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Tacoma in the 1920s: Stunning Historical Photos Capturing Streets, Landmarks, and Everyday Life

The 1920s were not as roaring in Tacoma as elsewhere in the country, but it improved its water system and built hydroelectric power plants. During the Great Depression of 1929, the local economy suffered even more. Military spending and New Deal recovery programs contributed to the recovery. After Fort Lewis was established, Camp Lewis expanded. McChord Field became the Tacoma Municipal Airport. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge (which collapsed after four months due to a wind storm) was built with Public Works Administration funds.

Tacoma built Mueller-Harkins Field on a racetrack. In 1928, Pierce County built an airport north of Fort Lewis to serve Tacoma, but in 1938 the Army took it over for McChord Field.

It’s always fascinating to look at old pictures of familiar places in different periods. Below are some amazing historical photos that show Tacoma in the 1920s. And if you want to go back, check Tacoma in the 1900s and 1910s.

#4 Tacoma General Hospital operating room, 1925

Tacoma General Hospital operating room, 1925

A male doctor is performing surgery on a patient, and 2 nurses assist him.

#5 Tacoma Meat Co., at 1508 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 1920

#7 Car depot, Point Defiance, Tacoma, 1927

Car depot, Point Defiance, Tacoma, 1927

A wide staircase to the front of the building is visible in the image center-left. Streetcars would approach from the side of the building, not visible.

#10 Grant School, Tacoma, 1928

Grant School, Tacoma, 1928

A playground, with a boy and girl standing by a swing set including swings and rings, is in the foreground.

#11 South Tacoma Tigers, 1924

South Tacoma Tigers, 1924

Ten South Tacoma Tigers baseball teams stood in a row on a baseball field in Tacoma.

#12 Nicola Grocery, 1928

Nicola Grocery, 1928

Three women in uniform, a man in a suit, one in casual clothes, and another wearing a light-colored butcher's apron stand in front of the Nicola Grocery, a brick building at 3002 Sixth Avenue, Tacoma, WA. Stacked cans, produce, and a can of lard are displayed in the windows.

#13 Tacoma Grain Company, Waterfront near North Fifth Street, Tacoma, 1920

Tacoma Grain Company, Waterfront near North Fifth Street, Tacoma, 1920

Men posing beside 7 cars parked parallel to each other in front of a Tacoma Grain Company building located on the waterfront near North Fifth Street. The men from left to right: Mr. J. Strickland; William Creten; Mr. R.D. Lytle; Claude E. Curran, secretary-treasurer; Julian Odgers; Robert Ashton; Fred Sylvester. Some of the men wear work clothing, and some wear suits.

#15 Tacoma Street Scene 9th and Broadway, 1925

Tacoma Street Scene 9th and Broadway, 1925

Busy downtown street scene at 9th and Broadway streets, looking northward. Many automobiles and pedestrians are present. Advertising signs for the Tacoma Theater and Pantages Theater are visible. The waterfront area and Commencement Bay are visible in the far distance.

#16 St. Paul Tacoma, 1923

St. Paul Tacoma, 1923

In an unidentified location in Western Washington, several loggers from St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company are standing on, and near logs piled on a railroad car and, a Smoke obscures most of the engine.

#17 Doty’s Service Station/Tacoma, 1928

Doty's Service Station/Tacoma, 1928

Black and white image of a service station in South Tacoma, Pierce County, WA. The station, located at 2901 S. Tacoma Way, is identified at Doty's Service Station by a sign advertising Richfield and Richlube. A man is standing in front of the building. There is another building to the side, which could be the service bays. There is a marker in front of the station that says Richfield and has a roadster model on it.

#18 Merchants Hotel, Tacoma, 1928

Merchants Hotel, Tacoma, 1928

A few men stand under the building's awning, which advertises the Bagley Drug Co. The Mayflower Cafe & Confectionery and the Palmer Hotel are adjacent on Broadway. The corner building housing the Wm. L. Davis Sons Co., a furniture store on 13th St. and Pacific Avenue, is left.

#19 Panoramic view of the site of the former Tacoma Mill Company mill, 1923

Panoramic view of the site of the former Tacoma Mill Company mill, 1923

The photo was taken from the land behind the railroad tracks along the shoreline, looking towards the bay. Curving railroad tracks are seen in photos right and left. A large frame building is in the foreground, with a dock on pilings partially visible behind it. Buildings from a company store with broken windows are in the photo right. The end of a corrugated metal railroad tunnel is far right.

