Exterior - Diamond Jim's. Diamond Jim's in Seattle featured family style chicken dinners and steaks in addition to dancing and cocktails. It shared a two-storied building with Aurora Cycle Shop, a Schwinn and Raleigh dealership. Diners at the many windows could view the activity on busy Aurora Avenue. The building formerly housed Hildegard's Restaurant in the early 50's. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW. TPL-10400
It seems that there is never a bad time to buy candy. A smiling employee helps two men with their selection of Dorette Fancy Chocolates. She is holding up a box of preselected chocolates for their approval. Customers could also choose to purchase creams and chews of dark or milk chocolate with prices ranging from $1.15 a pound to 60 cents. Old favorites of candy corn, pineapple jelly, ambrosia, wintergreen mints and chocolate divinity bars could be selected from the glassed-in display. A white scale and small paper sacks were available to weigh and package the candies. Dorette Candy, Inc., was located at 8631 South Tacoma Way and owned by Dorothy Kellogg. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television.
Dorette Candy, Inc. (Tacoma); Confectioneries--Tacoma; Confections--Tacoma; Candy--Tacoma; Scales;
An offer of a sampling of perfume is being presented to an interested customer at the make-up counter of an unidentified drugstore. The glass shelves are crammed with Lucien Lelong and Max Factor products. Lotions, creams, and perfumes make for a tempting display of merchandise. Pipes and other smoking paraphernalia dangle from the ceiling above the women's heads. A soda fountain is to the right of the make-up counter; crowding close by are rows of vitamins and home remedies. It is possible that this is the interior of a Renton phamarcy. Pharmacies in the 1950's not only dispensed prescribed medication but also had soda fountains and sold numerous miscellaneous items. Photograph ordered on behalf of Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
A well-dressed couple may be in the process of acquiring a Kenskill quality trailer from Far West Trailer Sales. They, along with possibly Far West owner Albert Rademacher, are standing in front of the opened door to the small, unhitched trailer. Far West Trailer Sales was located at 4532 South Tacoma Way. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television.
Far West Trailer Sales (Tacoma); Trailers--Tacoma;
Larry Runge's Furniture Auction specialized in quality furniture for less, offering "factory to you prices" and credit. Formerly Puget Sound Auction Co., Larry Runge's bought, sold and traded furniture. Complete bunk beds sold for $69.50 and Westinghouse washer-dryer sets for $314. The one-story building with steep roof was apparently located next to LeBeck Real Estate. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Furniture stores; Larry Runge's Furniture Auction; Signs (Notices); Electric signs;
Gil's at night. Gil's proudly advertised its 19 cent hamburgers, as evidenced by the large two-story neon sign illuminating the darkness surrounding the fast food restaurant. The sign towers over the actual building. Even late at night, customers lined up to purchase the inexpensive hamburgers, chicken, pizza and soft drinks. Something new on the menu was a meal of half of a fried chicken, catsup and fries. Darigold ice cream was used to make shakes advertised as "out of this world." Gil's Hamburgers had three locations in the Seattle area; this particular location was not identified. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Gil's Hamburgers (Seattle); Drive-in restaurants--Seattle; Fast food restaurants--Seattle; Facades--Seattle; Electric signs--Seattle--1950-1960;
An older couple relaxes before a blazing fire in a January, 1958, photograph taken on behalf of KTVW. There is a large painting of logging operations on top of the mantle of the brick fireplace. Two elk heads are mounted on beams flanking the fireplace. Simple wooden furniture fit the rustic log cabin atmosphere. An antique scale is the prime decoration on a small table between the spartan couches.
Exterior of Northgate Furniture. The Northgate Furniture store was located in a modern brick and cement building with large plate glass windows and high ceilings. It was part of the Northgate Mall and owned by Harold A. Kenning and H. Thomas Lebo, Jr. A large neon sign directed customers to the store's entrance. Unfortunately, no parking was available directly in front of the store. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Northgate Furniture (Seattle); Furniture stores--Seattle; Electric signs--Seattle--1950-1960;
Neon sign of Pixie Beauty Salon. Pixie Pin Up Beauty Salon was located at 609 No. Pine St. and owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes. The small one-story building had a neon sign with the shop's name along with a profile of a woman's head. The head was reminiscent of a ship's figurehead. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Pixie Beauty Salon (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;
An unusual two-layer artificial tree is the focus point of this January, 1958, restaurant photograph. There is special lighting concealed in the openings of the tree layers. Directly beneath the tree is an organ, probably used as entertainment for the restaurant's diners. A backdrop of painted leaves framed with a fence provides an apt setting for the tree. Small cards on nearby tables indicate that this was Garski's Grill at 6521 Roosevelt Way in Seattle. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
The Sunset Appliance Co. sold a wide variety of household appliances, including Kelvinators, Maytags, and Sylvania televisions and radios. Their large storefront windows more than adequately displayed the latest in these products. Sunset Appliance was located in Seattle at 7750 15th Ave. N.W.; they were next door to Wilson's Super Market. Melvin G. Herfendal was listed as owner in the 1958 Seattle City Directory. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers for KTVW television.
