At the intersection of Bridgeport and 27th W. in University Place in 1961 was a new one-stop shopping center where customers could easily get gas, groceries, fill prescriptions and buy inexpensive variety store items. Stores and services included the University Place Service gas station, Value Stores, Safeway, and Thrifty Drugs. Free parking appeared to be readily available. Photograph ordered by Klaus Werner. TPL-7189

Shopping centers--University Place--1960-1970; Signs (Notices); Value Stores (University Place); Safeway Stores, Inc. (University Place); Thrifty Drugs (University Place); Variety stores--University Place; Grocery stores--University Place--1960-1970;

Outfitted in a sleeveless black dress in January, 1961, Chic Styling Salon owner Bette (Mrs. Bert) La Pore poses in her beauty shop located in the Gamble Building on No. Proctor St. Three hair dryers are visible along with an equal number of work stations. A spritely mannequin is on display in the background. This photograph ran with a large ad in the February 5, 1961, issue of the News Tribune. The Chic Styling Salon was welcoming back Miss Marlene and announcing the addition of two new stylists, Mr. Jim and Miss Lynne. (TNT 2-5-61, D-4)

La Pore, Bette; Chic Styling Salon (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1960-1970; Mannequins;

Small cruiser in process of making turn parallel to new plywood boathouse at the Fairliner boat plant. The boathouse already has most of its stalls occupied. Fairliner had three houses with 31 berths adjoining its plant on the Port Industrial Waterway. All berths were occupied by privately owned Fairliner pleasure craft owners. Fairliner was a division of the Western Boat Building Corp. Its boats were especially adaptable to the area's choppy waters and could hit speeds over 40 knots. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (TNT 12-4-60, B-15, TNT 4-12-62, C-19)

Plywood; Boathouses; Boats--Tacoma;

Dining room of the Doric Tacoma Motor Hotel. Upholstered in gold leather and midnight blue, the semi-circular seating provides comfort and some privacy in the dining room of the new Doric Hotel. Walls were constructed of cedar panels and paintings highlighted of Native Americans. The patrons look pleased to be dining at this new facility, the "Tahoma." Chef John Espinoza offered a menu of many speciality dishes, including sauerbraten and wiener schnitzel. The hotel had opened in August, 1960, at 242 Saint Helens Avenue. It was conveniently located to downtown businesses and shopping with ample free parking. (TNT ad, 1-31-61, A-7) TPL-9886

Doric Tacoma Motor Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Exterior of Swasey library. The 7,000 square foot George O. Swasey Memorial Library was dedicated on October 7, 1960, and opened for business the following day. Designed by the Tacoma architectural firm of Lea, Pearson & Richards, the West End branch library cost $160,000 including land, construction, equipment and books. The entire cost was funded from the estate of the late George O. Swasey who had lived here for fifty years after his arrival in 1908 from the east. The opening of the branch would inaugurate public library service in the West End of Tacoma. At that time it was Tacoma's largest branch library. Norman McDonald would serve as the branch's first librarian. (TNT 9-25-60, C-15, TNT 10-7-60, A-11))

Tacoma Public Library, George O. Swasey Memorial Branch (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma;

The George O. Swasey Memorial Branch Library opened at 7001 Sixth Ave. in October, 1960, to serve the readers of the growing West End of Tacoma. The open house and dedication on October 7th drew several hundred visitors; they were able to take a look at the 65 magazine and nearly 15,000 title collection. In this night exposure, the interior of the Swasey library can clearly be seen through the building's floor-to-ceiling glass walls. The library branch was designed by Lea, Pearson & Richards and built by McKasson Bros. Construction. Landscaping was provided primarily by the West End Gardeners League. The building was later renovated with funds provided by 1984's 15.8 million dollar bond project. (TNT 10-7-60, A-11-article, 10-8-60, p. 2-article)

Tacoma Public Library, George O. Swasey Memorial Branch (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma--1960-1970;

This aerial view of Tacoma, taken from 1,200 feet, shows I-5 and the 38th Street cloverleaf as they appeared in January of 1961. The simple curve of the highway had not yet been complicated by the addition of the Highway 16 interchange. The houses to the left are surrounded on the north and west by I-5 and on the south by 38th Street. The buildings at the bottom, right are on South Tacoma Way.