#21 Crowds at Ledger Square to Hear Dempsey-Tunney Announcement, Tacoma, 1926

#22 Sherman Clay & Co. Building, 928-30 Broadway, Tacoma, 1920

#23 Consumers Central Heating Company, 108 East Eleventh Street, Tacoma, 1922

Consumers Central Heating Company, 108 East Eleventh Street, Tacoma, 1922

The walkway to the Eleventh Street Bridge begins to the left of the image center. A large commercial building with a tall smokestack and the business sign is in the center background, closer to the City Waterway, partially visible at the left image center.

#25 Thompson Lubricating Company/Service Station, Union Ave at South 66th Street, 1928

Thompson Lubricating Company/Service Station, Union Ave at South 66th Street, 1928

The photo shows a building with a covered area for the pumps and service bays in the back. Thompson Lubricating Co. was located at 6247 South Union Ave, South Tacoma. A man is standing in front of the station, and a few automobiles can be seen.

#26 Girls Outing Club of the YMCA., 1927

Girls Outing Club of the YMCA., 1927

They hold alpenstocks, climbing ropes, and 2 backpacks are propped in front.

#27 Babe Ruth in front of Milwaukee Road bi-polar locomotive, Tacoma, 1926

#28 Tacoma Hotel, 1929

Tacoma Hotel, 1929

There is an elevated frontal view of the Tacoma Hotel, on A Street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets, Tacoma, WA.

#29 Tacoma Building, Tacoma, Washington, 1920

Tacoma Building, Tacoma, Washington, 1920

Three automobiles are in the foreground on A Street, which runs diagonally above the lower image edge. Part of probably a streetcar is visible at the lower right edge. Eleventh Street is the cross street beyond the automobiles and streetcar.

#30 Tacoma Auto Wrecking Co., 1926

Tacoma Auto Wrecking Co., 1926

A four-story brick building is photographed from across Pacific Avenue. On the building are several signs. Above the second-story windows, on the front is Phone Main 3484 - Tacoma Auto Wrecking Co - Night-Fone (sic) Main 3393. Above the first floor are New Parts - Used Parts. Below this sign is the address 2142 - 2140. Tacoma Auto Parks and Standard Used Car Market are painted on the first-floor windows. Lists of auto parts are listed on each side of the windows.

#31 Sherman School, at North 38th Street and Cheyenne Street, Tacoma, 1928

#32 Tacoma Bus Company Office and Bus, 1927

Tacoma Bus Company Office and Bus, 1927

The attached bus trailer is parked in front of the Tacoma Bus Company located at 2813 Pacific Avenue. On one of the one-story brick building windows is written: City Transportation.

#33 Greenwich Coliseum and Tacoma Farmers Produce Company, 1927

Greenwich Coliseum and Tacoma Farmers Produce Company, 1927

Greenwich Coliseum is at the left, and Tacoma Farmers Produce Company is right. The Barrow Scruggs Company building and the Tacoma skyline are in the background. The Greenwich Coliseum, built-in 1926, held wrestling matches on Monday nights, boxing matches on Thursday nights and dances on Friday and Saturday nights. In 1940 it became the Coliseum Bowling Alley and was finally torn down in 1975.

#35 Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church at 1302 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, 1923

Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church at 1302 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, 1923

Many male and female Japanese American children of varying ages, wearing good clothes, pose standing, grouped probably according to their Sunday school class, on the lawn and steps in front of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church at 1302 Tacoma Avenue South.

#36 Loading Lumber at Port of Tacoma, 1920

Loading Lumber at Port of Tacoma, 1920

There are piles of lumber on a municipal dock at the Port of Tacoma and a partially visible steamship in the image right alongside the dock. A few automobiles are parked in front of a building in the foreground, and the lumber piles extend far back on the dock. A railroad track parallel to the piles is in the image left. A crane for loading the ships is at the image center.

#37 Union Pickets, Tacoma, 1925

Union Pickets, Tacoma, 1925

They carry identical signs, which obscure their faces: This Building Work Unfair to Organized Building Labor.

