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.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Scales;

The "New" Tacoma Hotel in the Savage-Scovell Building on "A" Street. Building by Heath and Twichell, Architects, 1908. For Mr. Bryer Little.

Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Heath & Twitchell (Tacoma);

View of "New" Tacoma Hotel from the southeast, main facade and south side wall. Duncan's Tacoma Hotel Garage to the south of hotel, Tacoma Savings and Loan (Bowes) Building to the North. Hotel (1908) and Bowes (1909) by Heath and Twichell, Architects.

Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Banks--Tacoma; Heath & Twitchell (Tacoma);

Close up of Ernie's Lakewood Center Service with a Union 76 station. Photograph was taken on Halloween, 1951, of the service station located at 9404 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. Operated by Ernie Eichler, it celebrated its grand opening on December 3, 1949.

Lakewood Center Service Co. (Lakewood); Automobile service stations--Lakewood--1950-1960;

View of Stanley Park development. The Miller Construction Company built many homes, including several hundred in housing developments, in Tacoma during the 1940's and 1950's. Much of their construction was in the city's north end. By early 1952, however, they had built a million dollar housing development, consisting of 110 homes, near the central part of town at South 16th and Hosmer Streets. This development, called Stanley Park, seemed to consist of small ranch style homes on small lots. Many of the homes had attached one-car garages; however, some models were built with detached two car units. View of residence with large picture window and two-car garage; photograph was taken on March 15, 1952.

Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Housing developments--Tacoma; Construction industry--Tacoma; Garages--Tacoma;

Night exposure of the Rose Millinery. This evening photograph was taken after closing hours on October 2, 1951. The hat shop is brightly lit and shows many styles of hats on walls, shelves and freestanding racks. Two-sided tables with mirrors were provided so that customers could try on hats. Rose Millinery was owned by Rose and Arthur Hertz, originally from Holland, who opened for business in 1947. By 1950, the shop occupied the entire corner of the Rialto apartment building on both 9th and Market Streets. (TNT 2-26-50, D-12)

Millinery; Hats--1950-1960; Rose Millinery (Tacoma);

Mayberry Motor Parts located at 1934 Market Street. Oxygen sales and service. Two men in shop testing and weighing tanks. Both Oxygen Sales & Service and Mayberry Motor Parts were located in the same building on Market St. and owned by the Mayberry family. October 7-13, 1951 was Fire Prevention Week in Tacoma and this photograph, along with A61242, image 4, was used in a full page ad promoting the goods and services of Oxygen Sales & Service Co. and advising the public on keeping safe from fires. (TNT 10-9-1951, p. 11)

Mayberry Motor Parts, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Jensen Fuel Company, located at 6238 South Tacoma Way, were dealers in wood, oil and coal. The company was owned by Everett R. Jensen. Attached to the main building was a 24 hour self-service unit where a customer could pay for sacks of prest-o-logs or sacks of coal. View of man retrieving sacks of each fuel item; he has his hand on the coin box. A small sign above the prest-o-log dispenser indicates that seven prest-o-logs could be bought for 60 cents; another sign states a sack of egg coal would cost 65 cents. Photograph ordered by F.D. Dickinson.

Jensen Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel supply; Signs (Notices);

The Jensen Fuel Company was housed in a concrete block structure with glass block curved windows in addition to a large plate glass window. The business had its name in large neon letters on a ledge above the doorway. A hanging sign inside the store indicated that Quaker heaters, oil burners and furnace stokers could be purchased there. A 24 hour self-service unit was attached to the main building; a customer could stop by when the business was closed and still buy sacks of coal and prest-o-logs. Owned by Everett R. Jensen, Jensen Fuel was located at 6238 South Tacoma Way. Photograph ordered by F.D. Dickinson.

Jensen Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel supply; Signs (Notices); Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ernie's Lakewood Center Service, a Union 76 gas station. Man servicing automobile at left. The Lakewood Center Service was located at 9404 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. and was operated by Ernie Eichler.

Lakewood Center Service Co. (Lakewood); Automobile service stations--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Northwest Radio, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its second Tacoma store at 3009 Sixth Avenue on November 1, 1951. According to the two full page ads in the Tacoma News Tribune, Northwest Radio was offering specials such as a brand new Philco 17 inch console TV with 3-speed record changer for $412.45 and a 20 inch Motorola TV for $314.95. Orchids were given to the first 500 women to vist the store and special gifts were promised to all children who came with their parents.

Northwest Radio, Inc. (Tacoma); Televisions--1950-1960

Interior of shop with man standing next to large piece of machinery. An employee of Pacific Oerlikon Co. is pictured next to a piece of equipment used in the Oerlikon plant. Pacific Oerlikon was located at 3001 No. Starr Street and was a manufacturer of electric equipment. This interior view of the plant showed various types of machinery imported from Europe by Pacific Oerlikon.