Aerial photographs; Express highways--Tacoma--1960-1970;

March of Dimes window display. A poignant appeal from the March of Dimes for funds to fight crippling diseases was on display in the Capital Finance office on January 16, 1961. "Please say yes" was the slogan for the 1961 campaign. Photographs of youngsters in braces, including a large cutout of a wide-eyed boy with crutches, are prominently displayed. A child mannequin in wheelchair also emphasizes how disease can strike the very young.

March of Dimes (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1960-1970; Poliomyletis--Prevention; Window displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Wheelchairs; Capital Finance Co. (Tacoma); Signs (Notices);

An unidentified employee of the Puget Sound National Bank put the bank's new IBM 1210 Reader Sorter through its paces for (l to r) Robert G. Gordon, Vice President and Cashier, and Harold Stephens, Assistant Vice-President, on January 13, 1961. In 1959 PSNB became the first bank in the State of Washington - and the second on the west coast - to convert to the use of computers. The other banks in the northwest resisted computerization, and attempted to talk PSNB out of taking this radical step, because they felt that banking customers would not accept being numbered. (Banking on Independence; the first century of Puget Sound Bankcorp, c1990)

Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

Back of Photo:
Russ Johnson

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Port of Tacoma - General
Logs, Lots of 'Em

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New Correction Center

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Marchs E. Anderson - Membership
C-C Chairman (Chamber of Commerce)

Photo by Richards Studio (D133182-4)

ca. 1961. Scenic views and stock footage, 1961. A closer aerial look at the Meadow Park Golf Course at 7108 Lakewood Dr. W. shows newly planted trees along with older firs and oaks. Meadow Park is now run under the auspices of Metro Parks. Shortly before Christmas, 1960, the wooden clubhouse at the golf course was destroyed by fire. According to Lakewood Fire Chief Bruce White, the loss totaled $50,000.

Aerial photographs; Meadow Park Golf Course (Lakewood); Golf--Lakewood--1960-1970;

ca. 1961. Scenic views and stock files, 1961. Aerial photograph of city's north end including the Sixth Avenue, Orchard and Bantz Blvd (now Hwy. 16) areas. Cheney Stadium in upper left corner. Horizontal center street is Sixth Avenue with Orchard running vertically. Bantz Blvd. (now part of Hwy 16) is upper portion of photo, intersecting with Orchard. Thickly wooded terrain on Sixth Avenue is now (2004) filled with shopping malls, Kmart is across the street. Building near Sixth & Orchard is believed to be the First Christian Church directly across the street from Busch's Drive -In.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1960-1970; Streets--Tacoma--1960-1970;

ca. 1961. Stock footage, 1961. Air view of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1961; the second Narrows Bridge was eleven years old at that point. Much of the wooded area in the photograph has been replaced by homes 40 years later.

Aerial photographs; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma--1960-1970;

ca. 1961. Scenic view and stock footage, 1961. Smoke billowing, the American Smelting & Refining Co. (better known as ASARCO)'s smokestack was once the largest smokestack in the world at 571 feet when completed in 1917. Repairs shortened it to 562 feet twenty years later. ASARCO was a major employer in Tacoma for decades; it closed in 1985 due to economic and environmental reasons. The smelter stack was demolished on January 17, 1993.

Aerial photographs; American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1960-1970; Smokestacks--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

ca. 1961. Stock footage, 1961. Aerial view of Yakima Avenue Bridge under construction in 1961. Northern Pacific railroad tracks below. The $1,300,000 bridge was scheduled to be completed by late spring and opened to traffic in April or May. The Yakima Avenue Bridge would give Tacoma a new route to the city's South End. (TNT 12-11-60, A-1)

Aerial photographs; Bridge construction--Tacoma--1960-1970; Bridges--Tacoma--1960-1970; Yakima Avenue Bridge (Tacoma);

ca. 1961. The $1,300,000 Yakima Avenue Bridge was scheduled to be completed by late April or early May 1961. It was part of Tacoma's six-year capital improvement program which began in 1959. This aerial view of the bridge while under construction clearly shows the Hood Street Reservoir (top center) to the southwest of the bridge, South Tacoma Way (bottom left to top right), and Center Street. (TNT 12-11-60, A-1)

