In July 1946, as the engine rebuilding demand and production increased, Titus Motor Company had to restructure the engine rebuilding department which became Titus Manufacturing Company. They are now a permanent growing industry in Tacoma. Interior view of engine rebuilding plant; two unidentified mechanics are working on Ford engines.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engines; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Murphy's was located at 938 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma; the beer parlor was owned by Leland C. Lund, who also owned the Drift Inn Tavern. Exterior view of Murphy's tavern; the electric signs advertise the restaurant, cigars, and cocktails; a jewelry store is located next door.

Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; City & town life--Tacoma--1940-1950; Taverns (Inns)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beer halls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Murphy's (Tacoma);

Titus Motor Company started engine rebuilding during World War II, in order to maintain and improve essential transportation needed during the war. The first month of production they rebuilt 20 engines and designated three mechanics to work full-time on engine rebuilding. Interior view of Titus Manufacturing Company's engine rebuilding shop, men working on Ford engines; tools, parts and supplies in factory area.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engines; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Interior of new store at 1112 Pacific Avenue, Zingler Electric Company, Mr. Hans L. Zingler. Zingler's retained their earlier location at 767-69 South 38th Street when they opened their new store at 1112 Pacific Avenue. The company advertised a sale at the end of June 1949 where you could buy an electric range for $229.50. The company sold sewing machines with parts and repair a specialty, refrigerators, ranges, freezers, washers, and vacuum cleaners. (TNT, 6/24/1949, p.10)

Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Sewing machines; Stoves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Refrigerators; Appliances; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washing machines;

Levi window, Washington Hardware Company, Floyd Tucker. A window display of western clothing from boots and blue jeans to plaid shirts. A sign advertises that "The new Lady Levis are here". The name "Levis" has been spelled out using rope.

Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jeans (Clothing); Cowboy boots;

Mueller-Harkins showroom, ordered by Bonnell Construction Co. An exterior view of the very modern automobile showroom built by Mueller-Harkins showing the two circular display windows that each contained a revolving stage for the newest models of Buick automobiles. The large, monolithic tower displaying the name "Buick" in neon on top has recently been completed. The sign for the Walker Apartment Hotel can be seen on the far left, across Saint Helens Avenue.

Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Night exposure of building front. Motor Parts and Equipment, Inc., celebrated their move into their new facilities at 1745 Jefferson Avenue. The name of the wholesale automotive and industrial parts and equipment store is spelled out in large letters above the windows. Lighting behind the letters allows the name to be read at night. Large quantities of inventory are seen through the windows. The new building is a two-story structure with more than 20,000 square feet of floor space. (TNT, 7/27/1949, p.12)

Motor Parts & Equipment, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Resaw, I.W. Johnson, Chuck Rowland. Another view of the resaw showing the framework. A small electric motor sits to the right of center, possibly to drive one phase of the machine's operation.

I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma); Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engineering--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Motor Parts & Equipment, Inc. The distributing firm, owned by Park H. Trotter and R.W. McMahon, recently moved into their modern new building at 1745 Jefferson Ave. This view of the interior of the wholesale parts store shows the machine shop with large, electrical tools set up in two lines, said to have specialized quipment for every automotive machine shop operation. (TNT, 7/27/1949, p.12)

Motor Parts & Equipment, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machine shops--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Murphy's "Cocktail Lounge" showing drapery and mirror, Lutor-Craft Co., Ralph S. Gale. Draperies with a bold print line the windows behind the backs of seating in the new lounge. A mirror rises from the back of the seating to the ceiling on one of the walls reflecting the pattern of the draperies.

Murphy's (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lounges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Draperies; Mirrors;

Interior of new barroom at Mondau's Tug Boat, Andrew's Fixture Company, Andrew Richards. Mondau's, owned by Louie J. Mondau, held a grand opening of the "Wheelhouse Room," an ultra modern cocktail lounge recently completed. Mondau's, having been in business for 25 years, advertised, "A place to bring the Family," with dinners of all kinds, Italian spaghetti, ravioli, famous pizza pie and their new Wheelhouse Room, "the coziest place in town." The remodeled bar has been decorated with a nautical theme. (TNT, 7/20/1949, p.11)

Mondau's Tug Boat Restaurant & Tavern (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Remodeling--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mueller-Harkins Buick Agency, general view from southwest. Sign of Walker Apartments at far left of photo. Photograph taken on June 23, 1949. Ordered by Bonnell Construction Company.

Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Floor of Olympus Hotel Lobby, Stebner's, Inc., Ed Keenan. A workman is applying an adhesive on top of a tile floor, preparing to lay asphalt tile. Three arcade machines are seen at the end of the hall. Stebner's dealt in floor coverings, wall coverings, linoleum, rugs, carpets, asphalt tile, rubber tile, and household appliances. They were located at 3010 Sixth Ave.

Olympus Hotel (Tacoma); Stebner's, Inc. (Tacoma); Floor coverings;

Several views of new floor furnace, Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. Harry V. Smith served as president of Heatlox Furnaces, D.H. Powers was vice-president and E.J. Watson was Chairman of the Board in 1949. A view inside the plant shows a row of the new design of furnace manufactured by the company. The company manufactured several types of heating systems and offered "Minneapolis-Honeywell" controls.

Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma); Furnaces--Tacoma--1940-1950; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of store, Burrough's Adding Machine Company. Burrough's had two sales representatives at their Tacoma location, R.F. Spiegle and J.L. Gockel. This exterior view of their commercial outlet shows the facility at night with interior lighting highlighting the most modern in office machines. Pyramids of adding machine tap decorate the windows.

Burrough's Adding Machine Co. (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Store fronts--1940-1950; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Calculators; Office equipment & supplies; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Resaw, I.W. Johnson, Chuck Rowland. I.W. Johnson were considered specialists in designing and manufacturing machines needed in the sawmills and lumber industry of the Pacific Northwest. This resaw has large wheels at both the top and the bottom to operate a continuous blade to cut lumber similar to a band saw.

I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma); Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engineering--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Shuffleboard and electric scoreboard at Central Tavern, Champion Sales Distributing Company, Mr. Vern Westby. Two men are trying out the shuffleboard at the Central Tavern. The electric scoring machine is hung on the wall over booths running along one side of the tavern. An edge of the bar and a stool can be seen in the foreground.

Central Tavern (Tacoma); Shuffleboard; Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of new building at Center and Lawrence, Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. When demand for rebuilt engines increased in July 1946, Titus Motor Company restructured their engine rebuilding department which became Titus Manufacturing Company. They had continued at 624 Broadway until 1949 but now have moved into their new facilities at Center and Lawrence Streets in Nalley Valley. A large Ford truck is parked in front of the loading dock.

Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Progress shots of Washington Hardware Building under construction. Signs at the construction site announce Strom Construction Company as the general contractor, Lance McGuire & Mure as architects. Walls are going up as the reinforced concrete forms are in place, supported by sticks of lumber. A portion of the wall on the far side has been poured and forms taken away. A workman's shack is seen in the foreground. (TNT, 7/3/1949, p.A-11)

Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Progress photographs; Strom Construction Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Savings and Loan, 50th Anniversary, Mr. William Hopping, Sr.Group portrait of Tacoma Savings & Loan Association staff. Unprecedented growth of savings and loan associations during the 1950s provides funding for construction and new homes. In this industry, men predominated as officers and managers. Although some in the industry were progressive, it would be more than two decades before the Women's Rights Movement prompted the banking and finance industries to promote women to management. Standing on the far right is Howard R. Goold, one of the directors, and next to him is Raymond Winden, secretary-treasurer of the thrift.

Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma)--People; Banks--Tacoma; Lobbies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Savings and Loan, 50th Anniversary, Mr. William Hopping, Sr. The Tacoma Savings and Loan celebrated its 50th anniversary with a newly remodeled, modern and greatly enlarged facilities at South 9th and A Streets. The savings and loan had started with the tiny capital of fifteen $20 gold pieces which had grown over the 50 years to more than $10 million. The floor plan of the remodeled facilities left all offices open to the public in keeping with the savings and loan's standard of friendliness. (TNT,6/27/1949, p.5)

Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Lobbies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Removing plywood forms on new Washington Hardware Building, DFPA, McCallum. Workmen are loading the plywood forms onto a truck. Washington Hardware was expanding by adding a wholesale and industrial users' warehouse on Puyallup Avenue. The retail and sports' shop that had been in operation 65 years remained at 918-24 Pacific. The new warehouse would have 50,000 square feet one one floor. (TNT, 7/3/1949, p.A-11)

Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A team of technicians, contractors and factory representatives were on hand in July of 1949 when the new 16 ton vault door was installed at the Pacific First Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1102-08 Pacific Ave. Transporting and installing the huge 32,000 pound steel door for the new safe deposit vault was a ticklish operation. The massive, complicated mechanism contained hundreds of gears, tumblers, wheels and other assorted gadgets. The door was 27 inches thick and approximately 8 feet square. In spite of its bulk and weight, it swung with ease. Shown installing the door, starting with the second man on the left, are Joseph Iko (kneeling), foreman in charge of transporting the door; M.L. Larson, contractor; J.T. Downs (on ladder), the manufacturer's representative, and James Opalecky, factory technician in charge of installing the door. The gentleman on the far left was not identified. (TNT, 7/30/1949, p.32) Condon Co., Kay Shinn

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Vaults (Strong rooms)--Tacoma; Banks--Tacoma; Iko, Joseph; Larson, M.L.; Downs, J.T.; Opalecky, James;

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan, DPFA. Pacific 1st Federal Savings adds a new safe deposit vault during modernization of their facilities. Unprecedented growth of savings and loan associations during the 1950s provided funding for construction and new homes. Many of the new homes were financed through government FHA and VA loans created for veterans of World War II and the Korean War.

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

Blocks used for sidewalks on Consumer's Central Heating System at Pierce County Court House, Holroyd Company, Jim Holroyd. A workman is laying concrete blocks on either side of the pipe that provided steam throughout much of downtown Tacoma using an underground distribution system. The central generating plant used hogged fuel (mill refuse) from local sawmills. (TDL, 5/26/1931)

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Consumer's Central Heating Co. (Tacoma); Building materials--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New telephone booths in lobby of Hotel Winthrop, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, Sales Dept., Morris Hickey. Three telephone booths are seen on the right side and three more are on the left. An open telephone book is provided at the opening at the back. The lower portion of the stand is decorated with nail studs through a leather-like material.

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma); Telephone booths--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Blocks used for sidewalks on Consumer's Central Heating System at Pierce County Court House, Holroyd Company, Jim Holroyd. A workman is backfilling the trench for the Consumer's Central Heating Company pipe that had been lined with concrete blocks to provide easy access to the pipe. The area where the pipe ran is covered with a sturdy material.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Consumer's Central Heating Co. (Tacoma); Building materials--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New home at North 14th and Washington Streets, Holroyd Company, Jim Holroyd. A one-story, single family residence is near completion. It has a cedar shake roof, large picture windows and a two-car garage. A brick planter has been built near the front door under one of the windows.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Concrete blocks for protection around new water meter at 7th & Commerce, Holroyd Company, Jim Holroyd. A barricade has been build around an underground water meter with concrete blocks at the corner of one of the sidewalks in downtown Tacoma. The sidewalk has been torn out to expose the water line.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Water supply--Tacoma; Water use--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials;

Several homes under construction, Briggs Construction Co., Mr. Spillman. H.A. Briggs was president of Briggs Construction Company, Jack N. Briggs was vice president and Mrs. Ruth D. Briggs was secretary-treasurer. Their offices were at 1107 A Street. This view shows a new neighborhood of one-story, single family homes built to meet the expanding housing market. Briggs Construction Company was considered on the the Northwest's most progressive firms. They held open an open house for prospective buyers on August 7, 1949, at recently completed units in the Parkland and Fairmount Additions in Tacoma. (TNT, 8/7/1949, p.A-12)

Briggs Construction Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;