#38 Tacoma General Hospital, diet kitchen, 1st floor, 1925

Tacoma General Hospital, diet kitchen, 1st floor, 1925

A female student nurse, in uniform, weighing food on a kitchen scale in the Tacoma General Hospital diet kitchen, Tacoma. A clipboard lies on the table near the scale. Three or four kitchen utensils hang from a rack over the table, including an eggbeater.

#40 Wright Park, Tacoma, 1927

Wright Park, Tacoma, 1927

A dirt path crosses the lower part of the image. A pond flanked by 2 large trees is in the image lower center. A grass-covered area with trees is beyond the pond.

#41 Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

The image shows the completed left side and facade of the building. A man poses on a second-story ledge at the left corner of the building. Another man poses on the ground farther to the left. The substation was completed in 1926.

#42 Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

To the right is the main substation building. A smaller building belonging to the substation is on the left. A man is visible in the center of the photograph to the right of the main building.

#43 A.B.C. Company, Tacoma, 1922

A.B.C. Company, Tacoma, 1922

Four cars have painted signs on sides for the A.B.C. Company, Tacoma, Tobacco, Beverages. All 5 cars have signs mounted on top for Universal Body Company.

#44 Construction, Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

Construction, Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

The half-built building is covered in scaffolding. Stacks of lumber are visible in the foreground to the left. Several houses can be seen in the middle left of the image.

#45 Interior view of the Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing, 1920

Interior view of the Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing, 1920

With her back to the camera, a nurse instructor is supervising them. A chalkboard with a chart of the heart and circulatory system and 2 curtained windows are in the background.

#46 I.O.O.F. Parade, Tacoma, 1926

I.O.O.F. Parade, Tacoma, 1926

Eleven boys and girls of various ages, 2 girls holding dolls, and an older man, are standing on the float, facing the photographer.

#47 Home on North Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, 1926

Home on North Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, 1926

Black and white glass plate negative image of a 2 story Spanish style home on North Yakima Avenue, Tacoma. A 2-story home with an attic is partially visible in the image left.

#48 Statue, Wright Park, Tacoma, 1927

Statue, Wright Park, Tacoma, 1927

Black and white, close cellulose nitrate negative image of the statue of a woman mounted on top of a 4-sided base that appears to have a drinking fountain on the visible side, in Wright Park, Tacoma.

#50 Wright’s Park Wright Park, Tacoma, 1927

Wright's Park Wright Park, Tacoma, 1927

A footbridge is visible in the image center-right. In the image background, the reflections of the trunks and branches of evergreen and bare deciduous trees are visible in the pond.

#51 Point Defiance Park Greenhouse, Tacoma, 1920

Point Defiance Park Greenhouse, Tacoma, 1920

A pond is in the center-left distance, with grass surrounding it. A greenhouse is in the distance beyond that.

#52 Northern Pacific RR–17th and Pacific-Group of people at the marker, Tacoma, 1926

Northern Pacific RR--17th and Pacific-Group of people at the marker, Tacoma, 1926

Women's Club of Tacoma funded the marker. Two women are unveiling the marker in the image center. The details of their dresses and hats are visible. An older woman stands at the image left edge. Two North American Indian men wearing feather headdresses are near the right edge.

#53 Bostwick Building, Tacoma, 1924

Bostwick Building, Tacoma, 1924

From the intersection of Broadway, Ninth Street, and St. Helens Avenue, Bostwick Building looks at the Broadway side of the building.

#54 Sperry Flour Company grain elevator, Tacoma, 1920

Sperry Flour Company grain elevator, Tacoma, 1920

Sperry Flour Company grain elevator at Tacoma. Edmore is moored at the dock ready to take on cargo brought in by rail from the wheat-growing region of Eastern Washington. Railroad boxcars are on the tracks next to the grain elevator. Bridges from the elevators reach across the tracks.

#55 Construction of Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1926

Construction of Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1926

The image shows the exterior of the substation covered in scaffolding. A large group of men have gathered on the roof of the building to pose for the photograph. Left of center near the lower edge, two boys stand on the ground amidst the construction debris and look up to the men. Another man is visible on the far ground to the far left.

#56 Tacoma All-Star Baseball Team, 1924

Tacoma All-Star Baseball Team, 1924

Group portrait of the Tacoma All-Star baseball team posed with Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel in front of a grandstand filled with men and boys. The players in the front row sit on the ground with arms crossed over their knees. Babe Ruth stands in the second row, arms akimbo.

