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1216 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY, TACOMA

  • 2 images. Valhalla Hall Smith, Limming & Co., contr. -dedicated 9/22/1906 -Valhalla Society founded 9/15/1884 -bldg. sold by the Society in 1999 -site includes 1216-18 Martin Luther King Jr. Way TDL 12/31/1905 p.16 (Walhalla Society purchases lots) TDL 6/3/1906 p.19 (contract let) TDN 9/22/1906 p.25 Joyous event for Swedish residents of Tacoma (dedication) (il) TDL 9/23/1906 p.4 New building is dedicated TDL 12/13/1908 p.30 (account of Scandinavian party) TDL 3/17/1913 p.2 Famous Negro in Tacoma tonight (visit of Booker T. Washington) Forum 3/22/1913 p.1 Booker T. Washington honored Forum 5/3/1913 p.2 Dr. W.E. Burghardt Du Bois will lecture at Valhalla Temple ... TDN 5/12/1913 p.12 DuBois here tomorrow TDN 5/13/1913 p.9 Du Bois here tonight TDN 5/14/1913 p.9 Wants Negro's rights always recognized in theater and train T.Tribune 2/1/1914 p.C1 Valhalla Society a pioneer (il) TDL 12/8/1929 p.A2 Big crowd hears Swedish jubilee TNT 2/23/1941 p.A1 He might have been new spaghetti champ TNT 12/28/1954 p.5 Valhalla Old-Timers' fete beckons tailor (il of Peter Holmgren) TNT 3/21/1963 p.A1 Bandit robs tavern as 5 patrons watch (incident at the K-Sino Tavern at 1218 Martin Luther King Jr. Way) TNT 9/29/1974 p.E3 Valhalla Hall TNT 11/18/2001 p.A1 Reflections on Ramadan (interior il of Mas'alah Muslim Center) TNT 12/10/2014 p.A1 Twilight for Valhalla; Tacoma's Swedish lodge is down to 40 members ... 973.04 W731S p.291 ----- Allen Place Discovery Center TNT 5/29/2008 p.B6 Valhalla''s renaissance bodes well for Hilltop T.Weekly 12/3/2009 p.A1 Hilltop poised for a renaissance T.Daily Index 3/11/2010 p.1 Fund-raising continues for Valhalla Hall renovation (sketch) T.Weekly 3/18/2010 p.A2 Council hears update on Allen Place T.Weekly 9/16/2010 p.A6 Innovation station; Tacoma school district embarking on unique partnership ... (sketch of proposed remodeling) TNT 9/18/2010 p.A4 Group hopes center will help students ----- T.Daily Index 3/4/2016 p.1 Valhalla Hall project community meeting March 16 TNT 3/8/2016 p.A2 Historic hall could be part of Hilltop's future (il) TNT 6/9/2016 p.A1 Rebuilding Valhalla Hall a dream that won't work (exterior walls and roof to be demolished as part of a project for 24 apts.)
  • Year Built: 1906
  • Decade Built: 1900s
A9351-1

A9351-1

Federal Old Line Life Insurance Company dinner at Valhalla Hall - four tables with people seated for dinner. (filed with Argentum)

Federal Old Line Life Insurance Co. (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Valhalla Hall (Tacoma);

BOLAND-B26069

BOLAND-B26069

In October of 1936, members of the Scandinavian-American Democratic Club rallied for their party's candidates in the upcoming local and national elections. Portraits and signs for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Clarence Martin line the walls. Both men were seeking re-election, Roosevelt for the presidency and Martin for Washington State governor. The rally was held at Valhalla Hall on October 14, 1936, with the general public invited. Initiatives and amendments on the general election ballot were discussed. G42.1-069 (T.Times 10-13-36, p. 10-article)

Scandinavian- American Democratic Club (Tacoma); Political participation--Tacoma; Political campaigns; Political elections--Tacoma--1930-1940;

BOLAND G35.1-157

BOLAND G35.1-157

ca. 1920. Enclosed Ford delivery van, belonging to the Washington Hand Laundry, parked in front of the Valhalla Temple at 1216 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. J.P. Bernard, owner of the laundry, bought one of the first enclosed Ford delivery vans in the city. He was very loyal to the Ford brand; in 1913, he bought one of the first Ford delivery trucks in the city. It was still supplying his company with continuous service. Mr. Bernard was a well known member of the "K" Street Boosters, a group of local merchants located on "K," now Martin Luther King Jr. Way. (TDL 5/2/1920, pg. C-10) BU-13811 G35.1-157 TPL-10093

Washington Hand Laundry (Tacoma); Valhalla Temple (Tacoma); Ford trucks;