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Bert's Mens Wear at 938 Broadway was closing to make way for Leeds Shoe Store in June of 1956. The large signs in the front windows read "Lease expires! We must vacate!" and "Closing out entire stock! Fixtures for sale!" Bert's sold men's clothing, such as Lancer shirts and Jarman shoes. Wilbur Meier was the manager.

Clothing stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Berts Mens Wear (Tacoma); Signs (Notices);

938 BROADWAY, TACOMA

  • 4 images. Durboraw Bldg. / Enterprise Furniture Co. Isaac H. Durboraw, builder W.W. Sly / R.L. Robertson / Godart & Robertson, arch. J.C. Ault, contr. -frame construction -b906,18
  • TDL 7/4/1888 p.4 Another large store
  • TDL 7/12/1888 p.4 More new buildings
  • TDL 9/9/1888 p.8 A splendid store nearing completion
  • TDL 9/16/1888 p.8 permits
  • TDL 11/4/1888 p.5 Sly's splendid store
  • TDL 11/18/1888 p.5 Enterprise furniture ----- Tacoma Cracker Co.
  • TDL 6/30/1889 p.5 The Tacoma cracker factory
  • TDL 7/17/1889 p.4 Mountains of dough
  • TDL 3/7/1890 p.4 Filled them up free
  • TDL 6/15/1890 p.4 Blaze on C Street
  • TDL 6/16/1890 p.4 Undismayed by fire
  • Year Built: 1888
  • Decade Built: 1880s
  • Demolished
A100045-2

A100045-2

Bert's Mens Wear at 938 Broadway was closing to make way for Leeds Shoe Store in June of 1956. The large signs in the front windows read "Lease expires! We must vacate!" and "Closing out entire stock! Fixtures for sale!" Bert's sold men's clothing, such as Lancer shirts and Jarman shoes. Wilbur Meier was the manager.

Clothing stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Berts Mens Wear (Tacoma); Signs (Notices);

938 BROADWAY, TACOMA

  • 4 images. Durboraw Bldg. / Tacoma Cracker Co. Isaac H. Durboraw, builder Kissam & Morris, arch. -brick -b906,18
  • TDL 8/29/1890 p.5 permits
  • TDL 11/2/1891 p.7 Tacoma Cracker Company ----- R.S. Albright & Co. TDN Annual 1/18/1904 p.21 (ad,il) TDN 6/29/1905 (il)
  • TNT 11/13/1960 p.C20 Out of Tacoma's past (il c.1905) 720.979 D25R p.23 (new store front in 1914 by C.A. Darmer, arch. and C. Beil, contr.) 917.972 T119N Tacoma New Herald 1905 p.51 (il) ----- Hayden-Watson Floral Co.
  • TDL 8/2/1914 p.27 (interior il) ----- Bass-Hueter Paint Co.
  • TDL 4/30/1923 p.9 Tacoma paint firm leases Albright Block
  • TDL 8/14/1923 p.1 $100,000 fire razes paint store here ----- Moss Glove & Hosiery Co.
  • TDL 3/14/1926 p.E10 Specialty co. locates here (remodeling by C.F. Davidson, contr.) ----- Bert's Men's Wear
  • TNT 8/3/1954 p.19 Grand opening (il) ----- Leed's Shoe Store
  • TNT 8/15/1956 p.D4 (remodeling)
  • TNT 11/22/1956 p.C8,C9 Larger store for Leed's (remodeling by Kanner-Mayer Associates of Los Angeles, arch.) (il,interior il) -----
  • TNT 5/4/1996 p.C7 Dormant Broadway building attracts ambitious buyer (Ping Shaw purchases bldg.)
  • TNT 9/12/1998 p.C11 Entrepreneur seeks to open nightclub with cardroom; Emiel Kandi holds an option ... (il)
  • TNT 5/2/1999 p.D1 Bill Riley led the way downtown ----- Monte Carlo Casino T.Reporter 5/6/1999 p.5 Downtown mini-casino; neighbors vow opposition ----- Manteufel Piano Co. Obi Manteufel, operator
  • TNT 2/22/2000 p.B6 Restorer of classic concert pianos moves into Theater District
  • TNT 11/7/12007 p.D1 Historic Tacoma building can be yours for a tidy sum
  • Year Built: 1890
  • Decade Built: 1890s