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Donna Clevenger and Patty Ford are off to the store on their pony, Mr. Gray. The image definitely captures the feel of the 1970s in Eatonville. This wonderful shot is actually for sale on Ebay if you want to own it. Click on image to enlarge.
Trains used to roll through Eatonville daily. In fact, ” . . . in 1913, the railroad had three passenger trains a day going through Eatonville, with observation cars. The tourist special was taken off in September, 1924, competition from busses and automobiles having interfered. The railroad also carried the mail until July 1, 1928.”…
This picture taken around 1913 looks down Center Street from just above the Mashell Ave./Center Street intersection. To the right you can see the well house in front of the hotel. And on the other side of the street is the New Mashell Restaurant. The ornate street lamp (to the right of the men and…
Like everything else in town, Center Street has continually evolved. Here is a picture of Center taken around 1957 and then about 20 years later in the 1970s. (If you want to see it even earlier, click HERE.) The one thing that hasn’t changed though is Mount Rainier. Photos courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click…
This is a nice shot of the EHS Class of 1926. Their motto was “Quality, not Quantity”. (Thank you too to the person that wrote down all the names!) First Row: Harold Westby, Fay Williams, Nell Nightengale, Hazel Wallace, Verora Rathbone, William Smith, Fred Boyles. Second Row: Arthur Semple, Agnes Duffy, Mary Leeper, Aldea Jacobson,…
Recognize these two young men? It’s Terry and Tom Van Eaton touring Europe on their new Vespa motor scooters. Terry says these iconic scooters were fun to ride and stylish, but they didn’t have much power. At times going up steep hills Terry and Tom to walk alongside their scooters that only had enough power…
Animals on the farm have a mind of their own. Daniel Neilson struggles here to get a horse into the Jensen’s cow barn. (Dale Neislon may be helping him.) The chicken coop is off the right. On a side note, the United Kingdom has a “man vs. horse” competition. “Man vs. horse is a sport…
Colorful rainbow above the Eatonville apartments on Rainier Street in June, 1973. Today, you might find the rainbow, but the lot is vacant. Photo courtesy of Rich and Ruthie Williams. Click on image to enlarge.
This fall renowned marine biologist and writer, Carl Safina, founder of the Blue Ocean Institute, takes viewers around the globe to bring back good news from the world’s oceans. This PBS series — Saving our Ocean — focuses on some far flung heros, including the work done in Ohop Valley. In fact, a couple of…
No town is complete without a bakery. One of Eatonville’s first building’s was Chanley Chamberlain’s bakery built around 1902. Behind you can see the T.C. Van Eaton home up on the hill. In the same year, Thomas A. Edison‘s Fun at the Bakery Shop was a fun little silent movie. If you’ve got 1 minute and 38…
Lucky for us, people just couldn’t stop taking pictures of Mashell Ave. throughout the years. This one was taken around 1915. The cards were simple, the sidewalks were wood and the road was still dirt. To get some perspective, you would be standing in the intersection of Center and Mashell, looking up toward the high…
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