Standard Oil; opening of new service station. Richards appointment book gives the station's address as 9821 South Tacoma Way. Three gas station employees in sparkling white uniforms and caps kneel in front of five men in suits. The Standard Oil neon sign is emblazoned over all.

Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma);

The barrier wall has gone up, anticipating the beginning of the construction of the new home-office headquarters of the Tacoma Savings and Loan. The Savings & Loan was founded June 28, 1899 in a lawyer's small office with assets of $2,000. At 57 years old, it was Tacoma's oldest and most respected savings and loan. Signs on the fence read "No knotholes in this fence. Get it all from a bleacher seat. Bleacher seats reserved for sidewalk superintendents, watch the show from a bleacher seat." Arrows point around the right hand fence where the bleachers must be located. The building, as designed by Lea, Pearson and Richards, would have modern glass and aluminum silhouette. Its main entrance would be on 9th, with a side entrance on Court A with a drive up window and space for 7 cars.(TNT 5/2.1956, pg. D-4)

Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Construction--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Washington Cleaners and Launderers, Ft. Lewis. Washington Cleaners had its main dry cleaning and laundry plant in Tacoma, but it had seven branches at Fort Lewis to serve the military. This appears to be the interior of the main Fort Lewis branch, at 3rd & Pendleton. Several women stand behind the counter, taking orders and delivering the clean uniforms to their owners. Several uniformed military men lean in against the counter. Most of the competed hanging clothes are uniforms. (TNT 5/13/1956, pg. A-15)

Washington Cleaners and Launderers (Fort Lewis); Cleaning establishments--Fort Lewis;

The 45th Annual convention of the Washington Bankers Association was held June 13th and 14th, 1940 at the Hotel Winthrop. A trio of bankers sits holding a conversation on a sofa; Reno Odlin, Puget Sound National Bank, is on the right. The Bankers Association was established in 1889 and boasts a membership of officials from all banks in Washington and representatives of all national affiliates.

Bankers; Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Washington Bankers Association (Tacoma);

The money men are singing a chorus at the Tacoma Club dinner hosted by S.M. Jackson on June 12, 1940. The dinner is the kick off for the 45th Annual convention of the Washington Bankers Association, held June 13th and 14th, 1940 at the Hotel Winthrop. Over 400 bankers from Washington state and national affiliates were in attendance. Third from left in the picture is J.H. Miner of Seattle, president of the state Bankers Association. To the far right are Robert M. Hanes of Winston-Salem, S.C., president of the American Bankers Association and S.M. Jackson, chairman of the board of National Bank. The major business of the convention, beyond election of officers, was to pass a resolution urging "active material aid to the Allied cause" and calling for an "aggressive program of preparedness" at home. (T. Times 6/13/1940, pg. 1)

Bankers; Singing; Jackson, Samuel M.; Washington Bankers Association (Tacoma); Miner, J.H.; Hanes, Robert M.; Tacoma Club (Tacoma);

The 45th Annual convention of the Washington Bankers Association was held June 13th and 14th, 1940 at the Hotel Winthrop. Harry Cain, newly elected Tacoma Mayor on right, is presenting a loving cup to an unidentified man. On the left is Robert M. Hanes, president of the American Bankers Association.

Bankers; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Washington Bankers Association (Tacoma); Hanes, Robert M.;

Ground breaking for the new Tacoma Savings & Loan building, ordered by the Condon Advertising Co. Two of the three men present look anxiously up at the wrecking ball that will be used to break up the concrete where the new building will stand. The three men are bank officers Raymond Winden, vice president, W.D. Hopping, president, and Donald Kohler, secretary. Built across the street from the bank's current headquarters, the new building would be a modern edifice of aluminum and glass. It will have a basement, main floor, mezzanine and the ability to accomodate two additional floors when needed. The new building is estimated to be ready for occupancy in 10 months. Founded in 1899 in a lawyer's office while Tacoma was still a rowdy youngster with planks for sidewalks, Tacoma Savings and Loan is the city's oldest savings and loan. (TNT 5/2/1956, pg. D-4)

Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Winden, Raymond T.; Hopping, William D.; Kohler, Donald;

Dick Bevington pours a mug from the Triple XXX root beer barrel dispenser at his new drive-in restaurant in this photograph dated May 29, 1940. The franchise offered round the clock service, carhops and root beer on draft.