Pacific Oerlikon Co. (Tacoma); Machinery; Equipment;

Northwest Radio, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its second Tacoma store at 3009 Sixth Avenue on November 1, 1951. According to the two full page ads in the News Tribune on November 1, Northwest Radio was offering such specials as the brand new 1952 Philco 17 inch TV combination for $412.45 and a 20 inch Motorola TV for $314.95. Orchids would be given to the first 500 women visiting the store and special gifts were promised to all children attending with their parents. View of night exterior of well-lighted store flanked by giant searchlight and two billboards, Heidelberg Beer and Krispy Crackers. (TNT 11-1-51, B-6, B-7, TPL-5551)

Northwest Radio, Inc. (Tacoma); Televisions--1950-1960; Searchlights--Tacoma; Billboards--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Interior exposure of worker with equipment. An employee of Pacific Oerlikon Co. stands with one hand extended to touch an extremely tall piece of machinery which is transported on a wheeled dolly. He is standing between two similar pieces of machinery which are both loaded onto dollies. The Pacific Oerlikon plant was located at 3001 No. Starr St. and manufactured power system equipment. Photograph ordered by Pacific Oerlikon Co.

Pacific Oerlikon Co. (Tacoma); Machinery; Equipment;

Outdoor exposure of Pacific Oerlikon plant. The Pacific Oerlikon Co., located at 3001 No. Starr, manufactured electric equipment. Lloyd Morgan was listed as manager according to the 1951 and 1953 City Directories. View of three story wooden building with large Oerlikon sign on top close to additional Oerlikon structure and next to railroad tracks. The Oerlikon plant was built on the site of the former Henry Mill Co. and Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. They changed their name to United Power Control in 1956 and then changed to United Products Company upon merging with Meridian Corp. of Chicago in 1958. Photograph ordered by Pacific Oerlikon Co.

Pacific Oerlikon Co. (Tacoma); Railroad tracks--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Pacific Oerlikon Co. were electric equipment manufacturers. According to the 1951 City Directory, they were located at 3001 No. Starr and Lloyd Morgan was listed as manager. View of machinery manufactured by Pacific Oerlikon in photograph taken on September 18, 1951. It possibly could be a type of drill. Photograph ordered by Pacific Oerlikon.

Pacific Oerlikon Co. (Tacoma); Machinery;

Employees of the Thomas Bros. Foodliner store stand behind the meat counter prior to the grand opening of their University Place supermarket in September, 1951. Self-service meats were one of the many new conveniences at the Red & White Food Store; a customer could easily choose from a variety of pre-packaged meats without waiting for a butcher. Their full page ads on September 12th indicated that sliced bacon was available for 59 cents a pound and pork chops for 75 cents. Other new conveniences were refrigerated produce, high-speed conveyor checkstands and automatic doors. The Frank Thomas, Sr., family had opened their small grocery store 46 years ago at the corner of what was then Regents park and Western road. The Thomas brothers, Al, Frank and Joe, grew up helping to run the family store. The new store, built at nearly the same location of W. 27th and Grandview, has maintained its affiliation with the Red & White Food chain. Photograph ordered by Consolidated Service, Seattle. (TNT 9-12-51, A-6, A-10, A-11) TPL-8774

Thomas Bros. Foodliner (University Place); Grocery stores--University Place--1950-1960; Merchandise displays; Food--University Place--1950-1960;

The Frank Thomas, Sr., family established their small grocery store in University Place 46 years ago. The Thomas brothers, Al, Frank and Joe, grew up helping their mother run the business, working every day including Sundays. They opened up an ultra-modern full scale supermarket in September, 1951, as a Red & White Food Store in University Place. Their two full page ads on September 12, 1951, offered prizes, free balloons and merry-go-round rides for children, and free coffee and cake for all customers. View of showcase of fresh refrigerated fruits and vegetables including squash, peppers, eggplant and tomatoes. Red Tokay grapes were listed in the ads at two pounds for 25 cents; Danver yellow onions at 3 pounds for 10 cents. Stacks of Coca Cola bottles are positioned next to the display counter and there are several elaborate floral arrangements on the shelf above the produce. Photograph commissioned by Consolidated Service, Seattle. (TNT 9-12-51, A-6, A-10, A-11)

Thomas Bros. Foodliner (University Place); Grocery stores--University Place--1950-1960; Merchandise displays; Food--University Place--1950-1960;

Exerior view of Puget Sound National Bank in Lakewood. The temporary Lakewood branch of the Puget Sound National Bank was completed and ready for occupancy in March, 1952. The branch was located at 6207 Mount Tacoma Drive S.W. , an addition of the Lakewood Center. View of bank shows it to be a one-story building, colonial in architecture, with porch and shutters. There is also a weathervane on the roof. Construction of the new branch was completed in less than one month. According to the 1953 City Directory, Charles McClallum was listed as Assistant Cashier and Branch Manager and F.A. White, Assistant Manager. Photograph ordered by Condon Co. (TNT 3-21-52, p. 9)

Puget Sound National Bank (Lakewood); Banks--Lakewood; Banking--Lakewood;

911 Commerce Street housed the Turf Smoke Shop, Turf Bar and Turf Restaurant. View of empty restaurant at 11:27 a.m.; glimpse of Smoke Shop portion can be seen through the arched doorway. There are plenty of stools at the counter for casual dining, along with booths for those who chose to have more space and privacy. The restaurant celebrated a grand reopening in November, 1951, as the dining area doubled in size. A customer could order a roast turkey special with all the trimmings for only one dollar. Frank A. Johnson is listed as the owner of the Turf enterprises according to the 1953 City Directory. (TNT 11-7-51, p. 26)