#57 Looking South on Broadway For Tacoma Gas Co., 1927

#58 Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, 1922

Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, 1922

A woman stands on a low stone structure at the far edge of the pond. Three automobiles are in profile as they ascend a road on a landscaped slope behind her. The woman's reflection, automobiles, and trees in the distant background are visible in the pond.

#59 Construction, Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

Construction, Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

A dirt road runs from the lower left to right, intersecting with another dirt road on the left. Six cars are parked in front of the construction area. Scaffolding surrounds the substation building, and several men are visible on the top of the building.

#60 A bit of skyline – Tacoma 1228, 1928

A bit of skyline - Tacoma 1228, 1928

A bridge crosses the waterway in the image far right. The old Pierce County Courthouse is near the image left edge, background.

#61 Fisher Flouriing Mill, Tacoma, 1920

Fisher Flouriing Mill, Tacoma, 1920

Workers, including women, are grouped on the right side near a flatbed truck loaded with sacks of flour or wheat. One of the trucks has a sign reading: Fisher's Poultry meal, Fisher's Calf Meal, Fisher's Moffat, Fisher's Morportk, Fisher's Dairy Feed.

#62 Cushman Substation nearing completion, Tacoma, 1925

Cushman Substation nearing completion, Tacoma, 1925

A ladder leans against the building on the right, and several pulleys extend from the roof. Two men look out the window on the upper story. A dirt road runs from left to right in the foreground. The substation was completed in 1926.

#63 Entrance, Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

Entrance, Cushman Substation, Tacoma, 1925

The image shows the nearly complete facade of the three-story structure. Steps lead to the entrance, covered by a portico reading "Cushman Station." Three men work to the right of the entrance. A ladder leans against the building to the left, and, still farther to the left, a man's head is just visible behind a low wall.

#64 The Betz Building, Tacoma, 1928

The Betz Building, Tacoma, 1928

Betz Building, at the corner of 15th Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, with signs for the Standard Paper Company, 1501 Pacific Avenue, and Poole's Seed & Implement Co., taken diagonally from across the Street. Adjacent signs on Pacific Avenue are for Service Hardware and Sherman & Co. Plumbing Supplies.

#65 Phil Huff and Three Motorcycles from Hewitt Cycle Co., Tacoma, 1925

#66 Tacoma Taxi Cab & Transfer Co., Annie Wright Seminar, 1927

Tacoma Taxi Cab & Transfer Co., Annie Wright Seminar, 1927

The buildings of the school are in the background. Dated 1927.

#67 Northern Pacific Railway Locomotive No.1812, Probably Tacoma, 1925

Northern Pacific Railway Locomotive No.1812, Probably Tacoma, 1925

The engineer and another man peer out the window, although their features are hard to discern.

#68 Statue, Francis W. Cushman at Point Defiance, Tacoma, 1927

#70 Normanna Hall, near South Fourteenth and K Streets, Tacoma, 1920

#71 St. Paul Tacoma L. Co, 1923

St. Paul Tacoma L. Co, 1923

Some of the men are holding lunch boxes, and some of the numbers on the ends are visible. The smoke arrester on the donkey engine is lying sideways on top of the engine.

#72 Harrison’s Garage/South Tacoma, 1928

Harrison's Garage/South Tacoma, 1928

Other information on the sign is the telephone number, Mad. 1227, and the address 7405 Union Av. Advertisements on the sign include Union Gasoline, Aristo Motor Oil and Texaco. A man is standing in front of the station.

#73 Tacoma Gas & Fuel Plant – 10 September, 1926

Tacoma Gas & Fuel Plant - 10 September, 1926

What appears to be a large bin is in front of the plant. The smokestack spews smoke. A grassy area and two small piles of discarded wood are in the foreground.

#74 Submarine S-27 at Commercial Dock, Tacoma, 1926

Submarine S-27 at Commercial Dock, Tacoma, 1926

Some sailors are visible on top of the submarine in the right image, and 2 men are in a rowboat fairly close to the submarine. A steamship is behind the submarine, and dock buildings are behind that. Buildings are visible on the hillside in the right background.

#75 Hothouse, Wright Park Seymour Botanical Conservatory, Tacoma, 1927

#76 Interior, Owl Cafe, Tacoma, 1928

Interior, Owl Cafe, Tacoma, 1928

Tables and chairs are in the image center. A tall vase of flowers is on the closest table. Four restaurant employees, Japanese Americans, are standing, posing behind the table, wearing aprons. One may be a woman. One may be a cook; he holds a knife in his hand. Restaurant booths are along the wall in the left image.

