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This photo of Paradise Valley was taken by an Eatonville family in August 1898. The mountain hasn’t changed much in the last 120 years, but not so back on lower ground. The Spanish-American War was taking place and Caleb Badham was naming his new soft drink — Pepsi-Cola. “Built in 1917, the Paradise Inn is one of the oldest…
I’m not sure who these kids are outside the Eatonville Gymnasium, but they look like they’ve been caught in the act of something fun. If you know who these young guys are, please speak up. Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on image to enlarge.
Willie Boettcher showing off a little on the streets of Alder (I previously had posted it was Elbe) in front of the railroad depot. He has at least one fan. If you look closely, you can see the IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) building in the background. Photo courtesy of Pat and Terry Van Eaton. Click…
Here’s a great lineup of some of the Williams clan — an Eatonville pioneer family. Left to right is Tom Williams, Nate Williams, Hazel Williams and Clyde Williams. Photo courtesy of Rich Williams. Click on image to enlarge.
You know it as PostNet on Mashell Ave., but that’s only its recent incarnation. In the 1940s it was, Clair Daly’s radio and TV repair shop — the Radio Electric Shop. The older pictures show owner Clair Daly inside the repair shop. You can see the radio on the shelf behind him looking like it’s ready…
These shots of the Pacific National Lumber Company were taken in National, Wash., August 1926 by C. Kinsey of in 1926. The first is an extremely steep incline, with tracks running at least half the way up. If you zoom in you can see the cables hanging from the poles and the well-used transport cars…
World War II and the Japanese internment touched Eatonville in the 1940s. Abbi Wonacott shares these photos over her mother’s (Lois Daly Brown’s) elementary classes. In the 5th grade class (1941-42) taught by Miss Stinnette there are three Japanese boys, Bobby Ohashi, Teddy Yoshino, Jack Nagaoko. In Lois’s 6th grade class, taught by Velma Kjelstad following year,…
I’ve wondered what draws people to hardship. This picture shows the Pioneer Hotel and what Eatonville looked liked in the 1890s. These people came here to start farms and build a town. Sounds good, but starting a farm then meant clearing lands with a hand saw and a horse and building your own house and…
“The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 17–23. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state and…
On May 28, 1938, the Eatonville Dispatch reported “plans were being discussed for a united effort of all communities, clubs and fraternal orders in the vicinity to stage a real bang-up July 4th celebration.” Being considered were fireworks, a carnival, horse races, a smoker (I’m assuming a “social gathering” versus a dude smoking), horseshoe pitching,…
Eatonville has been having a 4th of July parade for as long as there as there’s been an Eatonville. Here is 4th of July when the town was young, Mashell Ave. was still a dirt road and electricity was a new thing. But just like today, people are lining the streets to celebrate the 4th.…
This article comes from the September 1989 edition of the Ohop Mutual Light Company Ruralite by Don B. Goddard. The article talks about the history of the grange. For those that can’t read the article from the images, here it is in its entirety. 100 Years of People Power Yes, our state will be a…
Eatonville To Rainier 