Northwest view from South 84th & Park Ave. This aerial look at Tacoma's south side was taken on behalf of Puget Sound National Bank on April 2, 1973. Lake in the center is Wapato Lake, bordered by South Alaska, South 72nd and Sheridan Ave. John S. Baker Junior High (now Middle School) is near bottom-center. Park Ave. has been marked in ink. Yakima Ave. is parallel to Park and is left of Park.

Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1970-1980; Wapato Lake (Tacoma); Baker Junior High School (Tacoma);

Looking west from South 56th & Pacific Ave. Aerial view on April 2, 1973, of the densely populated area around the Tacoma Mall. The Mall itself is right-center. Olympics are at the top of the photograph. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.

Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Mall Shopping Center (Tacoma); Shopping centers--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Three smiling ladies are looking forward to their meal at Papa John's in April of 1973. A waitress, dressed in flowery tunic and shorts, is prepared to take their orders. This is not part of the Papa John's pizza chain as that was not founded until 1984. Photograph ordered by LoMac.

Papa John's; Restaurants; Restaurant workers; Waitresses;

1973 Daffodil Festival Queen. Sherri Murrey posed for her formal portrait as 1973 Daffodil Festival Queen holding her royal scepter in one hand and a beribboned bouquet of daffodils in the other. She is wearing the queen's heavy crown. Queen Sherri I is the first queen from Fife High School. The 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Murrey was crowned by Lt. Gov. John Cherberg on April 9, 1973, in Olson Auditorium. She was chosen as queen from a field of 16 princesses. Miss Murrey was also voted co-winner of the "Miss Congeniality" award. (TNT 4-10-73, p. 1) {photograph scratched at bottom}

Murrey, Sherri; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1973 : Tacoma); Daffodils; Crowns; Scepters;

Progress photograph of United Mutual Savings Bank's new headquarters. Construction on a new $6,000,000 six-story precast concrete highrise would start soon in the spring of 1973 on the site of the former Manning's Market in downtown Tacoma. Signs placed at the site indicate that this will be the new home of United Mutual Savings Bank. It is located on 11th St. between Broadway and Commerce St. with 90 feet on Commerce and 100 feet on 11th. There would be 35,000 square feet of floor space. The building would be built of fire-resistant structural steel and using a brown-tone precast concrete facing on the exterior. Groundbreaking ceremonies would be held on Thursday, May 4th, and the building would be dedicated nearly two years later on February 14, 1975. Photograph ordered by United Mutual Savings Bank. (TNT 3-11-73, D-10- article)

Progress photographs; United Mutual Savings Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Launching. This is the "Maia H" tugboat that was officially launched on Saturday, March 24, 1973, at Tacoma Boatbuilding facilities. According to a News Tribune article, she was the first tug launched in Tacoma in many years. She had actually had an "instant dumping" two months ago. Maia Halvorsen, daughter of owner Boyer Halvorsen of Bainbridge Island, was the ship's sponsor. The "Maia H" will haul a fast freight barge between Seattle and Ketchikan, Alaska. (TNT 3-25-73, A-22)

Launchings--Tacoma--1970-1980; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tugboats--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

The Sheet Metal Workers Union honored 25-year members at an evening banquet held at the New Yorker on March 21, 1973. Each honored member received a pin. Photograph ordered by the Sheet Metal Workers Union.

Awards; Sheet Metal Workers (Tacoma); Labor unions--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Washington Mutual Savings Bank. Washington Mutual Savings Bank opened their first Pierce County branch in mid-December of 1972. The single-story building was located at 6616 Sixth Ave. (Sixth & Mildred) and featured a new brickwork technique utilized by noted local architect Robert Billsbrough Price. David C. Van Hoose was the branch's first manager. Color photograph ordered by Washington Mutual Savings Bank, Seattle.

Washington Mutual Savings Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

BASH (Building a Scholastic Heritage) auction. An unidentified woman tries out a girl's Schwinn bicycle, one of the many donations to be auctioned off during BASH's annual event held on April 27-28, 1973. About $200,000 worth of goods are going up on the block: including a $50,000 duplex being built in Twin Lakes, a 1930 Model A, a dune buggy, four totem poles and a school bus. Proceeds from the auction help support five local private schools. Photograph ordered by ADPR Group. (TNT 3-25-73, A-15 article)

Bicycles & tricycles--Tacoma--1970-1980; Auctions--Tacoma--1970-1980;

BASH auction. Goods were being stored at BASH (Building a Scholastic Heritage) headquarters, 1130 Commerce St., as the group geared up for its annual auction to be held at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse on April 27-28, 1973. Approximately $200,000 worth of donations would be ready to be snapped up by eager customers, including this antique Edison machine. An unidentified woman is pictured on March 20th testing out its sound. Some of the items, of course, could not fit inside a building - a school bus and a newly built Twin Lakes duplex, for example. Proceeds of the auction supported five private schools in the area, including Annie Wright School, Aquinas Academy, Bellarmine Prep., Charles Wright School and St. Leo's School. Photograph ordered by ADPR Group. (TNT 3-25-73, A-15-article)

Auctions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Phonographs;

1973 Tacoma Home Show. A representative of Holly Homes is pictured on the opening day of the Tacoma Home Show, March 13, 1973, speaking to an interested mother about Holly Homes' various house plans. Holly Homes was one of more than 70 exhibitors at the Home Show; for the first time, the event was held at the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center, already an important gathering spot for local residents. Photograph ordered by Holly Homes.

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Holly Homes, Inc.; Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Mall Shopping Center (Tacoma);

1973 Tacoma Home Show. A mock living room, tiny as it appears, still draws several interested visitors due to the solid state television and comfortable chairs. It is possible that the two young men seated before the television are using two controllers to play an early version of a video game. This was the Bon Marche's exhibit booth at the 1973 Tacoma Home Show. For the first time in the show's 27-year history, the six-day event was held at the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center. Hundreds would flock to the Mall on opening day, March 13, 1973.

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Mall Shopping Center (Tacoma); Televisions;

1973 Tacoma Home Show. In lieu of the traditional ribbon snipping, Tacoma Mayor Gordon Johnston (extreme r) and County Commissioner Clay Huntington (2nd from left) put some muscle into the 8-foot logger's saw as it sliced through a 2 x 4. They officially opened the 27th edition of the Tacoma Home Show at the Tacoma Mall. This was a new venue for the Home Show; for the past 23 years it had been located at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse and prior to that, at the Tacoma Armory. Admission to the Home Show was free. Hundreds attended opening day to look, try, and dream about the 70+ Home Show exhibitions. The Tacoma Home Show would run from March 13-18th. Photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-13-73, p. 2 -article)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1970-1980; Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980; Johnston, Gordon N.; Huntington, Clay; Saws;

1973 Tacoma Home Show. County Commissioner Clay Huntington (left) and Tacoma Mayor Gordon Johnston (right) lend a hand in the grand opening festivities of the 1973 Tacoma Home Show. For the first time in its 27-year history, the Home Show was held at the Tacoma Mall. As the signs held by the officials indicate, the event running from March 13-18 was free and those in attendance need not have worried about cold/rain/hail or sleet as the Mall was covered and climate controlled. Both Mayor Johnston and Commissioner Huntington wore hard hats and overalls -and ties- during the ceremony. They had used the 8-foot logger's saw to snap the 2 x 4 wooden "ribbon." This was also the first year without longtime Home Show promoter, Patrick O'Toole; Mr. O'Toole had died in a car accident in California ten months ago. Photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-14-73, C-8)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980; Johnston, Gordon N.; Huntington, Clay; Tacoma Mall Shopping Center (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1970-1980; Saws;

Fort Lewis at night. This night exposure of the Main gate at Fort Lewis was taken on March 7, 1973. At the date of this color photograph, the gate was over a half-century old. It was built using field stone and squared logs for a cost of $4000. Photograph ordered by Carl Courtrier, Fort Lewis. (www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-lewis.htm)

Gates--Fort Lewis; Military facilities--Wash.;

Overhead look at construction workers on the job building the new St. Joseph Hospital. The men will soon be pouring concrete forms. The hospital, with its unusual curvilinear style, used 22,000 tons of concrete in its construction. The 14-story, 189-foot tower would be dedicated on December 15, 1974. Color photograph ordered by Baugh Construction Co., general contractors of the project.

Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Back of photo:
Daffodil Festival-1973
Lewis & Hawkins
Daffodil Souvenir

Exterior of model home. This is the "Encore 73," an $50,000 luxury home built by Evergreen State Builders for the 1973 Tacoma Home Show. The University Place home was located in the new Woodlake development off Chambers Creek Rd. where an angled driveway led to the model home. The contemporary home had adapted the "hip roof" design for its cedar shake roof. It contained 2,268 sq. ft. on the main floor and another 932 sq. ft. on the upper level. The double car garage contained an additional 540 sq. ft. The model home would be open for touring during the March 13-18th run of the home show. Photograph ordered by Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-7-73, C-15 -article; TNT 3-12-73 Home Show insert)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Houses--University Place--1970-1980;

Family room of model home. A corner metal fireplace encased in black "lava rock" and resting on black slate provides warmth to this contemporary family room found in the "Encore 73" model home built for the 1973 Tacoma Home Show. In 1973 both permanent site home show model homes were located in University Place. The "Encore 73" was an $50,000 luxury home built in the new Woodlake housing development off Chambers Creek Rd. Photograph ordered by Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-7-73, C-15- article; TNT 3-12-73 Home Show insert-article)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Houses--University Place--1970-1980; Fireplaces--University Place--1970-1980;

Kitchen of model home. The spacious kitchen of the model home "Encore 73" had many dark built-in cabinets, plenty of counter space, and enough room for a rectangular table and chairs. A fondue pot, popular in the '70s, awaits diners. Other amenities included a dropped ceiling, self-cleaning oven and range, garbage disposal and automatic dishwasher. Practical linoleum flooring was easy to clean and maintain. In addition, the room's large windows overlooked the patio and the landscaped backyard. The "Encore 73," built by Evergreen State Builders, was located in the new Woodlake housing development in University Place. The home had a total square footage of 3,200 square feet- most on the first floor. Visitors to the Tacoma Home Show could tour the model home during the home show's March 13-18, 1973, run. Photograph ordered by Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-12-73 Home Show insert-article)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Houses--University Place--1970-1980; Kitchens--University Place--1970-1980;

Exterior of model home. This is "La Morada," one of two model houses built for the 1973 Tacoma Home Show. The tri-level was located at 8504 - 45th St. W. in University Place, off 48th St. . Built by Orville Island Construction Co., the 1,670 sq.ft. home had a contemporary Spanish look with stucco-like exterior including a two-car garage. A covered archway led to the entry court. "La Morada" was in the $30,000 class of homes. Photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-7-73, C-15 - article; TNT 3-12-73 Home Show insert)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Houses--University Place--1970-1980;

Kitchen area of model home. This is the family-styled kitchen with casual dining area of "La Morada," one of the 1973 Tacoma Home Show permanent site model homes. Sunshine gold was a color abundantly found in this kitchen: gold Formica counter tops, bright yellow walls and golden vinyl linoleum matching the home's entryway. The formal dining room is visible through the doorway. There is a large empty wine rack, the height of the adjacent refrigerator, in the kitchen. The model home was located in University Place at 8504 - 45th St. W. It was built by Orville Island Constructon Co. whose homes were designed to contain self-cleaning ranges, garbage disposals, custom-crafted cabinets, and automatic dishwashers. Photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-12-73 Home Show insert-article)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Houses--University Place--1970-1980; Kitchens--University Place--1970-1980;

Interior of model home. This is the cozy living room of the model home, "La Morada," built by Orville Island Construction Co. for the 1973 Tacoma Home Show. The home was located in University Place at 8504 -45th St. W. in the Fox Glen Div III development. A floor-to-ceiling white mission brick fireplace with dark brown Spanish tile hearth appears to be the focus point of the living room; arches contained a coat of arms and the actual fire pit. Comfortable swivel chairs and a striped sofa rested on the room's thick wall-to-wall multi-colored shag carpeting. Black wrought iron railings separate the living room from the step-up formal dining area. There was 1,670 sq. ft. of living space in the contemporary Spanish tri-level. Photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-7-73, C-15- article; TNT 3-12-73 Home Show insert-article)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Houses--University Place--1970-1980; Fireplaces--University Place--1970-1980; Living rooms--University Place--1970-1980;

Color photograph ordered by Holly Homes, Inc., of unidentified one-level home overlooking rapidly moving creek or river. The home was built with several large windows with prime views of the water although the drapes were pulled shut on this spring day in 1973. There is a deck extending the length of one side of the home facing the water, a portion of which has been roofed for protection against the elements. The creek or river is just steps away from the home's lawn.

Houses--1970-1980;

Color rendering dated March 4, 1973, by Laigo & Associates, of a multi-level Trade Center Shopping Mall to be built in downtown Tacoma. Extended marquees are pictured on the landmark Pantages Theater. The artist has envisioned well-dressed strollers eying the many display windows.

Renderings; Architectural drawings;

Artist's color rendering of blueprints featuring public access to a proposed Trade Center Mall and various businesses including a coffee shop, jeweler, and theater in downtown Tacoma. The theater in question was the Pantages. Drawing by Laigo & Associates dated March 24, 1973.

Renderings; Blueprints;

Color rendering by Laigo & Associates dated March 24, 1973, of a "typical subcommerce layout," part of a series of blueprints for a proposed Trade Center Shopping Center at the vicinity of the Pantages Theater. The artist has drawn space for a large restaurant/disco with room for 200 persons and nearby elevators. This appears to be a plan to have businesses in the lower levels of the proposed mall.

Renderings; Blueprints;

Laigo & Associates' March 4, 1973, color rendering of a "Typical Shopping Mall Layout," apparently a proposed shopping mall at the corner of 9th & Commerce, roughly the site of the Pantages Theater. Stairs and elevators would be used to reach the mall. There would be an entry at 9th next to some sidewalk shops and also one on Commerce, next to a sidewalk elevator.

Renderings; Blueprints;

Color rendering dated March 24, 1973, by Laigo & Associates of a proposed tour bus route which would include stops at the Port of Tacoma, State Historical Museum, Point Defiance Zoo & Fort Nisqually, University of Puget Sound, Old City Hall and the proposed NPWTC & Trade Center Shopping Mall. Miniature cartoon figures add a note of whimsy to the drawing.

Renderings; Maps;

The Sweet Adelines in concert on February 27, 1973, at Jason Lee Junior High School. The chorus is dressed in long green gowns with accompanying white elbow-length gloves. Color photograph ordered by the Sweet Adelines.

Sweet Adelines (Tacoma); Choirs (Music);