A few pedestrians, including a woman, are on the streets and sidewalks. The Pantages Building and Hotel Illington are in the background.

#77 Wright Park hothouse [Seymour Botanical Conservatory, Tacoma, 1927

#78 Tacoma Fans getting World Series Baseball Returns, 1926

Tacoma Fans getting World Series Baseball Returns, 1926

A row of stores is in the background, with a sign for Hood Tires. Men in front of a house on the hillside behind the stores are also watching.

#79 Tacoma waterfront and Stadium High School from Commencement Bay, 1925

#81 Joe/s Barbecue Lunch/South Tacoma, Washington, 1928

#82 St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, Mallet locomotive, no. 7, 1923

#83 Triple load of 128 ft. timbers, manufactured by the Pacific National Lumber Co., Tacoma, 1924

#84 Kitchen, Owl Cafe, Tacoma, 1928

Kitchen, Owl Cafe, Tacoma, 1928

Three cooks, Japanese American men wearing aprons, are standing behind a counter in image left background, with large stacks of plates in front of it, and probably a stove, which is not visible, behind them. A chopping block is in the lower foreground with a knife and cleaver on top.

#86 T.R.&P. South K at 15th, opposite 1411, looking south, Tacoma, 1925

T.R.&P. South K at 15th, opposite 1411, looking south, Tacoma, 1925

A church is partially visible at the image right edge. The fronts of the 2 houses are near the right image edge, and Normanna Hall is further in the background on the right side. A few automobiles are parked on the Street in the image center background.

#87 Cassedy & Allen Undertaking Co., 1224 South I Street, Tacoma, 1922

#88 Hewitt Cycle Co., Tacoma, 1925

Hewitt Cycle Co., Tacoma, 1925

The motorcycle rider is smiling, and he has handcuffs on one wrist, which may be attached to the motorcycle.

#89 Cassidy & Allen Undertaking Co., 1224 South I Street, Tacoma, 1922

Cassidy & Allen Undertaking Co., 1224 South I Street, Tacoma, 1922

The building was built in 1922. The streets in the foreground appear wet from the rain.

#90 Business block on South Union Avenue, Tacoma, 1927

#91 Ship Lbr. Mill Co. Tide Flats, Tacoma, 1920

Ship Lbr. Mill Co. Tide Flats, Tacoma, 1920

Walter Moyles and Karl Kellogg, treasurer of the company, are extremely left. Stacks of lumber are in the photo right background.

#92 Thirteenth Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, 1925

#93 Looking north on South K Street, Tacoma, 1925

Looking north on South K Street, Tacoma, 1925

The Normanna Hall building, 1502 South K Street, is at image left edge. A delivery truck is parked in front of the building.

#94 Elliott Hall, 417 North L Street, Tacoma, 1925

Elliott Hall, 417 North L Street, Tacoma, 1925

The image shows Elliott Hall, a three-story brick apartment building located at 417 No. L Street. Lettering on the front door to the building reads "Elliott Hall" Each of the middle windows on the front of the building has a leaded glass panel in the center.

#95 Motorcycle course, South Tacoma, 1927

Motorcycle course, South Tacoma, 1927

The image shows a young man riding a motorcycle up a steep dirt incline. He wears a light-colored cap, a dark sweater with "Harley Davidson" in white lettering and dark pants. To the right are two other young men. One wears a patterned cardigan and the other a plaid jacket and cap.

#96 Chief Minnenick, Chief Yellow Beak, Tacoma, 1926

Chief Minnenick, Chief Yellow Beak, Tacoma, 1926

Their positions are not identified. Both men wear feather headdresses. One man wears a bandolier and a piping bag and wears moccasins. The other holds a pipe and an otter skin bag. Three Euro-American girls are partially visible standing behind one of the men.

#97 Overlooking a section of the harbor from City Hall, 1925

Overlooking a section of the harbor from City Hall, 1925

The City Waterway runs parallel to the image lower edge, now known as Thea Foss Waterway. A tugboat is near the image lower right corner. Two circular fuel storage tanks are beyond the waterway. Automobiles are parked beyond the waterway near the right image edge. A steamship in the image center is next to docks loaded with stacks of lumber. The water of Commencement Bay is visible in the image upper center left.

