assisted their family, the Frank Thomas Srs., as youngsters. This supermarket stood nearly at the location of the old family store. It was considered a very modern business, offering customers the convenience of pre-packaged meats, high-speed conveyor checkstands and refrigerated produce. A wide selection of foods was available for the discerning shopper.
Fruit and vegetable display equipment at Market Street Thriftway. The display cases are filled with fall vegetables: cabbage, carrots, celery, followed by parsnips later on. Oranges and apples are behind the two men wearing green aprons. Small pumpkins sit along the top of the cases. Ordered by Washington Equipment and Sales Company, Seattle. ALBUM 15.
Exterior view of Hogan's Grocery Store, South 12th and "K" Street. Architect Emanuel J. Bresemann designed this building for Pick n Take Market in 1931. (T. Times)
Grocery Stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hogan's Fine Foods (Tacoma);
The building at 1202 Martin Luther King Jr. Way has had a number of tenants over the years. When it was built in 1931, it was home to the Pay 'n Takit Store. In June of 1943, Walter Hogan opened Hogan's Fine Foods. In recent years, it was home to Evergreen State College. (T.N.T., 6/4/43, p.8) TPL-3796.
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hogan's Fine Foods (Tacoma);
