Aerial view of West Coast Grocery, St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company and Tacoma Iron and Steel. The Union Pacific freight depot is across from West Coast Grocery on the Tacoma tideflats. TPL-5528

West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Aerial photographs; Storehouses--Tacoma; Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950;

West Coast Grocery. An exterior view of the company's new concrete facility.

West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storehouses--Tacoma;

Interior view of West Coast Grocery's food storage building, boxes of "Red & White Yellow Freestone Peaches", "AMOCAT Corn" and "Booth's Y. C. Peaches" are stacked up throughout warehouse, a workman is in center of boxes, possibly checking inventory. Photo ordered by Condon Company, a local advertising company.

Storehouses--Tacoma; Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950; West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Condon Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boxes;

West Coast Grocery was now in their new headquarters. The building housed their offices, food storage warehouses, distribution center and their subsidiary companies as well. West Coast had just had their formal opening in January of this year. Interior view of West Coast Grocery's food storage building, boxes of "Gerber's Baby Food", "Snow's Clam Chowder", "Wheaties" and "Franco-American Spaghetti" to the right of man on fork lift, photo ordered by Condon Company, an advertising company.

Storehouses--Tacoma; West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Condon Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Barrels--Tacoma; Boxes; Hoisting machinery; Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Outer walls go up in the construction of a new West Coast Grocery facility in May, 1966. A large crane is being utilized for the heavy lifting while workers make sure the walls are firmly in place. West Coast Grocery was building a new meat storage unit at 1525 East D. Photograph ordered by West Coast Grocery.

West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hoisting machinery;

New West Coast Grocery Company building at Tacoma, DFPA, Mrs. Leik. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, the exterior of this building shows the use of plywood in concrete construction. The walls were built using plywood and structural lumber as molds with iron rebar to strengthen the poured concrete. Openings were left for windows to be installed.

West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storehouses--Tacoma;