#98 C.P.S. Frat House, 1314 North Yakima Avenue, 1925

#99 Looking North on Commerce Street from Thirteenth Street, Tacoma, 1923

Looking North on Commerce Street from Thirteenth Street, Tacoma, 1923

Automobiles are parked on both sides of the Street, and there is no traffic. Fire escapes are on the exterior of a commercial building at the image left edge. Commercial buildings are on both sides of the Street. Visible business sign in the image left: Overland Furniture Co.

#100 Shay Locomotive, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., Western, 1921

Shay Locomotive, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., Western, 1921

The locomotive, a No. 2 model, was built by Lima Locomotive Works, Inc. in 1909. The train engineer stands by the locomotive cab, and another man poses on the side of the locomotive. Three loggers stand atop logs on one of the train cars.

#101 Samson Hotel, South Thirteenth Street and Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, 1927

Samson Hotel, South Thirteenth Street and Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, 1927

A Coca-Cola sign is at the corner of the building. Sign at building first floor, in image right, for V.A. Wolfard Co., Plumbing, owned by Vert A. Wolfard.

#102 Tacoma from Wheeler Osgood’s, 1925

Tacoma from Wheeler Osgood's, 1925

The Wheeler-Osgood Waterway is near the image lower-left corner. The City Waterway, now Thea Foss Waterway, runs parallel to the image lower edge, lower center and lower left. The Eleventh Street Bridge, now the Murray Morgan Bridge, is in the lower center right image.

#103 St. Helen’s business houses, looking down St. Helens, Tacoma, 1925

St. Helen's business houses, looking down St. Helens, Tacoma, 1925

Business buildings are on the Street, including signs for Delicatessen; News Tribune. Sign at image right edge; Worden's Ice Cream, Candy, Lunches. The Winthrop Hotel is in image center background.

#104 Western Boat Building Co., Gig Harbor ferry, Tacoma, 1925

Western Boat Building Co., Gig Harbor ferry, Tacoma, 1925

Water is in the foreground. Two small boats, one with the name "Planet" are near the ferry, at the left edge. Industrial buildings are partially visible behind the ferry.

#105 Shay Locomotive] on High Bridge, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., Camp 8., 1921

Shay Locomotive] on High Bridge, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., Camp 8., 1921

The locomotive was built in 1909. The image is taken from the side of the end of the trestle bridge. Tree stumps and short pieces of logs are in the image right foreground. Trees are in the left background. A man stands outside the locomotive cab, and another is in the tender.

#106 Double “B” Service Station, Pacific Highway near South Tacoma, 1928

Double "B" Service Station, Pacific Highway near South Tacoma, 1928

An outhouse is behind the station in image right, and possibly another one is partially hidden behind the station. A large sign in the shape of a shell is on top of the building.

#107 Tideflats from Washington Building, 1927

Tideflats from Washington Building, 1927

Two passengers are nearby, one on the streetcar steps and next to Nelson. Another streetcar conductor poses at the top of the streetcar steps near the image left edge. The water is visible below the trestle.

#109 City Lumber Co. plant from the boxcar, Tacoma, 1925

City Lumber Co. plant from the boxcar, Tacoma, 1925

The plant is located "one block north of 11th Street Bridge, Middle Waterway." In the image right foreground, two automobiles and a small racing car are parked near railroad tracks. Buildings of the lumber company are across the image center.

#112 Anderson and Son Meat Market interior view, 1923

#113 Union Station, Tacoma, 1926

Union Station, Tacoma, 1926

A covered, elevated walkway leads from the station to the track area. No trains are in the photo. Boxes and baggage carts are along the covered tracks.

#114 Site for Future Scandinavian American Bank, Eleventh Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, 1920

#116 1st Presbyterian Church from top illegible, March 27, 1925

#117 Anderson’s Service Station/Richfield Gasoline, 1928

Anderson's Service Station/Richfield Gasoline, 1928

The photo shows a square building whose roof overhangs the pump area. A man is standing in front of the building. There is a smaller building to the side of the station for restrooms.

#120 Man on Harley Davidson Motorcycle at Hirsch Cycle Co., 1927

#122 Walton Garage and Service Station at Division and K., 1926

#123 Pierce County Court House and Hilltop Neighborhood, 1927

#124 Tideflats from Washington Building, 1927

Tideflats from Washington Building, 1927

The City Waterway is in the photo center, the tideflats are beyond, and Browns Point is in the background.

