Red & White Store
May 14, 2013 – 9:00 am | No Comment

The Red and White store used to be a familiar feature on Mashell Ave. For years you’d walk in and find Keith Malcom and Jesse Dawkins ready to serve you.
The building is no longer standing, and …

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Eatonville and Indian Legends of Mount Rainer
June 18, 2012 – 5:19 pm | 3 Comments
Eatonville and Indian Legends of Mount Rainer

This early shot of Eatonville shows a big of the downtown with Mount Rainier in the background.
Native American Legends
Native Americans saw mountains and male or female. It turns out that depending on the legend, Mount …

Eatonville Center of Hunt for Lost Airplane (December 1946)
March 16, 2012 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Eatonville Center of Hunt for Lost Airplane (December 1946)

This article ran in the Eatonville Dispatch, December 19, 1946.
Eatonville Center of Hunt for Lost Airplane
Eatonville was “in the news” for a brief period last week end.
Walter Winchell, the New York radio gossipeer, gave it …

Mashell Ave. early 40s
January 18, 2012 – 9:00 am | 8 Comments
Mashell Ave. early 40s

I believe this photo was taken in the early 40s because of the make of the trucks and also because the new Roxy (the one that stands today) was built in 1942.
This is one of …

Mashell Ave., a winter wonderland
December 23, 2011 – 9:00 am | 4 Comments
Mashell Ave., a winter wonderland

This picture was taken by Lynn at Eatonville Outdoor during the last snow. The wintery shot of Mashell Avenue gets you in the holiday mood and shows off the new street lights.
Thanks Lynn!
 

Eatonville’s Animal Ordinances
November 16, 2011 – 10:40 pm | 4 Comments
Eatonville’s Animal Ordinances

Eatonville residents often complain that the deer are eating their flowers. It could be worse. A hundred years ago it was cows and horses in your yard. Here are just some of Eatonville’s animal ordinances
Horse …

Livery Stable on Mashell Ave.
August 28, 2011 – 9:00 am | 4 Comments
Livery Stable on Mashell Ave.

Historically, a livery stable was where horses, teams and wagons were for hire. Also privately-owned horses could be boarded there for a short time.
I’m not sure what Eatonville’s livery stable was like, but almost all towns …

Band on the Back of a Bull – 1909
August 9, 2011 – 3:53 pm | No Comment
Band on the Back of a Bull – 1909

This article article ran in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Dispatch. And you gotta love the name of the bull — General Funston.
The article reads:
Young people of pioneer families in Eatonville around 1909 knew …

Mashell Avenue Through the Years
May 13, 2011 – 2:25 pm | 3 Comments
Mashell Avenue Through the Years

We’re lucky that so many people have taken pictures of Eatonville over the years — and saved them. Here’s a look at Mashell Avenue through the years and its transformation.
Photos Courtesy of Pat Van Eaton.
Click …

Mashell Avenue ca. 1900
April 16, 2011 – 4:29 pm | One Comment
Mashell Avenue ca. 1900

Mashell Avenue was bustling with activity back in 1900.  Looks like everyone was showing off their horses for the photographer.
Click on photos to enlarge.
Photo Courtesy of Pat Van Eaton.

 

Mashell Avenue – ca. 1958
March 29, 2011 – 8:08 pm | 21 Comments
Mashell Avenue – ca. 1958

Mashell Avenue in the 50′s looks like a scene straight out of Back to the Future.
Some of the buildings are no longer standing, like the Red and White Store on the corner (which was then …