Exterior of Rhodes Store, Olympic Ice Cream. A five-story brick department store. Window displays of women's clothing are shown. Miller's Furs and Olympic Ice Cream stores are up one block. Corner of 11th and Market.

Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Grafton, A.E. & Co. Exterior of warehouse. 1938-30 Pacific Avenue, the Reese, Crandall & Redman Building. This brick, four-story commercial building has a highly decorated cornice. Signs painted on the front of the building read, top to bottom, YOUNGLOVE GROCERY CO., United PURITY Stores. A.E. Grafton & Co. was a real estate, mortgage, fire and auto insurance, and rental office. Signs in the windows of the building indicate it is "For Rent". TPL-6391

Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Arctic Bottling Company for H.J. Geissler. This two-story building runs across the block from Saint Helens Avenue to Tacoma Avenue. Decorative stone carvings outline the windows on the second floor and the arched windows and entry way on the lower floor. Next door is the Hambone Eatery and the Winthrop Motor Company. Many automobiles are parked at the service station and on the street. See also D20091-1. TPL-1781.

Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Arctic Bottling Co. (Tacoma); Winthrop Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Food Store for H.J. Geissler. This is a three story building with first-floor store front next door to a parking garage on one side and a three story building with the B&B Cafe on the street front. An automobile is parked in front and another with top down and rumble seat open is entering the garage.

Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Arctic Bottling Company for H.J. Geissler. This 1928 Moorish-style building was designed by architect Silas E. Nelsen for Wagner Motors. It served as an automobile dealership for many years. Elaborate detailing around windows on the first and second floors distinquish its style. See also D19973-2. TPL-1782

Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Arctic Bottling Co. (Tacoma); Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma);

Refrigerator Supply - interior of retail store. A man and a woman are ready to assist customers from behind the counter. Supplies are stacked on open shelves.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Appliances--1940-1950;

Independent Insulation Corporation, exterior of Pacific Carbide. This newly constructed, one story building with gabled roof is built of concrete block. An ornamented doorway is located in the middle of the front of the building and the cement parking area comes directly up to the building.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Independent Insulation Corporation, exterior of Pacific Carbide. This is an exterior view of several warehouses and storage facilities. The buildings farther in the distance are made of brick and a pile of 500 gallon drums in behind one of them. A narrow tower with exterior stairways is more in the foreground. Telephone and electric poles have bring many wires to this facility and it appears that railroad access available.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warehouses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Electrical Products Corporation, day and night, Olympia Beer sign on Ingleside Cafe on Fort Lewis Highway. A view along South 24th Street. Feix Sheet Metal and the OK Bakery can be seen on the left side of the street. Trucks and automobiles are being driven and are parked on South 24th.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Electrical Products Corporation, day and night, sign on Olympia Beer on Ingleside Cafe on Fort Lewis Highway. A view looking along North 2nd Street. Signal Gas station can be seen on the right side of the street. Trucks and automobiles can be seen driving and parked.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buildings along the north side of Pacific Avenue, between 11th and 12th Streets. The businesses include Peoples Store, the Public Telephone Center, Walter C. Steel/Langlow Insurance (both in the Banker's Trust Building), Fine Art Studios, the State Savings and Loan Association, the Puget Sound National Bank Builidng, and the National Bank of Washington Building. The street shows automobiles, a bus and delivery trucks.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Hansen & Rowland was an insurance company operated by H. Thorwald Hansen and Irvin C. Rowland. View of Linrothe Garage, Labor Temple, Columbus Hotel, Union Hotel and Food Sales Co. looking southward between 13th and 15th streets on Market Street. Photo ordered by Hansen-Rowland for accident location.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Street lights--Tacoma; Hansen & Rowland, Inc. (Tacoma);

International Harvester Company. A view of the company's Tacoma facilities from the corner. A garage door is open along the side.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; International Harvester Co. (Tacoma);

International Harvester Company. A view of the front of the International Harvester Company facilities, a one-story brick building. Signs on the front advertise "Motor Trucks".

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; International Harvester Co. (Tacoma);

General Electric Supply Corp, exterior of the building. This was a new wholesale district office for General Electric. Tacoma was considered a good central location for their regional distribution. Six salesmen covered southwestern Washington and the Olympic peninsula from this location.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; General Electric Supply Corp. (Tacoma);

Hotel Croft and Pacific Avenue for Electrical Products Consolidated. A view north along Pacific Avenue from the hill south of the business district. Billboards on the right advertise Meadosweet Milk and Pioneer Beer. Commencement Bay is seen above the tideflats. Union Station is the domed building on the right hand side of Pacific Avenue. TPL-5471.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cityscapes; Billboards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Hotel Croft and Pacific Avenue for Electrical Products Consolidated. A view north along Pacific Avenue. Walker Brake and Wheel is on the right side of the street with Union Station just beyond. Standard Paper Company is about one-half block ahead on the left. This view of the bustling business district of Tacoma shows automobiles, delivery trucks and city busses. The Hotel Croft is six blocks north on the right hand side. Electrical Products Condolidated were sign manufacturers. TPL-1413; TPL-1450.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cityscapes;

Fisher's was located on 11th Street and Broadway. It was established 52 years ago by A. H. Stanford. Tacoma's home owned department store has been at this location since 1906. In 1946 the department store was completely remodeled and modernized. View of busy downtown Tacoma's 11th Street, towards bridge and tideflats, Fisher's Department Store on right side.