Drive-in restaurants--Tacoma; Bevington's Triple XXX Root Beer Restaurant (Tacoma); Bevington, Dick;

Dick Bevington's new Triple X Barrel drive-in restaurant. Dick and Gwyne Bevington pose behind the counter with a large congratulatory flower arrangement in this May 29, 1940 photograph. Triple XXX Root Beer barrel dispenser in background. The Bevingtons had the restaurant constructed at a cost of $29,000 and actually resided in an apartment on the premises.

Drive-in restaurants--Tacoma; Bevington's Triple XXX Root Beer Restaurant (Tacoma); Bevington, Dick; Bevington, Gwyne; Flower arrangements;

An unidentified carhop delivers a tray holding two large mugs of Triple XXX Root Beer to a smiling customer sitting behind the wheel of his car. Dick Bevington opened his Triple XXX Barrel drive-in restaurant at 924 Puyallup Avenue in May of 1940. The restaurant offered booth, counter and car side service with a staff of six waitresses and six carhops.

Drive-in restaurants--Tacoma; Bevington's Triple XXX Root Beer Restaurant (Tacoma); Waitresses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Dick Bevington's new Triple XXX Barrel drive-in restaurant. Six waitresses and six carhops lined up in front of building with neon trim and giant barrels on roof. The restaurant offered booths, counter service, car side service and XXX root beer on draft. TPL-1514 (T. Times 6/4/1940, pg. 7)

Drive-in restaurants--Tacoma; Bevington's Triple XXX Root Beer Restaurant (Tacoma); Waitresses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Dick Bevington's new Triple XXX Barrel drive-in restaurant. Six waitresses and six carhops lined up on May 29, 1940 in front of the building with neon trim and giant barrels on the roof.The service department included Bea Joyce, Grayce Bailey, Marialyce Johnson, Lola Emerson, Della Reghitto, Betty Emerson, Winnie Cunningham, Lucille Bartholet, Anne Bullard, Irving Fleming and Kenneth Lilly. (T. Times 6/4/1940, pg. 7)

Drive-in restaurants--Tacoma; Bevington's Triple XXX Root Beer Restaurant (Tacoma); Waitresses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Savings & Loan Association; drilling at site of the new savings and loan association. Raymond T. Winden, left, vice president of the association, inspects the drilling on a vacant lot at 9th and A St., the future site of the association's downtown headquarters. Built across the street from the bank's old headquarters, the new building would be modern in appearance and built of aluminum and glass with black granite trim. An exploratory hole is being drilled in hopes of finding enough water to operate the proposed air conditioning system. Called "reverse-cycle" air conditioning, the process pumps water up from far below ground to both heat and cool the building. The association building would be the first downtown to use this process, also used in the Public Utilities building. (TNT 4/5/1956, pg. A-13)

Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Drilling--Tacoma; Construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Drilling & boring machinery; Winden, Raymond T.;

Hotel Greeters. Group at party at Olympus Hotel in this photograph dated March 9, 1940. Comical portrait of group holding a variety of objects including a rabbit, chicken, piglet, bag of onions, pumpkin and bouquet of flowers.

Hotels--Tacoma; Olympus Hotel (Tacoma); Group portraits--1940-1950; Animals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Frank W. Power, publisher and president of the Tacoma Times Publishing Co., sits at his desk at the new location of the paper, 919 Market St. He is surrounded by flowers from well wishers, congratulating the paper on its move. On the desk in front of Mr. Powers are the front page of the February 25, 1940 Times and one of the special editions from the February 27th paper. The paper on the 27th was 92 pages long, in five sections and weighed over 1 pound.

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950; Power, Frank W.;

Tacoma Times employee

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950;

Tacoma Times employee

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950;

Moving day at the Tacoma Times. Two employees speak to each other on the paper's last day at their old location.

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950;

Unidentified woman sitting on top of switch board cabinet and talking into phone on February 10, 1940. All of the office equipment and furniture is being moved to the Tacoma Times newspaper's new location at 919 Market Street. For Mr. Voorhees.

