ca. 1979. Unidentified house in Tacoma, circa 1979. The building next door looks like a church.

Houses--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Unidentified house on a large lot with overgrown weeds and trees.

Houses--Tacoma; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Donald McDonald double house, built 1888, at 1346 Fawcett Ave. The house was later further divided into apartments. On the left is a dry cleaners.

Duplexes--Tacoma;

Tacoma Safety Council Safety Show parade on Ninth Street. Pedestrians and automobiles on street with view of buildings from Commerce to A Streets. Motoramp Garage on left. McCormack's Hats neon sign on right. Decorative metal canopy covers sidewalk.

Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940; Motoramp Garage (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. The Ambassador Apartments, 16 No. Broadway. The Ambassador was built in 1925 by I.E. Kelly. It was designed by W.S. Pine and J.F. Qualls was the contractor. It was built on the site of Episcopal Bishop Paddock's former home. (WSHS)

Ambassador Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Architectural rendering of residence for Dr. William W. Mattson by Hill and Mock, Architects, 229 Perkins Building. Nelson J. Morrison, designer and delineator. Drawing dated 07-29-1925. The home was designed in the style of an English manor. This house was the scene of the 1936 kidnapping of Charles Mattson. It was demolished in May of 2006.

Architectural Drawings; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mattson, William--Homes & haunts; Mattson, Charles--Kidnappings;

ca. 1926. The Biltmore Apartments, Frederick A. Sexton, Architect, 1889. General view of large, three-story plus basement turreted Queen Anne-style building. Streetcar tracks and lines in the foreground. Ordered by North Coast Electric Company. The apartment building was renamed "The Biltmore" in 1926. (filed with Argentum)

Biltmore Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma;

View of South 56th Street and Pacific Avenue intersection, Cosmic Cleaners, gas station, Pacific Hardware and Bi-Rite Drug Store with a Medosweet Ice Cream sign are on right side of the street. This intersection has one traffic signal light directing traffic. Photo ordered by Henry Arnold Peterson, a prominent Tacoma lawyer, his offices were in downtown Tacoma in the Rust Building. TPL-9280

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Signal lights--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of two-story stucco residence of Alexander Baillie, "Waloma" at American Lake. Of Italianite disign it has a tile roof and is set among mature landscaping. This view at a distance shows a circular driveway with a fountain in the center.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Loxide Structures, Inc. A small, newly constructed house. The lawn is overgrown. The Loxide Company was located on the eastern shore of Day Island. Their speciality is the patented, prefabricated wall system, made of vertical, overlapping 2x8" lumber, joined together with plywood splines, and the sills upon which the 2x8's rest. The sills are pre-marked to indicate where each plank goes. (TNT/Ledger, 2/9/1947)

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Loxide Structures, Inc. (Tacoma); Prefabricated houses;

Interior of Frost and Margaret Snyder's home. The sitting room includes an oriental rug, wallcovering and draperies along with chairs, tables, divan and a fireplace. The mantel is decorated for the holidays and a Christmas tree comes into view of the right hand side.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Parlors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interior decoration; Snyder, Frost--Homes & haunts;

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne E. McKendry's residence. Exterior view taken in July of 1946 of Lorne and Doris McKendry's home located at 11430 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest. The home is English Cotswold Cottage style, built in 1922. Kirtland Cutter was the architect. Lorne was the Secretary-Treasurer of Carstens Packing Company.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Trees; McKendry, Lorne E.--Homes & haunts;

Miscellaneous scenic studio shots. View of house nestled behind two large beautiful trees, an unidentified woman stands in front of the trees, a car is parked to the right, a storage shed is also visible. Location is not known, appears to be a rural community.

Houses; Trees; Automobiles--1940-1950; Country life;

International Harvester Company. A view of the front of the International Harvester Company facilities, a one-story brick building. Signs on the front advertise "Motor Trucks".

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; International Harvester Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Transit had ordered 85 new buses to accommodate larger numbers of bus riders. The new modern buses would join 35 buses bought in 1941 and 1942, making it a 120 unit fleet. The new buses were either 40 passenger or 34 passenger capacity buses. View of intersection at South 26th Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma Transit bus on left side, photo ordered by Tacoma Transit Company (T.N.T., 1/1/48, p. 1).

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma; Mass transit--Tacoma; Pierce Transit (Tacoma); Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma);

View of A Street and South 9th Street, Bowes Building (foreground) houses the Tacoma Savings and Loan and the Savage-Scofield Building houses the Tacoma Hotel. The Bowes Building was built in 1908 in Italian Renaissance style, Heath and Twichell were the architects. The Savage-Scofield building was also built in 1908 by the same architects. The main building was destroyed by a fire in 1935. Photo was ordered by March & Smith real estate agency.

Business districts--Tacoma; Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma; March & Smith, Inc. (Tacoma); Bowes Building (Tacoma); Savage-Scofield Building (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

Electric Products Corporation. New Dittemore's building under construction in February of 1946. Two-story concrete block building with cement plaster finish, curved entry and long, cantilever cover above first floor. Set in trees. Small wooden building on left. Location and purpose of building unknown.

