Streetcar #374 pulls into the car barn at So. 13th & A Streets. To the right rear of the photo is the powerhouse for the Tacoma Railway Co. at 1301 A St.; to the left is the Northern Motors Ford dealer at 1217 A St. Fire gutted the powerhouse on February 16, 1950. TPL-6570; G66.2-005 ("To Tacoma By Trolley" by Warren W. Wing; "Tacoma by Trolley" trolley schedule by McCormack Bros. Inc.)
Mass transit--Tacoma--1930-1940; Street railroads--Tacoma--1930-1940; Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma);
The Daughters of the Nile, Zora Temple held their winter ceremonial in the Gothic Room of the Masonic Temple on December 9, 1931. The women were members of an international fraternal order of women either married to or related to Shriners. 300 women were in attendance at the ceremonial that honored the Supreme Queen, Mrs. Lulu Ramage Phelps of Seattle. The Supreme Queen is the national head of the organization. Mrs. Glen Darling presided over the ceremonies. (TNT 12-10-31, p. 12-article)
Daughters of the Nile Zora Temple No. 5 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Tacoma--1930-1940;
The True Oil Co. plant appeared to be still under construction in late December of 1931. This progress photograph shows one large circular tank and two small buildings located in the tideflats. The tidewater distribution plant, located at 1502 E. 11th St., was Tacoma's seventh major waterfront oil concern. It received its inaugural shipment of gasoline on December 24th, beginning operation of the new $100,000 plant. All tanks and pipelines were ready for the initial 1,250,000 gallons of gas delivered to Tacoma by the tanker "Brandywine" out of southern California. (TNT 12-22-31, p. 17-article) G35.1-044
Progress photographs; True Oil Co. (Tacoma); Petroleum industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Lincoln High School presented its annual Christmas program on December 22, 1931. The 60-piece orchestra and 100-member chorus posed together with director, Margaret Goheen (far left, first row). Handel's "Messiah, " Lincoln High School's oratorio was so much in demand that a repeat performance was held the following Sunday at Mason Methodist Church. 2600 people wanted free admission to the school performance but the school auditorium only had 1500 seats. The News Tribune reported that the students gave a fine performance with a pleasing appearance by the singers, dressed in black and white surplices for the chorus and white for the soloists. G47.1-001 (TNT 12-22-31, p. 1-article; TNT 12-23-31, p. 14-article)
Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choirs (Music)--1930-1940; Goheen, Margaret;
This is how the Merit Building, 315 So. 11th St., appeared near the close of 1931. Built in 1909, it housed the Merit Hotel (new in 1915) and the Hollywood Apparel Shop, Miller Furs, and the Olympic Dairy Store & Ice Cream Parlor. The Rhodes Bros. Department Store is on the right and the Market Street Drug Store on the left of the business block. The primary tenant, the Hotel Merit, opened in November of 1915 in its location near Market St. It contained 70 rooms newly furnished in mahogany and oak and hot and cold water in each room. The small hotel furnished its lobby in wicket and its smoking room, located just off the lobby, in oak and leather. H.K. Slauter was the hotel's proprietor. He was a former salesman with the Suter Jewelry store in Seattle. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 12-5-15, p. 28)
Merit Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Merit Building (Tacoma); Hollywood Apparel Shop (Tacoma); Miller's Furs (Tacoma); Olympic Dairy (Tacoma); Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1931. Mrs. Alice Rector Watson's gardens. The property was originally owned by her grandfather, Augustus Walters, who built the house shown here in 1888 from a design by architect K. Lockwood Squire. The home has since been demolished. Dense, mature landscape. Street view of property. (WSHS)
ca. 1931. Mrs. Alice Rector Watson's gardens. A young boy plays by the lily pond on property originally developed by Mrs. Watson's grandfather, Augustus Walters, in the 1880s. A glimpse of neighboring houses can be seen in the background. (WSHS)
ca. 1931. Mrs. Alexander Baillie gardens at "Waloma" on American Lake in Lakewood. A gravel path in the natural landscape of rocks, cascading waterfall, lawn, shrubs and trees lead up to the home on the Baillie estate. Balustraded walls divide the garden from the mansion. (WSHS)
Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949--Homes & haunts; Gardens--Lakewood; Rock gardens--Lakewood; Trees--Lakewood;
