The living room in one of the ten apartments in the Adlee Apartments, recently opened by Forrester and Lee. All units included modern cabinet kitchens, automatic oil heat and the latest colors. Ranges and refrigerators were available under optional arrangements. (TNT, 6/17/1951, p.B-5)

Apartments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Forrester & Lee, Inc. (Tacoma); Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Puget Sound National Bank provided temporary quarters while the new K Street Branch was being built. This office interior shows a curved ceiling, three desks and a long counter for paying and receiving. The name plate for Joe Hawthorne, Assistant Cashier, can be seen on the desk in the foreground. R.C. Holmes' name plate is on the desk in the rear.

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma);

The interior of Post House Tavern showing the bar, stools, and booths. The bar and lowered ceiling over the bar have been decorated with padded, studded leather-like material. A cool case is seen against the far wall as well as a pay phone. Ordered by Mrs. Teresa Diseth, owner of the tavern.

Bars--Tacoma--1950-1960; Post House Tavern (Tacoma);

The interior of a new home showing an example of a bedroom ordered by Lakeview Builders, Inc. Homes in the new housing development were open for inspection. A bedroom set of blond furniture has been chosen. Pull down blinds hang at the windows along with floral drapes. (TNT, 6/24/1951, p.Z-3)

Bedrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lakeview Builders, Inc. (Lakewood);

New Central Bank at South 12th and K Street. Interior of bank lobby with many large floral arrangements.

Business Enterprises - Financial Institutions - Banks - Tacoma - Central Bank

Purex-Trend (Purex Corporation LTD), exterior view of building. Large warehouse type building, rail cars and Purex tanks.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Purex Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Exterior of the Purex-Trend (Purex Corporation LTD) plant. The large warehouse type building has been built using concrete block. Rail cars access the building via a railroad spur and three Purex tanks stand in the foreground.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Purex Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Looking south on what is believed to be Jefferson Ave., south of 19th Street. Columbia Brewery is in left background. Photograph was taken in June of 1951.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

This one-story building built of concrete block appears to be a motel or possibly an apartment complex. Doors open onto an open area in the center of the U-shaped structure. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A two-story building has been built with concrete blocks on the street level which is used for commercial purposes. The upper story has been faced with brick. ABL Heating company, owned by Boyd Willey and A.C. McKee is on the right at 7029 South Tacoma Way. Shop-Eze Food Mart, owned by C.H. Needham, in on the left at 7027 South Tacoma Way. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960; ABL Heating Co. (Tacoma); Shop-Eze Food Mart (Tacoma);

In April of 1951, British Car Sales, owned by J.M. Henderson and R.F. Snead, was housed in a one-story concrete block building set back from the road. Several British sports cars were displayed in front of their showroom on this sunny day. A sign in the window advertised Hillman, Austin, MG, Morris and the Jaguar Sports Mark V. A large garage door was open on the right side of the building. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960; British Car Sales (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1950-1960; Convertible automobiles;

A newly completed one-story single-family residence sits in front of tall fir trees. The home is made of concrete blocks as well as the chimney. An attached two-car garage has been included. A U-shaped floor plan has been used with the entrance located within the middle section. Ruffled curtains cover the windows nearest the garage. Ordered by the Holroyd Company.

Concrete--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

A two-story home has been built with concrete blocks with an added enclosed porch or family room on the second floor that has been completed using wood siding. Ordered by the Holroyd Company.

Concrete--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

Braley's Inc. drugstore located in the lobby of the Medical Arts Building. Pharmacist A.J. DuWane is busy behind one of the display counters and pharmacists George Norton and Paul Lapp are working behind the tall counter that separated the area for compounding prescriptions from the public areas of the store. All druggists at this time mixed their own drugs, salves and cough syrups. Braley's, an institution at the Medical Arts Building since 1930, had two stores in the building by 1951. The above photograph may have been taken of the store listed at 738 Saint Helens. (TNT, 6/22/1951, p.B-1-ad)

Drugstores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Braley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Pharmacists--Tacoma--1950-1960; Norton, George; Lapp, Paul; DuWane, A.J.;

Brothers Stan and Fred Sepic (left to right), owners of Sepic Electric, pose with a new Hotpoint washer and dryer at Graybar Electric on May 16, 1951. The Sepics, who already owned a store at 1301 South "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way), would open a second furniture and appliance center at 72nd and Pacific at the end of May, 1951. Ordered by by T.H. Challman.

Graybar Electric Co. (Tacoma); Washing machines; Appliances; Sepic, Stanley; Sepic, Fred;

Paul Bunyan meets Mr. Timeplan at National Bank of Washington's booth at the 1951 home show at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. A poster on the counter at the right offers a chance to win a $50 savings account. It will go to the person who guesses the total resources of the National Bank of Washington as of May 7, 1951. Paul Bunyan was the mythical guest of honor at this year's show. Ordered by Mrs. Lenore Lindquist. (TNT, 4/4/1951, p.15)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma);

Two men complete the display of Trend soap at the Midland Thriftway Market (Thriftway Food Stores) by adding a sign announcing, the "Largest Trend display in the World." The store was located at 5402 South Tacoma Way. Ordered by the Purex Corporation.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Thriftway Food Stores (Tacoma);

Exterior of one-story woodshake house with two large windows in front and three smaller windows along the side. The front door has a four-piece half-moon window. Ordered by H.C. Little Burner Co., Seattle.