Sunset Appliance Co. (Seattle); Appliance stores--Seattle; Electric signs--Seattle--1950-1960;
Two delivery vans are parked outside the Tacoma Window Shade Co. which was located at 2114 Tacoma Avenue South, next to the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Owned by LeRoy Baldwin, the Tacoma Window Shade firm manufactured window shades, venetian blinds, window screens and draperies. Their motto, as advertised on the delivery vans, appeared to be "Everything for the windows." Employees probably installed the products as well as delivered them. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television.
Tacoma Window Shade Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;
In January of 1958, Bob (R.A.) Kieszling and his wife Agnes posed in the Jason Lee Auditorium with the 100+ youngsters in the Bob Kieszling's Youth Accordion Band. The Kieszlings taught hundreds of young people over the years in their Accordion Studio, which was located in their home at 3710 No. 25th St. Photograph ordered by Bob Kieszling Accordion Studio.
Music education--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Musicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Accordions; Kieszling, Robert A.; Kieszling, Agnes;
Aaron's Fabrics was having an expansion sale in late January, 1958. The store sold draperies, notions, curtains and yardage. View of Aaron's Fabrics with large sign on flat roof; only one car, a small two-door model, in parking lot. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television.
Additional view of Gifford Motor Company, Rambler and Hudson dealership, with roller rink upstairs. Three vehicles protrude from the large building. Gifford Motors was heavily promoting the arrival of the new Ambassador model of Rambler; the public was invited in for a special preview. Hudson and Rambler neon signs were on separate sides of the building. The Puyallup Roller Rink was on the second floor of the car dealership. A sign on the rooftop indicates that the rink was open for skating that evening. A separate entrance to the rink, with neon sign above, is to the far right of the picture. Later becoming the home of Larson Rambler, the building was destroyed by fire circa 1965. From series, customers of KTVW-TV, Ch. 13.
Automobile dealerships--Puyallup--1950-1960; Nash automobile--Puyallup; Gifford Motor Co. (Puyallup); Skating rinks--Puyallup; Electric signs--Puyallup;
Bremerton Marine Supply's motto was apparently "Everything for Boats." They sold used boats, new Starlet boats, Interlux paints, Tee Nee trailers, and were an Evinrude outboard motor sales and service outlet. View of Bremerton Marine Supply building with row of cars parked before it, large signage on building and neon sign on post. Bechtel Motors, a Dodge and Plymouth dealership, was next door. Bremerton Marine Supply was located at 2332 6th in Bremerton; Edwin J. Bjork was listed as president in the 1959 Bremerton City Directory. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television.
Bremerton Marine Supply (Bremerton); Facades--Bremerton; Signs (Notices); Electric signs--Bremerton;
Japanese waitresses in traditional kimino, obi, and getas serve businessmen tasty meals at the Bush Garden in Seattle. Seated at low tables in private dining rooms with movable shoji doors, diners use chopsticks to carefully select a delectable morsel. One waitress stands outside the dining room with a pot of hot tea. A serene atmosphere was enhanced by the use of a sparse Japanese garden with bonsai and cement statue. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Bush Garden (Seattle); Restaurants--Seattle; Waitresses--Seattle; Kimonos;
A technician at Dailey & Ekman Piano Clinic appears to be adjusting the steel tuning pins in a disassembled upright piano. He has one hand on the piano keys and the other manipulating the tuning lever. Learning correct usage of the tuning lever takes time and practice; the tuner must acquire a feel for the right amount of pressure so that control is attained regarding the correct way the pins turn and making them stay in the right position. He must also apply the same amount of tension along the entire length of each string. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television. (Reblitz: Piano Servicing Tuning & Rebuilding, p. 44-45)
A little boy, with some coaching from a woman, perhaps mom, appears to be placing his order at Gil's Hamburgers, a fast food restaurant. They are standing outdoors and speaking to an employee through a small slot in the window. Hamburgers were selling at 19 cents each with cheeseburgers at 24 cents and french fries for only 11 cents. Shakes could be made with the Sweden Shake Maker models, or ice cream cones purchased for 5 to 10 cents. Gil's Hamburgers had three locations in the Seattle area; this particular site was not identified. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Drive-in restaurants--Seattle; Fast food restaurants--Seattle; Gil's Hamburgers (Seattle); Signs (Notices);
The pharmaceutical staff of an unnamed Renton drugstore pose behind the counter in January, 1958. The pharmacy is apparently a proud booster of the City of Renton; a small plaque indicates that it is a 1958 member of the Chamber of Commerce and a poster promoting the sale of a 95 cent Pictorial Story of Renton is prominently displayed. The five employees stand in front of shelves full of prescription and non-prescription bottles. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Harold Meyer Prescriptions, Rexall Drugs on So." K" St. (later known as Martin Luther King Jr. Way). The Harold Meyer drugstore offered free delivery of its prescriptions. Here a young driver is entering his Volkswagen preparing to make his deliveries. The drugstore was located in the Mottau Bldg. which later combined with the building at 1106-08 So. "K". Totem Food Store #5, McMillan Drug Store, K Street Pharmacy, Paulson's Radio & Appliances, and the forementioned Harold Meyer Prescriptions would eventually occupy the building. The Mottau Bldg. was later demolished in August, 2000. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television. (TPL-4777)