Business districts--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

The W. R. Rust Building was built in 1920 by William R. Rust, the contractor was J. E. Bonnell and Sutton, Whitney and Dugan were the architects; it is twelve stories high. Between 1929 and 1931 the building was known as the Townsend Building. It is now the Seafirst Center in downtown Tacoma. Exterior view of building, Franwell fountain lunch, Virges Drug Company and Lundquist Lilly shops on ground level.

Business districts--Tacoma; Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rust Building (Tacoma);

Safeway Stores bought out Totem Food Stores, a Washington owned and operated grocery stores, in 1942. In 1947 Safeway had over sixteen stores throughout the Tacoma area. Harry P. Brown was the district manager of Safeway Stores in Tacoma. Interior view of Safeway Stores Inc. offices in the Rust building.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rust Building (Tacoma); Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma);

View of South 56th Street and Pacific Avenue intersection, Cosmic Cleaners, gas station, Pacific Hardware and Bi-Rite Drug Store with a Medosweet Ice Cream sign are on right side of the street. This intersection has one traffic signal light directing traffic. Photo ordered by Henry Arnold Peterson, a prominent Tacoma lawyer, his offices were in downtown Tacoma in the Rust Building. TPL-9280

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Signal lights--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View of intersection on South 56th Street and Pacific Avenue, Veltex Motor Inn Service Station, Mountain Tavern, Maddex Beauty Salon, Cole's Supermarket, Murphy's Bakery and a Budweiser delivery truck are on left of street. Photo ordered by Henry Arnold Peterson, a prominent Tacoma attorney, his office was in the Rust Building on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storefronts--Tacoma;

View of South 56th Street and Pacific Avenue intersection, with businesses on both side of street. This intersection has one traffic signal light directing traffic. Photo ordered by Henry Arnold Peterson, a prominent Tacoma lawyer, his offices were in downtown Tacoma in the Rust Building. TPL-9281

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Signal lights--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View from the top of the Tacoma Drug Co. building looking south onto Pacific Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. A clear view of Union Station and West Coast Grocery Company directly across. The center area shows a Mobilgas Station with Pacific Storage directly behind, Walt's Tavern is on the right side. Photo ordered by Electrical Products Consolidated, a sign manufacturer.

Business districts--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Roofs--Tacoma; Electrical Products Consolidated (Tacoma); Tacoma Drug Co. (Tacoma);

Montgomery Ward Company. This is a brick, three-storied building. A fire engine/ladder truck, an automobile and a delivery truck are on the street. The milk delivery man is seen arranging items in the truck. The store front had been the location of the Porter-Cummings Company. Murphy's Cafe-Tavern is on one side and Sharman Books is on the other. Modern Display Service is advertised on the third floor windows. TPL-2534

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Montgomery Ward Company. This is a brick, three-storyed building. A ladder truck, an automobile and a delivery truck are on the street. TPL-2534

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View of A Street and South 9th Street, Bowes Building (foreground) houses the Tacoma Savings and Loan and the Savage-Scofield Building houses the Tacoma Hotel. The Bowes Building was built in 1908 in Italian Renaissance style, Heath and Twichell were the architects. The Savage-Scofield building was also built in 1908 by the same architects. The main building was destroyed by a fire in 1935. Photo was ordered by March & Smith real estate agency.

Business districts--Tacoma; Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma; March & Smith, Inc. (Tacoma); Bowes Building (Tacoma); Savage-Scofield Building (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

View of South Tacoma Way and South 60th Street intersection. Mobilgas service station and Adelphi Court Apartments both located on South Tacoma Way. View of utility poles and parked cars on side of street, photo ordered by North Pacific Bank, possibly for a commercial loan or branch expansion. North Pacific Bank was located on 5446-48 South Tacoma Way.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Apartment houses--Tacoma; Adelphi Court Apartments (Tacoma); Mobilgas Service Station (Tacoma); North Pacific Bank (Tacoma);

View of South Tacoma Way and South 60th Street intersection. Mobilgas service station and apartment housing on right side of the street. A man is waiting for the bus at the Tacoma Transit bus stop, view of utility poles, photo ordered by North Pacific Bank, possibly for a commercial loan or branch expansion. North Pacific Bank was located on 5446-48 South Tacoma Way.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Apartment houses--Tacoma; Bus stops--Tacoma; Mobilgas Service Station (Tacoma); North Pacific Bank (Tacoma);

Tacoma Transit had ordered 85 new buses to accommodate larger numbers of bus riders. The new modern buses would join 35 buses bought in 1941 and 1942, making it a 120 unit fleet. The new buses were either 40 passenger or 34 passenger capacity buses. View of intersection at South 26th Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma Transit bus on left side, photo ordered by Tacoma Transit Company (T.N.T., 1/1/48, p. 1).

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma; Mass transit--Tacoma; Pierce Transit (Tacoma); Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma);