Aerial view of new Tacoma Boatbuilding plant and log dumps on the Hylebos Waterway. The new facility would replace the longtime plant on the Sitcum Waterway which had been gutted by fire in 1968. The L-shaped structrure nearest to Marine View Dr. roadway is believed to hold the administrative and engineering offices. The largest building in this October 4, 1969, photograph is the aluminum fabricating plant, flanked by the steel fabricating building. The building nearest the water is the trades building which holds the equipment used by pipefitters and electricians. A 300-foot pier is being constructed next to 350-foot double ways. With 20 acres of land, the plant had plenty of room for further expansion if needed. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boatbuilding. (TNT full page ad 10-10-69, A-20; TNT 10-19-69, D-10)
Aerial views; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Logs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma);
ca. 1973. 1973 Richards stock footage. A look by air at the shipyard believed to be Tacoma Boatbuilding, located at 1840 Marine View Dr. N.E., overlooking the Hylebos Waterway. Built on a spacious 20-acre site in 1969, the shipyard was able to expand production of extra-large fishing boats as well as complete government contracts. Tacoma Boatbuilding had decided to move operations to this Hylebos Waterway location after fire had destroyed their plant on the Sitcum Waterway in 1968.
Aerial views; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Logs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma);
ca. 1973. 1973 Richards stock footage. Closer aerial look at shipyard on the Hylebos Waterway, believed to be Tacoma Boatbuilding who had constructed a $3,000,000 plant there after the disastrous fire of 1968 which had destroyed their Sitcum Waterway facility. The Hylebos location now provided 20 acres of space and held separate buildings for aluminum fabricating, steel fabricating, administrative and engineering, and warehouse for equipment. Several boats are pictured above docked at the 300-foot pier. TPL-6583
Aerial views; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma); Logs; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1970-1980;
1973 Richards stock footage. Aerial view of shipyard believed to be Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. taken on a clear February day in 1973. Masses of logs float nearby until needed. The shipyard faces the Hylebos Waterway and was moved there after Tacoma Boatbuilding's longtime plant on the Sitcum Waterway was destroyed by fire in 1968.
Aerial views; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Logs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma);
Copy of customer print. Aerial view of Tacoma Boatbuilding's plant alongside the Hylebos Waterway taken post-1969. The company's former location on the Sitcum Waterway had been destroyed by fire in 1968. They chose to build a new plant on Marine View Dr. on the Hylebos on 20 acres of land. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boatbuilding.
Aerial views; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma); Logs;
