On a warm summer evening, July 14th, 1920, the residents of Trafton Street between 6th Ave and South 8th Street were treated to Tacoma's first Block Party. The party was hosted by the Community Service Club in an effort to end the isolation of city life and help neighbors get to know one another. The area was blocked off and lit by lights provided by the City Light Department. Bunting and flags were hung and oriental lanterns graced the bushes. The asphalt street was treated with cornmeal and boric acid till it shown like a dance floor. Residents and curious neighbors, totaling over 600, turned out for a community sing, street dancing and free popcorn, doughnuts and lemonade. The party was a great success and wound up near midnight as parents carried sleepy children home. The houses shown in the picture are 621, 625, 629 and 631 So. Trafton St. (TDL 7/14/1920, pg. 10; 7/15/20, pg. 1) Boland B3689, BU-12,823, TPL-1649;

Parties--Tacoma--1920-1930; Celebrations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1920-1930; Neighbors; City & town life--Tacoma--1920-1930;

In the Stadium.

Excited young men swarm Tacoma's last streetcar in April of 1938. One smiling man, bolstered on the shoulders of another, is pictured yanking down the rolling signage of the various stops. Tacoma Railway & Power Co. personnel within the streetcar calmly stands by. TPL-041

Mass transit--Tacoma--1930-1940; Street railroads--Tacoma--1930-1940; Men--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma);

Five year old Phyllis Bates poses with her jump rope in front of the picket fence surrounding her home in Carbonado. On the evening of April 12, 1930, her father, John L. Bates, was one of 17 miners killed in an explosion 1500 feet underground in the Pacific Coast Coal Co. mine in Carbonado. His body was recovered by his brother Harry Bates. Harry had been the winner of the international rescue trophy in 1926. John Bates was 31, married and the father of two. (TDL 4-14-1930, pg. 1)

Pacific Coast Coal Co. (Carbonado); Coal mining; Mine accidents--Carbonado; Explosions; Bates, Phyllis;

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of rear of house and back yard. Brick exterior painted white. Manicured garden includes lawn, several trees, garden house, and concrete and stone paths. Architects: Delano & Aldrich. (WSHS) filed as 1-3

Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gardens--Tacoma;

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. View of back yard, garage and guest cottage, trees, awning covered path leading to steps. Brick exterior of buildings painted white. (WSHS) filed as 1-4

Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of rear of house showing three fireplaces, brick garden wall, brick upper patio, and landscape. Delano & Aldrich, principal architects, with Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, associate architects in Tacoma. (WSHS) filed as 1-5

Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of house and landscape. Brick exterior painted white. Landscape includes a cluster of trees, boxwood hedge, lawn, and walkways. (WSHS) filed as 1-6

Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1931. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." Gardens. Small lake crossed with rustic bridges and surrounded by a natural and planted landscape. (WSHS filed as 11-1)

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1929. David and Sarah Scott house, "Belleterre." Side and front view of mansion showing slate roof and decorative emblems above dormer windows. A mature evergreen stretches upward toward the fireplace on end wall. Other fireplaces appear to the left of the entrance. (WSHS, filed as 12-7)

Scott, David C.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood; Gardens--Lakewood;

ca. 1935. Mrs. George Williamson house at Adelaide, Washington. Side and rear view of two-story, stucco covered house with steep gable roof dispersed with wide dormers. Decks, pergola, and stones enhance the landscape. (WSHS, filed as 14-1)

Williamson, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Federal Way--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Mrs. George Williamson house at Adelaide, Washington. Front view of two-story stucco covered house with steep gabled roof. The predominate feature is a chimney embellished with an "S" and extending from the ground and above the brick, arched entry. (WSHS, filed as 14-2)

Williamson, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Federal Way--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Mrs. George Williamson residence at Adelaide, Washington, near Federal Way. Rear view of large stucco home with trellis, single story extension, rockery.

Williamson, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Federal Way--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Floor plan of the first and second floors of "Milamar," the summer home of William H. and Maude Miller on American Lake. The first floor contains the kitchen, breakfast room, dining room, living room, solarium and terrace & pergola. The second floor contains four bedrooms and two baths. TPL-4418

Miller, William H.--Homes & haunts; R.E. Anderson & Co. Inc. (Tacoma); Houses--Lakewood; Estates--Lakewood; Architectural drawings;

ca. 1931. Jack and Mamie McLeod's house and garden. The McLeod's and an unidentified woman standing on stone steps that lead to the house. Floral and rockery garden accented with bird house and cast bird bath. The home was built in 1908 according to a Spanish Colonial design. (Photograph also numbered HG 21 image 1) (also in WSHS, under 21-1) TPL-9769

McLeod, Jack--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Gardens--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Jack and Mamie McLeod's garden. Floral aspects and rockery define the garden and are accented with trellises. A lawn swing has been placed under the shade of a tree. McLeod dog in foreground. (Photograph also numbered HG21 image 2) (also in WSHS, under 21-2)

McLeod, Jack--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Gardens--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Jack and Mamie McLeod's garden. Floral aspects and rockery define the garden and are accented with trellises. (photograph also numbered HG21 image 6) (also in WSHS, filed as 21-6)

McLeod, Jack--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Gardens--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1929. Harry L. and Alpharetta Brown house. Exterior view of rear of house overlooking a large concrete tennis court and landscape. Three-story, Tudor-style house with stuccoed exterior. Clothes line over lawn is accessible from back door. Mr. Brown was one of the founders of the Brown & Haley Candy Co. This English style home was built for him in 1925 and designed by E.J. Bresemann. (photograph also numbered as HG 3 image 2, also in WSHS as 3-2)

Brown, Harry--Homes & haunts; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. Harry L. and Alpharetta Brown house. Exterior view of front and side of three-story house. Side bay features upper balustraded deck off double-doors. The English style home was built in 1925 for Mr. Brown and designed by E.J. Bresemann, architect. Brown's candy recipes spurred the founding of Brown & Haley, Inc., now world-renowned confectioners. (photograph also numbered HG 3 image 5; also in WSHS as 3-5)

Brown, Harry--Homes & haunts; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Mrs. Helen McAnally's home at Magnolia Beach, Lot 3, Vashon Island. "Hot Coffee Ready." The home appears to be built just feet from the beach and has a wide front porch and lots of windows to take in the water view. Mrs. McAnally was the widow of Tacoma attorney Sam McAnally. She was nationally famous as a hostess and the celebrated would travel cross country by train and to the island by ferry to enjoy her hospitality. The beach house parties would continue over several days. Mrs. McAnally continued to hold her famous parties until she was in her eighties. (photograph also numbered HG 33-1) ("Magnolia Beach Memories" by Bob Gordon Sr.)

Houses--Vashon Island; McAnally, Helen--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1931. Interiors of the home of Harry K. Todd, Tacoma Country Club home #1. Mr. Todd was the president of the Country Club and H.K. Todd Co., investments & insurance.

Todd, Harry K.--Homes & haunts.;

For Cavanaugh Lumber Co. House at 38th and Madison Sts, 3915 No. 38th. Mr. C. F. Trendall Rowe's. Rowe owned Tacoma Seed Company on Pacific Avenue. (WSHS)

Rowe, Charles Frederick Trendall--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1926. Judge William and Pauline Snell's residence. Large Dutch Colonial-style house. View from back of house. Landscaping on steep lot. Manicured lawn and extensive shrubs.(Argentum)

Snell, William--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gardens; Backyards--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Judge William and Pauline Snell's residence. Large Dutch Colonial-style house. View from rear of house. Steep lot landscaped with lawn and shrubs. (Argentum)

Snell, William--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gardens; Backyards--1920-1930;

This home at 2401 No. Lawrence St. was built in 1925. It was the home of Clark A.and Edna Squire. Mr. Squire was a reporter for the Tacoma Times Publishing Co.

Squire, Clark--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Exterior of Ted Halbas' home in Steilacoom. Early vernacular cottage overlooking bay with man on front porch. Photograph was taken in August of 1937. (Argentum)

Halbas, Ted--Homes & haunts; Houses--Steilacoom;