The new Vista Manor Apartments provided laundry facilities for their tenants. Washing machines line the far wall while a long wooden table is available for folding clothes. An ironing table is seen in the foreground and a mandrel ironing machine stands by the work table. A drying rack and sinks are seen along the wall on the right. Ordered by the W.H. Opie & Company, property managers for the building.
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Vista Manor Apartments, Gaston Lance, Architect. General view of multi-story reinforced concrete apartment building with cloverleaf floor plan, in the Stadium district, designed by architectural firm, Lance, McGuire & Muri. W.H. Opie & Co. were listed as building managers; the building itself was owned and operated by American Apartments, Inc. The 133 unit apartment building was promoted as being earthquake and fireproof, with the first seven floors ready for occupancy November 15, 1951. All apartments had beautiful views of the City, Puget Sound or Mount Rainier. Parking facilities for 87 cars was provided. Photograph ordered by W.H. Opie Co. (TNT 11-4-51, C-12, C-13, TPL-865)
Progress photograph of the American Apartments, later opened as the Vista Manor Apartments, at 319 Tacoma Ave. No., for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. The building was designed by Lance, McGuire & Muri, Architects, and built by the C.F. Davidson Construction Company. The building was constructed with 16 stories and 133 units at a cost of one million dollars.
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The living room in this apartment in the new Vista Manor Apartments is very large with room enough at the far end for a formal dining area. The room is decorated formally with upholstered furniture covered with a single, monochromatic brocade fabric. Oriental rugs have been used on the floor and draperies in a solid color were chosen. The wooden furniture is in dark tones with decorative detailing and historical styling.
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A large and comfortable leather covered chair and ottoman point directly towards the television in this living room in one of the apartments in the new Vista Manor Apartments. Solid color shag carpeting and draperies of a nubby fabric help create a relaxed atmosphere in this room. Ordered by the W.H. Opie & Company, property managers for the building.
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In June of 1950, the Tacoma building inspector signed the permit to build the Vista Manor Apartments, 319 Tacoma Avenue No. One year later, in June of 1951, the exterior of the building, designed by Gaston Lance, was nearing completion. Each of the 133 apartments had a corner window, and a view of the city, Mt. Rainier or Puget Sound. In 1980 it became the Vista Del Rey Condominiums. The reinforced concrete structure was approved and licensed as a fallout shelter by the Federal government in 1962 at the height of the cold war.
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Vista Manor Apartments, Gaston Lance, Architect. General view of 17 story reinforced concrete apartment building with cloverleaf floor plan from across the street, several vehicles parked in front.
One of the living rooms in the new Vista Manor Apartments has been furnished with a velvet covered sofa and arm chair, another winged arm chair with a small pattern, a solid colored carpet and dark wood tables. Draperies with a matching valence with a floral pattern were chosen. A small nook against the far wall has been furnished with a book case and side chair. A bedroom can be seen through the arch way at the back. Ordered by the W.H. Opie & Company, property managers for the building.
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A very bold pattern of water-lily leaves was chosen for the carpeting in the lobby of the new Vista Manor Apartments. A curved sectional is seen against the wall on the right while two side chairs and a step table are near the windows. This more modern styling is seen in the public areas of the new apartment building built in 1951. Ordered by the W.H. Opie & Company, property managers for the building.
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Vista Manor Apartments, Gaston Lance, Architect. General view of 16 story reinforced concrete apartment building with cloverleaf floor plan from across the street, several vehicles parked in front. The first seven floors would be ready for tenants in November of 1951.
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A bold leaf patterned carpet accentuates the spaciousness of the new Vista Manor's lobby. The multi-storied apartment building, managed by W.H. Opie & Company, was open for business in November, 1951. All 133 units were view properties; in addition, they were earthquake and fireproof. View of lobby with rippled glass walls, three stuffed chairs, elaborate lamp and waste paper baskets, and drawn drapes. Photograph ordered by C.F. Davidson, contractor. (TNT 11-4-51, C-12)
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