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950; Telephones;

Moving day at the Tacoma Times. Seven men in disheveled news room. The men have just finished publishing the final edition to come out of the newspaper's old location, 819 Pacific Ave. All office equipment and furniture is being moved to its new location at 919 Market Street. The next edition, Monday's, will come out of that location. For Mr. Voorhees. (T. Times)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950;

Moving day at the Tacoma Times. Eight men posing candidly, some elated, some sorrowful, in stripped news room where papers and furniture are in disarray. Immediately after the final edition on Saturday afternoon, February 10, 1940, was published, the Times began its move to its new home at 919 Market Street. The three story structure had formerly been the telephone building. The Times had been publishing its paper at 819 Pacific Avenue since 1917, but had outgrown the facility. Over the weekend, several tons of heavy machinery, equipment and furniture were moved to its new home. For Mr. Voorhees. (T.Times)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950;

It's Moving Day at the Tacoma Times. One employee lifts a glass to a successful move to the paper's new home at 919 Market Street. He is surrounded by other employees, one ready to swing a hatchet, perhaps ready to demolish the paper's old location at 819 Pacific Ave.

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--1940-1950; Newspapers--1940-1950;

Mailing Room crew at new Tacoma Times.There are six mailers employed in the new quarters, 919 Market St., of the Tacoma Times. They are the first to get the papers as they come off the presses. They wrap all papers going to carriers with previously prepared wrappers with names and addresses. They also wrap and address papers which are distributed by mail and place them in postal sacks for delivery to the Post Office. The mailers also keep records of all changes of orders for carriers and news stands, as well subscriber's address changes and new subscribers. (T. Times 2/27/1940 Special Edition)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Newspaper industry--1930-1940; Newspapers--1930-1940;

Staff in Tacoma Times office. Eight men at work in newsroom (T. Times)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspapers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newspaper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reporters; Journalists;

Candid shots in the Tacoma Times office. The man at the typewriter is believed to be Times editor Leonard Langlow. The editorial staff at the Times in February of 1940 totalled 18, headed by Mr. Langlow. There were also wire editors, city editors and society editors. (T. Times)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspapers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newspaper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reporters; Journalists;

Candid shots in the Tacoma Times office. The man at the head of the table is believed to be Times editor Leonard Langlow. The editor supervises employees and assigns feature material, as well as writing editorial comments. The staff in the editorial department of the 1940 Times totalled 18 persons. (T. Times 2/27/1940 Special Edition)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspapers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newspaper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reporters; Journalists;

Winner of Mercury Automobile Contest in front of Titus Motor Company. Man hands envelope to another man across the hood of a 1940 Mercury. Leon Titus at far right. Titus Motor Co. was offering a special prize for gasoline economy. Beginning January 27, 1940, contestants could drive a special Mercury 8 equipped with a gasoline meter. First prize in the contest, 50 gallons of gasoline, would be awarded to the driver with the best mileage. The new Mercury 8 averaged 20 miles per gallon.

Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Titus, Leon E.; Mercury automobile; Contests;

Undated photograph of unidentified gardener at the original Tacoma Hotel. Photograph was taken probably in the 1920's or early 1930's; the hotel was destroyed by fire in October of 1935.

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Gardens--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gardening--Tacoma;

Undated photograph of unidentified gardener at the original Tacoma Hotel. Photograph was taken probably in the 1920's or early 1930's; the hotel was destroyed by fire in October of 1935.

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Gardens--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gardening--Tacoma;

In September 1955, you could watch (l to r) Beverlee Crombie, Callie Mernaugh and Connie Mernaugh every Friday and Saturday night in the Gay Nineties room at Steve's Gay Nineties, 5238 So. Tacoma Way. Steve's was famous for its use of local talent and was known as a place where the whole family could enjoy an evening out. The Mernaugh girls were twins and graduates of Stadium High School. Their dancing was an artistic outlet, not a profession; both girls held "day jobs." Connie worked at Northwest Chair and Callie worked at St. Regis. Connie Mernaugh was Miss Tacoma of 1956. Beverlee Crombie left Tacoma for Los Angeles where she studied dancing with Vera Ellen, Leslie Caron and Sheree North. By 1956, she was appearing in the revue at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas and was booked for an engagement at the Moulin Rouge in Los Angeles. Miss Crombie was a 1955 graduate of Clover Park High School. (TNT 5/9/1956, pg. A-13, 5/29/1957 pg. 4, 8/12/1956, pg. D-12) TPL-8435

Steve's Gay '90s (Tacoma); Dancers--Tacoma; Entertainers--Tacoma; Costumes; Crombie, Beverlee; Mernaugh, Callie; Mernaugh, Connie;