I guess it should come as no surprise that the Eatonville Lumber Company also had an Eatonville Lumber Company saloon.
The man standing front and center in a suit is none other than John Galbraith, who eventually …

Eatonville has almost always had a theater. In 1922 Angelo Pecchia bought the theater from Mac Van Eaton.
In 1942 he built the Roxy theater that operates today, although its film projector is being replaced by a …

The mill in Elbe (the Elbe Lumber and Shingle Company) was once a large operation. It was located a mile north of Elbe and from this picture you can see the rail coming in and …

These 128-foot timber were milled at the Pacific National Lumber Company. It’s hard to get an idea of how really large 128-foot timbers are until you see these 40 people lined up on one.
The University …

This house sits across from the family center on Center Street. It was originally built by Bob Potter (the town plumber) and his wife Orena (King) Potter in 1922.
Except for the landscaping, little has changed …

In 1892, Angelo Pecchia was born a farmer’s son in Italy. No one could have guessed he’d open theaters in the United States — especially since the first motion picture camera was yet to be invented.
Coming …

This picture looks like a mill that was built yesterday, but the Elbe Lumber and Shingle Mill was built back in 1904 when the Tacoma Eastern Railroad made it all the way up to  Elbe. …

Recognize this home? It’s known by some as the Galbraith home and is still there today — near the Millpond Park. The home was built for John H. Galbraith in 1925 and was added to …

If you were traveling to Mount Rainier and were looking for fine dining, Ohop Bob was the stop.
The restaurant was built around 1914 for the Tacoma Automobile Club.
C.C. Josselyn and his wife purchased it in …

This photo is entitled “Wreck at the Elbe Lumber and Shingle Company”. A title like that deserves more story, but unfortunately I only have the picture.
This wasn’t the first catastrophe for Elbe Lumber and Shingle. …