ca. 1956. Combination basement recreation and laundry room of the 1956 Greater Tacoma Home Show Model Home, ordered by the Tacoma Master Builders. The model home was called "The Klahanie," from a Chinook Indian word meaning "out of doors." It was located in the University Estates division in University Place. The washer, dryer, water heater and furnace are tucked neatly into a corner. The remainder of the room is used for seating room, plus a poker table and ping pong table (only a corner seen in the picture.) Exposed pipes and beams can be seen at the ceiling level. Dark linoleum covers the floor. (TNT 5/10/1956, Section C- Home Show feature)
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Model houses--Tacoma; Tacoma Master Builders Association (Tacoma); Recreation rooms--University Place--1950-1960; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--University Place--1950-1960;