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The Eatonville Lumber Company started up before there were automobiles. Here is a unique shot of the Eatonville Lumber Company Co. General Merchandise wagon. Olympic Flour was produced by The Puget Sound Flouring Mills Company. Flour Mills Here’s a little information on the history of Washington’s flour mills. For much more information on it, just…
It’s hard to imagine a time when this was the state-of-the-art equipment, but there was. Steam shovels played a big role in the construction of the railroads, among other things. Here we see it working alongside teams of horses. They steam shovel fell out of use in the 1930s when they were replaced by diesel-powered…
The information with this photo states that it was taken during WWI (1914-1918) when Jackson was postmaster and Fred Matheny delivered mail. Since Charles O. Jackson was postmaster between 1914 and 1923, and Matheney delivered mail for decades. For stories about Matheny’s delivery days, click HERE. Photo courtesy of Rick Parnell and the Parnell family.…
Eatonville has almost always had a theater. In 1922 Angelo Pecchia bought the theater from Frank Van Eaton. In 1942 he built the Roxy theater that operates today, although its film projector is being replaced by a digital projector. Photo courtesy of Rick Parnell and the Parnell family. Click on image to enlarge.
Before WWII, Eatonville had a significant Japanese population. Here is a picture of some of the Japanese men working at the lumber mill. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, in 1942, the Japanese were moved to camps, including those in Eatonville. For a full story on Eatonville’s Japanese and their internment, just click HERE. Abbi…
I’ve always wondered what Alder looked like before the dam and the town was moved. Thanks to Randy Stewart, we have a photo of the small town. And best of all, the buildings are easy to identify. Click on image to enlarge.
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…
I wonder if this picture was taken as kind of a joke. The sign reads “no minors allowed” but the two guys behind the bar look pretty young. There is also a sign for Lovera — clean Havana cigars. They appear to have been distributed by a Seattle company. This picture was the Skewis Saloon,…
Here’s a glimpse inside the early Eatonville hardware store. The information on the photo says that the stairs in the back lead to an apartment above. This is probably Mr. Ingersoll’s hardware store around 1914 (see Pat’s comments below). In the 1915 fire, it would not only burn to the ground, it would be the…
For you Eatonville graduates, you may recall the Dick Neistadt trophy handed out every year to the sportsman of the year. If you have wondered who Dick Neistadt was and why there is a trophy in his name, Dick Logston tells us the story: “Dick was my next door neighbor out on the Lynch Creek…
For decades Eatonville residents — especially those that worked at the mill — shopped at he Eatonville Lumber Company store. Here’s a peek at the grocery department. Image courtesy of Rick Parnell and the Parnell family. Click on images to enlarge.
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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