Restaurants--Tacoma--1950-1960; Turf Restaurant (Tacoma); Turf Smoke Shop (Tacoma); Stools; Johnson, Frank A.;

Lakewood Shops. The "Lakewood Shops" on Gravelly Lake Drive was one of the earliest modern business structures in the area. The shops were home to Pitman Hardware, DeKoven Cleaners, Jo Christensen's Style Center, Lakewood Radio-Television, Pentimonti's Lakewood, and the Circus Toy shop. Customers enjoyed convenient parking and were able to easily walk between the various stores. (TNT 11-14-51, A-13)

Shopping centers--Lakewood--1950-1960; Stores & shops--Lakewood--1950-1960;

In this September 18, 1951, photograph, a man has a dynamometer attached to a Tacoma Transit bus and appears to be studying the readings from it. This dynamometer is manufactured by the Clayton Manufacturing Company of El Monte, California, and is an apparatus that measures the mechanical power of an engine. The bus is parked in the Tacoma Transit garage at 13th and Sprague. The tranit garage was built in 1950. TPL-7632

Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma); Buses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electrical apparatus;

The Thomas Bros. Foodliner in University Place had its grand opening in September, 1951. Owned and operated by Al, Frank and Joe Thomas, it was a modern supermarket with self-service meat department, refrigerated produce, high speed conveyor checkstands, and even automatic doors. Thomas Bros. carried a wide variety of foods, including this row of Chun King chow mein, mixed vegetables and Hunt's tomatoes. View of canned foods, lightbulbs. (TNT 9-12-51, A-6, A-10, A-11)

Thomas Bros. Foodliner (University Place); Grocery stores--University Place--1950-1960; Merchandise displays; Food--University Place--1950-1960;

View of Tradewell grocery store. Tradewell Stores had three grocery stores in the Tacoma area by the early 1950's. They were modern supermarkets with wide aisles, multiple checkout lanes, and self-service meat and produce departments. Angled view of interior of Tradewell store; rows of canned goods, checkout lanes; bold patterned linoleum. Photograph taken approximately in late fall, 1951.

Tradewell Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cash registers; Scales;

View of grocery store. Tradewell Stores had three grocery stores in the Tacoma area in the early 1950's: 6134 Motor Ave. S.W., 5605 Pacific Ave. and 3601 6th Ave. View of interior of a Tradewell grocery; at least three checkout lanes with scales, cash registers, and cigarettes under the counter. There were wide aisles so customers could shop comfortably; Tradewell also had self-service meat departments where meat was already pre-packaged and ready for purchase. Photograph taken probably in the late fall, 1951.

Tradewell Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Scales; Cash registers;

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.

Thomas Bros. Foodliner (University Place); Grocery stores--University Place--1950-1960; Merchandise displays--University Place; Food--University Place--1950-1960;

According to the 1953 City Directory, Frank A. Johnson owned and operated the Turf Restaurant, Smoke Shop, and Bar, all located at 911 Commerce St. View of interior of bar portion of the building; murals of horses and their riders decorate the walls. Apparently the bar was also known as the Tack Room, in keeping with the horse riding motif. There is a jukebox in a corner of the room in front of a mural showing a horse and rider jumping a fence. (TNT 11-7-51, p. 26)

Turf Bar (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Murals--Tacoma; Jukeboxes; Johnson, Frank A.;

Front entrance of the Turf Restaurant. The Turf Restaurant was located at 911 Commerce Street. The same building also contained the Turf Smoke Shop and Turf Bar. View of daytime exposure of front entrance to the Turf Restaurant; large neon signs decorate the building, including two with hats and riding sticks on the restaurant's windows. The Turf restaurant celebrated its grand reopening in November, 1951, with full page ads in the News Tribune. It would be open 24 hours a day. (TNT 11-7-51, p. 26) TPL-8119

Turf Restaurant (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A group portrait of the employees at Tacoma Auto Sales. This photograph was part of a one-page advertisement in the Tacoma News Tribune in which Tacoma Auto Sales' president, E.A. Riebe, wished everyone a, "Merry Christmas from the men and women of the company who sell and service Pontiac and Cadillac passenger cars" and thanking customers for their support during 1951. (TNT, 12/25/1951, p.B-12)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Exterior of new National Bank of Washington building at South 12th and Pacific Avenue as pictured on November 11, 1951. It was built on the site of the original Tacoma Chamber of Commerce building erected in 1885 and was the first home of Pacific National Bank, the predecessor of the National Bank of Washington. Cornerstone laying ceremonies would occur on Friday, November 16th. The new building, containing the installment credit department, was designed by local architects Lea, Pearson and Richards with concrete and ceramic tile wainscoting. A 70-foot tunnel across 12th St. connected the head office and the new addition. (TNT 11-15-51, A-4, A-5)

Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Banks--Tacoma; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma);