Can-can girls at Steve's Gay '90s. A staple at the South Tacoma restaurant, Steve's Gay '90s, was the trio of can-can dancers in full costume. Joining the newest members on June 2, 1970, was Hazel Gjerde (r) who had danced at Steve's for 14 years before retirement. This picture was used in the News Tribune large ad on June 18th to advertise Steve's 3-day celebration entitled "Good Ol' Days." The Gay 90s Revue would feature 25 entertainers, free noisemakers and free hats. Photograph ordered by Steve's Gay '90s. TPL-8254 (TNT ad 6-18-70, C-17)
Unidentified child possibly at First Communion. Clutching a small white Bible, a young girl looks solemnly in the distance. Her short wavy hair curls softly against her face. She is wearing a long-sleeved white dress and delicate lace veil. Photograph ordered by Don Davis.
Brandin Iron Restaurant. The original Brandin Iron Cafe was completely gutted by a $102,850 fire at 4:12 a.m. on September 4, 1969. C-shift fought the second-alarm blaze. By May of 1970, it appears that the restaurant had been re-built. A jovial cartoon cowpoke with branding iron welcomed customers to the restaurant and its Lariat Room. Prior to the fire, signage on the restaurant indicated it was the "Branding" Iron; the new sign above in 1970 shows that the "g" has been dropped. (Talbot: 100 Years of Firefighting, Tacoma, Washington, p. 147)
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Look by air of St. Regis Paper Co. Smoke billowing from St. Regis' stacks was a familiar sight for local residents. The company remained committed to the reduction of air and water pollution from their pulp and paper mills. Per its 1970 annual report, St. Regis spent a total 2.5 million dollars for pollution-abatement construction that year. Photograph ordered by Hylebos Industries, Inc. (1970 St. Regis Annual Report - p 3 - article)
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Aerial view on May 26, 1970, of the Tacoma industrial Tideflats, featuring Hooker Chemical and Hylebos Waterway. By 1970, Hooker had been in Tacoma for 41 years. It had begun in 1929 with production of 13 tons of chlorine a day and a work crew of 40. In 1969, production had increased to 400 tons with the aid of 300 employees. Hooker was the first to produce caustic soda. Chlorine and caustic soda were sold mostly to the pulp/paper industry in the Pacific Northwest. By 1969, Hooker Chemical was a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum. (TNT 2-2-69, B-8 -article) Photograph ordered by Hylebos Industries, Inc.
Poodle Dog Restaurant. View of the Poodle Dog, a Fife landmark, on May 25, 1970. The popular eating spot had originally been built in 1933 and rebuilt several times. This view in May of 1970 shows off the newest version built in 1967. As the large signage indicates, the Poodle Dog was proud of the "Good Food" served within. TPL-9692
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Sherwood Inn. The Sherwood Inn, located at So. 84th & Hosmer, celebrated its grand opening on August 18, 1965. The 121-unit inn reportedly contained the second largest banquet facilities in the Northwest; entitled the "Guild Hall," it had a seating capacity of 450. The Sherwood Inn contained three dining rooms, an all-electric kitchen and bakery, 24-hour coffee shop, heated swimming pool and electrically heated sauna. Designed by architects Nelsen, Krona & Ziegler, and built by the Merit Co., the Sherwood Inn offered plenty of free parking and easy access to the freeway. It was located about 1.5 miles south of the Tacoma Mall. The above photograph was taken on May 25, 1970. (TNT ad 8-15-65, B-6; TNT 8-17-65, p. 8-9 article)
Floating crane. View of 100-ton floating crane YD-228 taken on May 25, 1970. Star Iron & Steel had received a $6,400,000 Navy contract to build four 100-ton floating cranes. The cranes were to be built at Star Iron & Steel's Port Industrial yard location on ways recently leased from the Port of Tacoma. Each crane would be built on barges 140-feet long with living quarters. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel. (TNT 5-29-68, p. 1- article)
Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;
YD-228 floating crane. This is the 100-ton floating crane, YD-228, built for the U.S. Navy by Tacoma's Star Iron & Steel Co. Star Iron & Steel was under contract to build four of these cranes for the government. Each crane would be built on barges 140-feet long with living quarters. Star Iron & Steel had built four similar cranes for the Navy back in 1950 but they had only a 60-ton capacity. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel. (TNT 5-29-68, p. 1- article)
Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;
I.B.M. Building. Located at 615 So. 9th St., the contemporary steel-and-glass structure also did double-duty as an air conditioned bomb shelter. The $400,000 I.B.M. Building was dedicated on June 19, 1963. It was designed by architects Nelsen, Krona, Wilson & Ziegler.
Row of Western Furnaces trucks and delivery vans parked on Fox Island in late May of 1970. Mount Rainier and Sunset Beach/University Place across the water in background. According to a reader, Western Furnace would hold its annual company picnic at this location from the mid-1960s to 1992. Western Furnaces, Inc., was a long time Tacoma firm, established in 1912. Originally named Western Furnace & Foundry, it first manufactured cast iron "gravity feed" furnaces. Color photograph ordered by Western Furnaces, Inc. (Additional information provided by a reader)
Trucks--1970-1980; Western Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Fox Island (Wash.);
Sherwood Inn. With its name in letters 10-feet high, the Sherwood Inn would be visible for more than a mile from the nearby freeway. It had 121 rooms and a variety of banquet and other dining facilities. The rooms were equipped with extra long, extra wide beds. The Bon Marche reportedly provided the rooms' furnishings. The hotel had opened on August 18, 1965 and was a fixture in the city's south end for many years. By 2006, it had become a newly renovated Red Lion Hotel. (TNT 8-17-65, p. 8-9 - article, TNT ad 8-15-65, B-6)
Sea trials. Ship trials were underway for the "Polaris," in May of 1970. She had been successfully launched at Martinac Shipbuilding's yard two months before. The 165-foot tuna seiner had a frozen fish capacity of 650-ton. Owned by Joseph and Edmund Gann of San Diego, the "Polaris" would be used for fishing in South America and Africa. Photograph ordered by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. TPL-9457
Launching. View of the "Captain Vincent Gann" prior to her 8 p.m. launching on May 22, 1970. The 191-foot tuna seiner was launched at Tacoma Boatbuilding's Plant #2 in the Port Industrial Yard. This would be the final launching at Plant #2 which had seen the production of nine fishing boats since 1966. All tuna boat construction in the future would be done at Tacoma Boatbuilding's new plant on the Hylebos Waterway. After her launching, the "Captain Vincent Gann" would be transported to the Hylebos location for outfitting and trials. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boatbuilding. (TNT 5-22-70, D-7- article; TNT 5-24-70, B-11-article) TPL-9458
Launchings--Tacoma--1970-1980; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
Launching. People stop and stare at the "Captain Vincent Gann," a 191-foot tuna seiner, on her launch date of May 22, 1970, at Tacoma Boatbuilding's Port Industrial Yard plant. The fishing boat would be the last launching at Tacoma Boatbuilding's Plant #2 as all future tuna boats would be constructed and launched at the new Hylebos Waterway location. She would be launched by Mrs. Edmund Gann, wife of the ship's owner. Delivery was expected to her San Diego-area owners in July. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boatbuilding. (TNT 5-22-70, D-7 - article; TNT 5-24-70, B-11 - article) TPL-9459
Launchings--Tacoma--1970-1980; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
Paper manufacturers West Tacoma Newsprint plant. Steam rises from the Steilacoom plant on May 22, 1970. West Tacoma Newsprint had opened its mill on Chambers Creek Rd. in 1946, the third paper mill at that location. Shareholders had recently approved a merger with Boise Cascade in October of 1969. Photograph series ordered by Armstrong Machine Works to show Armstrong steam traps.
Lumberman and philanthropist Ben Cheney is pictured on May 19, 1970, along with three scholarship winners. Mr. Cheney awarded each student a $400 check from the Ben B. Cheney Foundation. Each athlete had played on one of Mr. Cheney's amateur teams. From L-R are: Admiral Flunder of Stadium High School; Rick Brown of Glacier High School; and Frank Jackson of Washington State University. Photograph ordered by the Cheney Lumber Co. (TNT 6-3-70, A-15 article)
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. officials. Chrm. of the Board Gerrit VanderEnde of Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. poses with his association's branch managers in the courtyard of the main branch on May 15, 1970. Mr. VanderEnde is seated second from the right. Color photograph ordered by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Bankers--Tacoma--1970-1980; VanderEnde, Gerrit;
The Longshoremen's Hall is crowded on May 12, 1970, as members of the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) congregated to install new members. Local 23 of the ILWU appeared open to both men and women and to varying races. It would eventually move to new quarters in Fife in 2002. Photograph ordered by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, San Francisco.