Building construction--1940-1950;

Electric Products Corporation. View of new Dittemore's building under construction in February of 1946. Two-story concrete block building with cement plaster finish, curved entry and long, cantilever cover above first floor. Set in trees. Power pole at left with sign "Army Bus Stop" attached.

Building construction--1940-1950;

Coons & Wasser, picture of truss. This elevated view shows a building under construction providing a view of the trusses used for the roof. The system allows a large interior free of supports. A Texaco gasoline tank sits just beyond the new building. The building in front, currently "Auto Parts", was formerly Ben's Truck Parts.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Roof trusses; Auto Parts--Tacoma;

Electrical Products Corporation, day and night, sign on Olympia Beer on Ingleside Cafe on Fort Lewis Highway. A view looking along North 2nd Street. Signal Gas station can be seen on the right side of the street. Trucks and automobiles can be seen driving and parked.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buildings along the north side of Pacific Avenue, between 11th and 12th Streets. The businesses include Peoples Store, the Public Telephone Center, Walter C. Steel/Langlow Insurance (both in the Banker's Trust Building), Fine Art Studios, the State Savings and Loan Association, the Puget Sound National Bank Builidng, and the National Bank of Washington Building. The street shows automobiles, a bus and delivery trucks.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company began enlarging and expanding their communications center before World War II, the war slowed the process due to inability to obtain necessary materials. The improvement program was estimated to cost about $25,000,000. Every telephone district in Tacoma would get new dial and long distance equipment and telephone lines would be extended. View of building progress at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph facilities located at 757 Fawcett Avenue, scaffolding provided by Safway Steel Scaffolding Company.

Building construction--Tacoma; Billboards--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma; Scaffolding--Tacoma; Safway Steel Scaffolding Co. (Tacoma); Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

January of 1949 view of building construction on Market Street; Wild Cat Bargain Center and Neal's Radio Sales Company are located next to the construction site; the building site is marked with a Roy T. Earley Company "Engineers -- Builders" sign. Neal's Radio Sales Company advertises their electric appliances; Wild Cat Bargain Center appears to be a grocery store and soda fountain; an "Olympia Beer" and West Coast Grocery Company truck is parked in front. TPL-10534

Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business enterprises--Tacoma; Neal's Radio Sales Co. (Tacoma); Wild Cat Bargain Center (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Most of the Wollander Farwest Homes built were two bedroom family homes in Tacoma and the surrounding area. The January 1949 Tacoma Times advertised two and three bedroom houses, some furnished, in various areas of the city, for prices ranging from $3,600 to $7,500. Interior view of a Wollander Farwest home; view of fully furnished living room with shag trimmed sofa and chair and matching shag rug, two chairs and radio unit against the back wall, dining room area on right side.

Prefabricated houses; Housing--Tacoma; Living rooms--Tacoma; Seating furniture--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Housing developments--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma);

Tacoma and its surrounding communities were growing rapidly and housing construction was in great demand. After World War II ended, many small 2 and 3 bedroom homes were built to accommodate the new families. Interior view of home designed by Wollander Better Builder Plans and built by Wollander Farwest Homes. The living room is decorated with a matching sofa and chair; the brick fireplace gives the room a warm and cozy feel.

Prefabricated houses; Living rooms--Tacoma; Fireplaces--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Housing developments--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma);

This house, located at 618 North Sixth Street in Tacoma, was built in 1931 for Malcom Saxton, the president of Saxton Lumber Co.. This picture was taken in 1949 when the house was owned by Leon Titus the President of Titus Motor Company and Titus Manufacturing Company, the authorized Ford trucks and automobile dealers and Ford engine rebuilders in Tacoma. The flowering cherry tree in the front yard is in full bloom.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Flowers--Tacoma; Yards--Tacoma; Lawns--Tacoma; Cherry trees--Tacoma; Titus, Leon E.--Homes & haunts;

Exterior view of recently built home belonging to Lige and Afton Dickson. Mr. Dickson was a general contractor, operating as the Lige Dickson Co. Photo ordered by Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc. and taken on April 24, 1949.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dickson, Lige--Homes & haunts; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Holroyd Co. was a concrete block and building material manufacturing plant. The company had concrete blocks and bricks, masonry units, sand and gravel and many other building materials available on site. Exterior view of recently built building located on North 1st Street and Tacoma Avenue North. Building materials were provided by the Holroyd Company, and the building glass is from Tacoma Glass Company; photo ordered by Holroyd Company.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Concrete--Tacoma; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

Exterior view of house located in northeast Tacoma's Brown's Point area; view of beautiful Commencement Bay on left side. Two unidentified people are possibly deciding whether they would like to buy the lovely home. Fred C. Hofstetter, realtor, was the developer of the new Beverly Heights View Property; this house is possibly one of the model homes being shown to interested home buyers.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Commencement Bay (Wash.); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);

Progress photographs showing plywood on new Dennis Slining, DFPA, Hal Dixon. Two men review blueprints for a new single family residence under construction.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Blueprints; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;