ca. 1931. Among the images of the Alexander Baillie gardens is this early house with hip roof, hidden behind dense landscape and welded-wire fence. View from street, across median strip and sidewalk to steps leading to entry. (WSHS)
ca. 1931. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." Gardens. Small lake crossed with rustic bridges and surrounded by a natural and planted landscape. (WSHS filed as 11-1)
ca. 1931. Floor plan of the first and second floors of "Milamar," the summer home of William H. and Maude Miller on American Lake. The first floor contains the kitchen, breakfast room, dining room, living room, solarium and terrace & pergola. The second floor contains four bedrooms and two baths. TPL-4418
Miller, William H.--Homes & haunts; R.E. Anderson & Co. Inc. (Tacoma); Houses--Lakewood; Estates--Lakewood; Architectural drawings;
ca. 1931. Jack and Mamie McLeod's house and garden. The McLeod's and an unidentified woman standing on stone steps that lead to the house. Floral and rockery garden accented with bird house and cast bird bath. The home was built in 1908 according to a Spanish Colonial design. (Photograph also numbered HG 21 image 1) (also in WSHS, under 21-1) TPL-9769
ca. 1931. Jack and Mamie McLeod's garden. Floral aspects and rockery define the garden and are accented with trellises. A lawn swing has been placed under the shade of a tree. McLeod dog in foreground. (Photograph also numbered HG21 image 2) (also in WSHS, under 21-2)
ca. 1931. Jack and Mamie McLeod's garden. Floral aspects and rockery define the garden and are accented with trellises. (photograph also numbered HG21 image 6) (also in WSHS, filed as 21-6)
ca. 1931. Interiors of the home of Harry K. Todd, Tacoma Country Club home #1. Mr. Todd was the president of the Country Club and H.K. Todd Co., investments & insurance.
ca. 1931. Dennison & Company, chicken canners, Fern Hill. Belle and Lee Dennison founders of food line. This view of equipment at the cannery was taken circa 1931. See series 310, image 069 for exterior view of Dennison & Company.
ca. 1931. St. Nicholas Hellenic Tabernacle, 1523 Yakima Ave. So., Tacoma. This Byzantine structure was built in 1925 from a design by architect Silas E. Nelsen. It is now known as St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Bowen # CHU-003
ca. 1931. Trinity Lutheran Church, known as "The Gray Church," at 12115 Park Ave. So., Parkland was built in 1907 and dedicated in 1910. According to "Trinity Lutheran Church of Parkland, Washington 75th Anniversary 1919-1994," the church was designed to be cross-shaped, 70-feet long & 70-feet wide, and built of brick and stone at a cost of $16,000. There was a basement, steeple and many stairs. Nicknamed the "Gray Church," it was located where the south end of Trinity Lutheran Church's present sanctuary now stands. The "Gray Church" was finally demolished in 1957 as the location was being prepared for building the congregation's new church. (Trinity Lutheran Church of Parkland, Washington 75th Anniversary 1919-1994, p.1-2) Bowen # CHU-004
ca. 1931. Trinity Episcopal Methodist Church, 601 E. 35th St., Tacoma. This McKinley Hill church was built in 1913 from a design by Heath & Gove, architects. In 1923, the McKinley Hill Improvement Club and the church worked together to add a community hall at this site. Bowen # CHU-005
ca. 1931. Sprague Memorial Presbyterian Church, 3359 So. 58th St., Tacoma. The church was built in 1891 and has also been known as Edison Presbyterian. Bowen# CHU-014
ca. 1931. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1307 So. I, Tacoma. The church was built in 1886 as the German Lutheran Church. It was designed by architects Farrell & Darmer. It later was named Trinity Lutheran. Trinity Lutheran closed in 1949 after over 50 years. Although the structure was home to other congregations after that time, it was demolished in 1996. Bowen # CHU-029
ca. 1931. Church of Latter Day Saints, 1603 No. Steele St., Tacoma. The church was built in 1892 as Central Christian Church at 1110 So. 3rd St. It was moved to this site in 1906 and remodeled by Frederick Heath at that time. In 1917, it was purchased by the Mormon Church and became their first Tacoma branch. It has since been demolished. Bowen # CHU-031
ca. 1931. Le Sourd Methodist Episcopal Church, 1120 No. Stevens St., Tacoma. The Church was dedicated on March 25, 1917. It was located near the intersection of No. 12th & No. Stevens. Bowen #CHU-046
ca. 1931. Elim Free Evangelical Church, 1402 So. L St., Tacoma. Built in 1921, the church was also known as the Norwegian Congregational Church. Bowen # CHU- 054