Aerial photographs; Bridge construction--Tacoma--1960-1970; Bridges--Tacoma--1960-1970; Yakima Avenue Bridge (Tacoma); Streets--Tacoma--1960-1970; Reservoirs--Tacoma; Hood Street Reservoir (Tacoma);

ca. 1961. The Jack Frost Co. handled commercial refrigation sales and service: designing, building and installing refrigeration units . In spring, 1961, they had one of their Port-O-Units on display which was a drive-in restaurant. It is unclear whether the plywood drive-in was located at the company's 48th & Pacific address. Jack Frost, with its low prices, seemed to have drawn a crowd of young folk to sample its refreshing drinks. Customers came by foot, bicycle and car to indulge in 10 cent cold drinks, 20 cent shakes and 25 cent malts. The portable drive-in restaurant could easily be moved from one business location to another without the expense of removing, and then reinstalling, plumbing and wiring normally sunk in cement floor slabs. All essential plumbing and wiring were concealed in walls and floors. The 10 x 30 foot buildings had room for stoves, ice machines, coolers, dispensers, salad bar and pizza oven as well as a restroom and workroom. Jack Frost Co. was believed to have been the first manufacturer of portable drive-in restaurants in the country. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (TNT 2-15-61, D-9)

Jack Frost Co. (Tacoma); Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1960-1970; Drive-in restaurants; Plywood;

ca. 1961. B&W copy of customer's colored rendering of additions to Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Local architects Lea, Pearson & Richards, whose designs included college buildings, banks, elementary schools and homes, also were involved in church construction. This is possibly the 2.4 million dollar addition (Sand Memorial Center) to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1315 No. Stevens. The project would double the church's space. Photograph ordered by Lea, Pearson & Richards on May 11, 1961.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Renderings;

ca. 1961. Aerial photograph of Rocky Ridge Ranch. Snow-capped Mount Rainier in background. There are at least two houses on the ranch with four outbuildings, two of them barns. Photograph ordered by Harold Allen Co. on May 16, 1961.

Aerial photographs; Ranches; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1961. St. Regis lumber operations, Klickitat. Timber is being loaded onto a yellow truck for transport. This is probably pine as the company's Klickitat mill produced ponderosa pine exclusively. (scan from original negative, no print on file)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Klickitat); Lumber industry--Klickitat;

ca. 1961. Timber being loaded onto truck at St. Regis Paper Co.'s Klickitat forest lands circa 1961. Company mill there would turn the pine logs into lumber for shipment. That particular mill produced ponderosa pine exclusively. The pine would be used for millwork, interior finish, and residential and light commercial buildings. (scan from original negative, no print on file)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Klickitat); Lumber industry--Klickitat; Hoisting machinery;

ca. 1961. Aerial view of Tideflats area featuring Western Farmers Assn. feed mill along the Hylebos Waterway and buildings believed to belong to Buffelen Woodworking on Lincoln Ave. Photographs were taken in late 1961 for inclusion in a sample book.

Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Back of Photo:
Judge Shackleford

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Auburn Army Depot

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"St. Regis - Western Star Paper Machine
Clipping taped to back: "READ ALL ABOUT IT--Seven St. Regis Paper Co. officials, her for this morning's official dedication of the company's $30,000,000 expansion of its Tacoma kraft pulp and paper mill, look over a special 18-page section of The News Tribune, marking the event. Seated, left to right, are Phillip B. Duffy, vice president, the corrugated container division; Reginald L. Vayo, vice president, kraft division sales; and Kenneth D. Lozier, vice president, of advertising and sales promotion, all of New York. Standing are George J. Kneeland, New York, assistant vice president; Russell R. Major, Tacoma, assistant comptroller; John A. McDermott, Jacksonville, Fla., vice president, pulp and paper manufacturing; and Dr. William R. Haselton, general manager of the Tacoma plant."

ca. 1961. Copy of customer's color transparency. School is in session at the Nell Hoyt Primary School located at No. 27th & Union ca. 1961. Modern in appearance with prefabricated dome roofs, the school was designed by Robert Billsbrough Price and built in 1958; it was named in honor of Mrs. Nell Hoyt, Tacoma PTA leader and national pioneer of the preschool movement. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Nell Hoyt School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1960-1970;