H.C. Little Burner Co. (Seattle); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

An open house was held at the Olympus Hotel in May 1951 to celebrate the completion of modernization that had been underway for four years. The hotel had been built in 1908. Paul Sceva purchased the hotel in 1944. This "after" photograph shows a twin bed guest room. Former double rooms were rebuilt into one with private baths and showers. New furniture, new beds, new bathroom fixtures and new plumbing as well as new harmonizing carpeting and door locks were all provided. Ordered by Paul Sceva, owner of the hotel. (TNT 5/23/1951, p.23)

Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Olympus Hotel (Tacoma); Then & now comparisons;

A "before" photograph used to show the modernization at the Olympus Hotel. Former double rooms were rebuilt into one with private baths and showers. Massive beamed ceilings were covered with a modern, fireproof layer (three quarters of an inch thick) of sheetrock. Wiring was changed completely and new lighting fixtures were added. New and larger windows were provided in most rooms. Work was completed in 1951. Ordered by Paul Sceva. (TNT 5/23/1951, p.23)

Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Olympus Hotel (Tacoma); Then & now comparisons;

Irwin-Jones Motor Company is ready to deliver a new Dodge ice cream truck to Medosweet Dairies. The van on the back has been completed with a refrigerated unit.

Irwin-Jones Motor Co. (Tacoma); Dodge trucks; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Medosweet Dairies, Inc. (Tacoma);

An example of a new kitchen in the Lakeview district featuring built-in cabinets. An electric stove has been placed across from the refrigerator and sink. The sink is set below a large window. Ordered for reproduction by Lakeview Builders Inc. (TNT, 6/24/1951, p.A-30

Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lakeview Builders, Inc. (Lakewood);

A portrait of a young soldier in his US Army uniform taken at the Post Studios.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Military personnel; Military uniforms--United States; Soldiers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The interior of the Lodge at Lake Tanwax showing two large rooms, nearly empty, that could be separated with a screen. Ordered by Mr. Mitch Gasparavich.

Lake Tanwax Lodge (Kapowsin); Lodges--Kapowsin;

A one-story, single-family residence with a one-car garage is covered with deep wood shingles. This home was featured in a one-page advertisement for Charles L. West, Realtor. An "Open House" would be held for the housing development in the Lakeview District on Bridgeport Way, just east of Lakewood Center. The two- and three-bedroom homes were listed at $8,200 and $9,500, close to shopping center and near Fort Lewis and McChord Field. Ordered by Lakeview Builders, Inc., Mr. Coffman. (TNT, 6/24/1951, p.A-3)

Lakeview Builders, Inc. (Lakewood); Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960;

The living/rec room of this Mountlake Terrace home in the early 1950's was decorated in a mixture of bold green, gold and dark rose tones. The furniture displayed was of a slighter fashion with lightweight woods used instead of heavier cherrys or oak. A fire blazes in the elongated stone fireplace to provide warmth to the carpeted living area. ALBUM 15.

Living rooms--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960; Fireplaces--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960;

The interior of a house showing a wall furnace in the living room. A small desk with a fold-down writing surface and four drawers stands along the same wall as the furnace. Two side chairs with striped seats stand on either side of the desk. A small table with a telephone stand on the other side of the front door. Patterned rugs have been placed on the hardwood floor.

Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Desks; Telephones; Furnaces--Tacoma; H.C. Little Burner Co. (Seattle);

The interior of a house showing a wall furnace which faces into both the entry way and the living room. The living room can be seen through the arched doorway. Patterned rugs have been placed on the hardwood floor.

Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Furnaces--Tacoma; H.C. Little Burner Co. (Seattle);

Four men with arms around each other are standing in front of two automobiles at Paramont Stainless Steel Corporation's company picnic. The company was located at 3700 S.E. Belmont, Portland, Oregon. Ordered by John Barnnester.

Paramount Stainless Steel Corp. (Portland)--Employees; Picnics--Portland--1950-1960;

Example of General American Evaporators in place at Pennsylvania Salt. Ordered by General American Transport Corp., NY, NY, Harold Jacoby. Capacity of the Tacoma plant for production of chlorine and caustic soda was being increased 30%. Pennsalt had been granted a federal certificate of necessity for $445,450. As of March 1951, power hearings brought out the fact that chlorine and caustic sodas were ranked among the top poriority defense items, being used in aircraft manufacture and at the Hanford A-bomb plant, as well as suppllying local chemical plants and domestic needs. (TNT, 3/30/1951; 4/26/1951)

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960;