Culbertson's Shaw House Apartments. New 39-unit apartment complex located at 813 No. K St. was host to an open house on May 3, 1970. Located minutes from downtown Tacoma, the deluxe units had colored electric appliances, wall-to-wall shag carpets, plenty of storage space, and under-building parking for two cars. To make things even quieter, the completely soundproof apartments did not permit children or pets. Rents ranged from $125 for an unfurnished one-bedroom and up. Photograph ordered by Shaw House Apartments. (TNT ad 4-26-70, C-17; 3/4 page ad TNT 5-3-70, B-9)
Culbertson's Shaw House Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1970-1980; Facades--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Another view of refrigerated fish barge, previously shown in D158402, image 3. It appears still under construction at the Arcweld plant in Marysville in early May of 1970. Photograph ordered by U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
Floating refrigeration facility - fish barge- at Arcweld plant in Marysville, Washington. Barge appears to be placed on a pier. Photograph was taken on May 7, 1970, for U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
Studio portrait of the Pedersens. John, Mathias, and a third Pedersen, possibly Ivar, posed for a studio portrait in late April of 1970. According to the 1970 City Directory, they all shared the same address of 2149 South Ainsworth Ave. and had all retired from business.
Automobile unloading facility. This is believed to be the Milwaukee Road Union Pacific yard in Kent recently dedicated in October of 1969. Cars were brought in by rail and due to the close proximity of the Valley Freeway and 277th St., easily transported elsewhere. They would roll down the ramps and could be parked, when necessary, in the yard's enormous parking lot. Aerial view of complex taken in April of 1970.
1970 Daffodil Festival Queen. Shelley Grobey of Mount Tahoma High School was selected as the 1970 Daffodil Festival Queen. She is posed with a jeweled crown of old gold in her blond hair and holding a scepter and bouquet of daffodils. Miss Grobey is wearing the white velvet royal robe with a embroidered daffodil motif. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Grobey, Jr., she is the youngest of five children. One of the few golden haired queens selected in the festival's first 37 years, the blue-eyed high school senior is president of Mount Tahoma's choir, and member of the studio choir, Cleophas, Pep Club and Senior Girls Trio. Miss Grobey, 17, received her crown at Pacific Lutheran University's Olson Auditorium from Governor Dan Evans on April 6, 1970. (TNT 4-7-70, p. 1)
Grobey, Shelley; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1970 : Tacoma); Daffodils; Crowns; Scepters;
Exhibit - Tacoma Art Museum. Western art on display at the Tacoma Art Museum in late April of 1970. Each piece of art is labeled with a title and the artist's name. Painting to the far right is labeled "Zuni Pottery Maker;" artist is W.R. Leigh. The Santa Fe Railroad lent their collection of Western art to the Tacoma Art Museum for a short period of time. The "Wild, Wild West" collection was featured through May 3, 1970. Photograph ordered by Santa Fe Railway Co. (TNT 4-26-70, D-7 - article)
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Exhibit - Tacoma Art Museum. Framed paintings of various sizes are hung on the paneled walls of the Tacoma Art Museum. In April of 1970, an exhibit of Western art was being displayed. Painting to the farthest left is "Taos Girls" by W. Ufer. The "Wild, Wild West" collection was loaned to the art museum by the Santa Fe Railroad. The majestic beauty of the region's natural features and its people were the focus of the many paintings. Photograph ordered by Santa Fe Railway Co. (TNT 4-26-70, D-7 - article)
Tacoma Art Museum (Tacoma); Galleries & museums--Tacoma; Paintings;
Exterior of PIE Freight Terminal in Kent. Eight bays adjoin the office building of the PIE (Pacific Intermountain Express) Terminal in Kent. The terminal was located in the 18000 block of E. Valley Hwy. Photograph ordered by Butler Mfg. Co., Kansas City, MO.
Another view of the large PIE (Pacific Intermountain Express) Freight Terminal in Kent. Several PIE trucks and containers are visible, including one marked "Sea Land." The Kent location was one of many belonging to the national company. Photograph ordered by Butler Mfg. Co., Kansas City, MO.
