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On Top of the VanCleve Ford Building in 1964
The Van Cleve Ford building stood on Mashell Ave. It was taken down a couple years back, but if had been standing on it in August of 1964, this is what you would have seen. This shot was taken looking out toward the Eatonville Middle School. Photo courtesy of Rich and Ruthie Williams. Click on images…
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1914 Map of Eatonville
This 1914 map is broken down into three pieces. In the first section you can see the Eatonville school, which had just been built. The second section covers downtown and you’ll immediately see Mashell Ave. and Center Street. The third section details the Eatonville Lumber mill. If you look closely, all the buildings are labeled. Enjoy!…
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Van Eaton’s Garage (ca.1947)
Before it was Eatonville Auto Center (on Mashell Ave. and Carter Street) it was Van Eaton’s garage. Here’s a great picture from the 50s. The cars have changed a bit and there aren’t any gas pumps, but you can still recognize the building. To see some pictures of the building of the 1946 construction, just…
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Mr. Dunkhorst – Eatonville’s Blacksmith (early 1900s)
The job of blacksmith was an vital one before the advent of automobiles. Per the Parnell family, Frank Dunkhorst had is blacksmith shop on Mashell Ave. Frank and his wife Julia were two very active people — in their church, the school, and other activities. Here we see Frank as conductor for the TNT band.…
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The Murder of Buffalo Don Murphy
In 1977, after 13 years of abuse, battered housewife Francine Hughes set fire to the bed her husband was sleeping in, killing him and destroying the home. After Francine committed the murder, she packed up the kids and drove to the local police station to confess. She was found not guilty by a jury of…
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When Eatonville Bank was New (ca. 1924)
The Eatonville Bank has been standing — and looking pretty much the same — for years. Here’s a shot of the bank in it’s younger years, before Marshell Ave. was paved. On the left is the Hotel Snow. Photo courtesy of the Christensen family and Rich Williams. Click on image to enlarge.
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Leslie Kipper & Co.
The Kipper Ford garage was located on Mashell Ave. The Kipper garage employee was part of the crew that went after the robbers in the 1922 bank robbery. Check out what appear to be an extremely early gas pump in the pictures. “Around 1912, manufacturers began to enclose the mechanics of the curbside pumps in…
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Pete Peterson’s Shoe Repair (ca. 1930s)
Pete Peterson ran a show repair shop in Eatonville. By the looks of this picture he did a lot of work with boots, which is not surprising considering all the loggers, famers and mill workers around town. The shoe repair shop was between the Methodist Church and the old movie hall on Marshell Ave. (where…
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Early Ambulances (and the Rising Corpse)
When Dr. A. W. Bridge had a patient in his 1914 Model T ambulance, he found it difficult to check on the patient’s condition unless he stopped the ambulance first. The patient’s cot was behind him and he couldn’t twist around and observe the patient and drive at the same time. Custom Changes Dr. Bridge…
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