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Kids have been catching the busses at Eatonville for over half a century. If you enlarge the photo you’ll see on the side of the bus it reads: Eatonville School District 335. Interesting Fact: School bus yellow is a color especially formulated in 1939 for use on school buses in North America. It was originally called…
Walter Ashford is riding his horse and wagon down on a dirt road east of Ashford. The town as named after Walter Ashford in 1905. Photos courtesy of Gary and Debbie Saint. Click on photo to enlarge.
The old Eatonville blacksmith shop sat where the Medical Billing Center is today. It burned and a new welding shop shown here was built around 1950. The new one is still there today — looking remarkably similar — behind Sorensen’s automotive on Mashell. Photo courtesy of Linda and David Langberg. Click to enlarge photo.
Some things never change, like Eatonville’s love of a good Fourth of July parade. These shots were taken on Mashell Ave., around 1924 in front of the Red and White Store. I like the advertisement of Tobys Comedians staring Toby Stutters. It also included a 5 piece orchestra. Quite an act. On an ominous note,…
This shot if from the 1904 July 4th celebrations in Elbe. Back then the town was a little more built up. The population list for Elbe in 2000 was only 21 people. Historical Fact (taken from Wikipedia): Elbe used to be called Brown’s Junction, but the post office wanted a shorter name. The settlers met and…
This is a great shot of the Eatonville high school under construction in around 1909. But every time I see it I think of the Back To the Future III, when we see the 1885 clock tower under construction. Is it just me? You be the judge. Photo courtesy of Gary and Debbie Saint. Click…
If you visited Eatonville in 1913, you would probably stay at the Snow Hotel, which was located next to the Eatonville Bank. It was built around 1912 and this ad ran in the Eatonville School catalog in 1913. It says they offer both the American and “European Plan“. If a European plan was the same…
In 1912, the Canyada Lodge was the something to behold. It was built in La Grande, by Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, John L. McMurray, for $92,500 — something like $2.1 million today. In 1927 the grand lodge burned and only the ruins remain. Here are two shots of the ruins taken in 1989, along with…
Long before there was Eatonville Auto Center or Arrow Hardware, Mr. Casey and Mr. Johnson had their blacksmith shop on Center Street and Rainier. You can see the forge in back where they heated up the metal. The anvil sits front of Mr. Johnson where they forged the metal into shapes using the sledge hammer leaning against…
Even thought this picture was taken in 1913, you can see see the outline of the town it is today. And that odd intersection by the bank. If you click on the image and enlarge you case see lots of detail. Like on the left hand side is T.C. Van Eaton’s store (now a parking…
Today when you needed a road repaired, you get in touch with the county or the state highway department. In 1908, if you needed road work you called on your neighbors. This local group of buys were taking time out for lunch while building the road to Silver Lake were: Lower row, left to right:…
This ad appeared in the 1913-1914 Eatonville School catalog. If you were interested in building a home in Eatonville, T.C. Van Eaton was the guy to get ahold of. He offers easy terms of $5 to $10 a month, which were very reasonable. $10 back then was equivalent to approximately $228 today. Photo courtesy of…
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