Drugstores--Tacoma; Harold Meyer Prescriptions (Tacoma); Volkswagen automobile;
A long-time Tacoma institution, Poole's Seed & Nursery had relocated from their original Pacific Avenue address to a new location at Sixth and Union in the city's North End by the late 1940's. They carried a full line of garden supplies, garden tools, nursery stock, seeds and fertilizers. Employees apparently wore jackets with their names embroidered over the front pocket; here, "Jim" assists a customer in the selection of a Garden Magic rose, which came ready to plant. Boxes of Jackson & Perkins Co. roses and other Garden Magic varieties are stacked nearby. Rows of hoes, rakes and shears are hung neatly on the wall. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW. TPL-8565
Hal Steiner sold both used cars and was a Simca new car dealership. The firm was located at 2122 - 6th Avenue in Seattle, next to Westlake Chevrolet. Simcas, manufactured in France, were selling for $1695 new. In this 1958 photograph, a man is gazing at a small two-door Simca parked on the sidewalk in front of the Hal Steiner dealership. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers for KTVW. TPL-4755
Hal Steiner Used Cars (Seattle); Automobile dealerships--Seattle; Simca automobile; Electric signs--Seattle--1950-1960;
Night exposure of drugstore. The Hall-O'Leary Pharmacy shared a building with the Hall-O'Leary Variety store on Beacon Avenue in Seattle. Both businesses were owned by F.M. O'Leary as president and Richard I. Haugen, vice-president/secretary-treasurer. The pharmacy had a soda fountain featuring Coca-Cola and Carnation ice cream. Customers could enjoy refreshing beverages while waiting for their prescriptions to be filled. No parking was permitted in front of the building. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
It appears that the Piggly Wiggly supermarket and Johnson Drugs were occupants of the Parkland Shopping Center in January, 1958. These businesses on Garfield Street should have been within walking distance for students at Pacific Lutheran College. View of neon signage and large arrow pointing direction of shopping center; Johnson Drugs in rectangular one-story building to the rear with presumably the Piggly Wiggly on extreme left in photograph. Johnson Drugs was owned by William D. Johnson. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc. for KTVW.
Johnson Drugs (Parkland); Parkland Shopping Center (Parkland); Electric signs--Parkland;
King Fried Chicken offered delivery service of their chicken, prawns, and fish with only a phone call. Customers calling EVergreen 0010 between 3:30 pm and 3:00 a.m. could enjoy King's tasty meals. View of King Fried Chicken delivery van, back doors open, with driver walking boxes of food to waiting customers. It appears that deliveries may have been made often to workers in industrial areas; van is parked in a two-hour parking zone and warehouses are visible in the background. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Myers Music sold a wide variety of instruments in their 1st Avenue store in the 1950's. Owned by Julius Myers, it was located in the 1200 block of 1st Avenue in Seattle, sandwiched between two pawnbrokers, Freedman's and Empire Jewelers, and within walking distance to the Pike Street Public Markets. Myers installed a large street clock on a post which would have been very convenient for pedestrians and motorists alike. View looking upward from street level; includes view of clock, Myers Music signage, storefront and guitars hanging on walls, and neighboring stores. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Myers Music (Seattle); Music stores--Seattle; Signs (Notices); Clocks & watches;
Northwestern Fence Co. sold quality fences at sensible prices. No down payment was required and easy terms could be arranged with up to 36 months to pay. Wood or wire fences could be selected with the options of materials only or the fence being completed installed. Board and board, ranch style or ornamental wire were offered; the company would estimate the cost at no charge. Their steel fences were guaranteed for a lifetime. Northwestern Fence Co. was located at 1701 South Tacoma Way and managed by Grady L. Hammon. View of Northwestern Fence Co. building enclosed by fence, man is preparing rolls of wire to be delivered via truck. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television.
The steel fence surrounding the Northwestern Fence Co.'s property was good advertising for its product. These lifetime steel fences could be purchased with no down payment and 36 months to pay. Potential buyers were asked to call Northwestern before buying; free estimates would be given. Besides steel fences, board and ornamental wire designs were also sold. Northwestern Fence advertised "Fences for Every Purpose". View of man, possibly manager Grady L. Hammon, at open gate to the business; a sturdy arch provides an extra touch to the steel fencing. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW television.
Exterior of Schubert's Westgate Pharmacy. As its rooftop sign indicates, Schubert's promoted Rexall prescription drugs. It was located in the Westgate Shopping center which had opened in 1953. Gene's Westgate TV was the pharmacy's immediate neighbor. Schubert's, owned by Guy W. Schubert, was listed in the 1958 City Directory as a complete drugstore serving the North End. It had both a post office and served fountain lunches and beverages. Schubert's windows displayed items for both young and old: one window emphasized Valentine's Day cards and candy and the other, Geritol products. Photograph ordered by Teleradio Advertisers, Inc., for KTVW.
Schubert's Westgate Pharmacy (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Signs (Notices); Gene's Westgate TV (Tacoma);