#127 Ferry Gig Harbor at Gig Harbor, 1927

Ferry Gig Harbor at Gig Harbor, 1927

Hunt had yards in Puyallup and Tacoma and operated the ferry for the county until 1927, when the Skansie Brothers took over the Tacoma, Gig Harbor, and Vashon Island runs.

#128 Mammy’s Cabin/near Tacoma, 1920

Mammy's Cabin/near Tacoma, 1920

The cabin is a two-room structure made from logs placed vertically. There are flower boxes under each window. Two cars can be seen on the dirt road behind the cabin.

#133 Pacific Hotel, 1923

Pacific Hotel, 1923

The hotel is a three-story wooden structure with two balconies on the front. "Pacific Hotel" is painted on both windows, and a sign "Pacific Hotel, Rooms 25 c" is above the door. To the right of the doorway is a sign in Katakana and Kanji, probably reading "Pacific Hotel." Two automobiles, one a coupe the other a touring car, are parked on the Street in front of the building.

#134 Brown’s Floral Shoppe/South Tacoma, 1928

Brown's Floral Shoppe/South Tacoma, 1928

A delivery van is parked in front. On it is written Brown's Floral Shoppe/Madison 882/near Mountain View Cemetery/Say It with Flowers. A large greenhouse is behind the shop.

#136 Street scene of Pacific Avenue looking north, 1920

Street scene of Pacific Avenue looking north, 1920

Streetcar tracks are in the foreground. The Twelfth Street intersection is below the photo center, and a sign for the Delmonico Hotel is on the building in photo right. Several automobiles are parked along the Street.

#141 New County Hospital for Tribune, 1927

New County Hospital for Tribune, 1927

The outer shell of the building appears to be mostly completed. There is scaffolding to the left and right. Building debris litters the lawn in front of the building. An automobile is parked on the Street in front of the hospital. Streetcar tracks are visible in the lower-left corner.

#142 Gig Harbor movie theatre, 1925

Gig Harbor movie theatre, 1925

The stucco front of the building, in Spanish style, has been completed. A concrete road covered in dirt is in front of the building.

#143 Barbecue Sandwiches Stand near Ponders Station, Jack Boldt, 1926

#144 Rialto Theatre, 9th & Market, 1920

Rialto Theatre, 9th & Market, 1920

It was built in 1918 by Roland E. Borhek, the architect. Ninth Street goes diagonally, ascending a hill, above image lower edge. Court C is barely visible above the image's lower-left corner. Market Street, which would be behind the building, in image right, is not visible.

#145 Manley’s Super Service Station/Union Ave. at South 50th St., South Tacoma, 1928

#146 Hill, Mock and Griffin, Architects booth, Western Washington Fair Puyallup, 1923

#147 Indian Motorcycle Co. Hare and Hounds chase, 1927

Indian Motorcycle Co. Hare and Hounds chase, 1927

Behind the group of motorcyclists is a service station. A sign reads Dusty's General Service Station, Gasoline and Motor Oils. Several men and a group of boys stand outside the service station to observe the motorcyclists. A car with a man at the wheel is parked just to the right of the gas pump. To the right is Kalland & Company Grocery Store, located at 4327 6th Ave.

#148 Lincoln Fuel & Transfer, 1920

Lincoln Fuel & Transfer, 1920

Railroad tracks run close to the structure on the right. Lettering on the side of the building and over the platform read: Lincoln Fuel & Transfer Co. The business was located at 701 South 34th Street. A man stands in the open doorway. Suspenders.

#149 K Street new market, 1925

K Street new market, 1925

The one-story brick building has two doors to the sidewalk. The signs in the window read: "New Home Nickelsen's Public Market." Two male employees are visible on the left side of the building. Canned food and produce are displayed in the windows. To the left of the Market is another commercial building.

#150 Engineers and office staff, Cushman Power Project No. 1., 1924

Engineers and office staff, Cushman Power Project No. 1., 1924

The image shows three rows of men, standing and sitting, outside a two-story wood building.

#151 Front of Broadway Department Store, 1927

Front of Broadway Department Store, 1927

Two cars are parked in front. Joseph Weinstein was president of The Broadway Department Store, which sold ladies ready-to-wear clothing, dry goods, and hat.

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