• The Winthrop Hotel, the Pantages Theater, the Washington Building and the Bostwick Block are the buildings at the base of Mount Rainier, whose top is lost in the clouds. circa 1930.
• Printed on front: Mount Tacoma, "50 Miles from Business District". Tacoma, Washington

Exterior of Reeds Hats at their new location, 755-71 Saint Helens Ave., the Classical-Romanesque Bostwick Building. This historic building was originally constructed by Dr. Henry Clay Bostwick at the corner of St. Helens Ave. and Broadway during 1889-90 as the four story Bostwick Hotel, one of Tacoma's most fashionable and popular hotels. TPL-9779

Storefronts--Tacoma--1950-1960; Window displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hats--1950-1960; Millinery; Reeds Hats (Tacoma);

Interior beauty shop. Ladies having their hair done at Eva's Styling Room could observe the procedures in the large rectangular mirror. Closed drapes provided privacy from passing pedestrians on Saint Helens Avenue. Hair drying equipment was located behind the wooden cabinet, not visible in this picture. Eva's Styling Room was owned by Eva Andersen. Photograph taken on September 14, 1954; ordered by Tacoma Beauty Supply Co.

Eva's Styling Room (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chairs; Mirrors; Tacoma Beauty Supply Co. (Tacoma);

Interior beauty salon. Eva's Styling Room was owned by Mrs. Eva E. Andersen and was located at 757 Saint Helens Avenue, close to the Brant Hotel and Jacob Blechmann's tailor shop. The beauty salon provided its customers with comfortable padded chairs while seated under Rilling hair dryers, with magazines and ash trays close at hand. Potted plants added a homey atmosphere. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Beauty Supply Co.

Eva's Styling Room (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hair dryers; Tacoma Beauty Supply Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. In June of 1937 John L. "Lee" Kress opened his first malt shop in Tacoma at the corner of 9th and Broadway in the Bostwick Building; he already had operated two ice cream shops in Olympia. Mr. Kress' new Tacoma shop could seat 40 customers at the counter and in booths. While a boy growing up in Tacoma, his father Paul B. Kress worked as a salesman for the Henningsen Creamery Company. Lee Kress died in 1959 at the age of 45.

Kress Malt Shop (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1889. This photograph was taken shortly after the Bostwick Block was completed in 1889. Designed by early Tacoma architect O. P. Dennis, the Bostwick was remodeled in 1924. At that time, the wood-clad exterior was faced with "Duralite" stucco as seen today with its newly painted facade.

Hotel Bostwick (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1880-1890;

A gaggle of school children show off their bottles of Orange Kist as they celebrate Orange Kist Week in front of the Bostwick Building's Smith Flower Shop on August 1, 1925. Orange Kist Week ran from July 31-August 6th. A Ford truck donated by Edward Leonard, Ford dealership, was decorated with a large Orange Kist bottle and featured promotions for the new soda drink daily. On Saturday, August 1st, "Old Home Week," a comedy starring Thomas Meighan, was playing at the Rialto. George Greenlund, manager of the theater, arranged to serve 500-1000 cases of ice-cold Orange Kist at 9th & Broadway. As part of the formal introduction of Columbia Brewing Co.'s new product, 3000 bottles of the soda would be given away every day for a week at various locations, including stores and baseball games. (TNT 7-31-25, p. 6) G33.1-064

Children eating & drinking--Tacoma--1920-1930; Carbonated beverages; Signs (Notices); Ford trucks;

Cooks and Waiters Derby. Cooks, waiters and bartenders, holding serving trays of food and beverages, line-up in front of Lee Kress' Malt Shop at 9th and Broadway for the start of the second annual night-time derby. The trays are loaded with a ham sandwich, a can of beer, a bottle of milk and a piece of pie. Nineteen women and 25 men completed the race to the Century Ballroom in Fife. Stanley Johnson of Pappy's Cabin won the derby, running the course in 55 minutes and 17 seconds. (T.Times, 3/18/1938, p.18, T. Times 2/21/1938, pg. 7)

Racing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Walking races; Waiters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Restaurant workers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cooks & Waiters Derby (Tacoma); Cooks, Waiters, Waitresses & Bartenders Union Local No. 61 (Tacoma);