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Eatonville’s Roxy theater in town was built by A.G. Pecchia back in 1942. It was just one of many. Mr. Pecchia came into the movie business by accident. Around 1920, a man who was renting Pecchia’s building owed Pecchia money. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you look at the story) the man had no…
The following is one of two memoires written by Torger Perterson (courtesy of Gary Hendrickson). Torger was an original settler of Ohop Valley and tells here how he came, settled and worked to get a roads in place — including one to Mount Rainier. Torger Perterson I was born the 22nd day of January, 1855…
Every time I drive up Canyon Road I wonder what it took to carve a road out of side of a rock wall. And how hard would that be back in 1920 when the road was built? It took a lot of strong men, hard work, what would today be considered extremely primitive machinery — and…
This shot has a little something for everyone. It was taken in approximately 1920, during the construction of Canyon Road. On the left is Torger Peterson, County Commission, Ohop Pioneer and promoter of the Canyon Rd. The older man and the young boy are noted as “McDowell and grandson”, both enjoying the big machinery moving…
This is a fabulous new book, available for purchase mid April, 2011. Donald Johnstone takes us on a trip through time, looking at those small towns in the upper Nisqually valley. The pictures alone make the book worth checking out. You can purchase the book for about $22.00 from a variety of outlets: • Amazon…
The entire population of Eatonville gathered for this picture when it was taken — around 1890. Below is what was written about this photo in the 1959 Dispatch: A settlement of a few buildings grouped together behind a rail fence in a clearing was called Van Eaton’s Trading Post around 1890. The “surrey with the…
This photo was taken during the 1927-28 school year. Elsie Carlson (young woman in the back on the left) graduated in 1928. It’s obvious that Eatonville has been turning out smart students for decades.
Mashell Avenue in the 50’s looks like a scene straight out of Back to the Future. Some of the buildings are no longer standing, like the Red and White Store on the corner (which was then run by Jess Dawkins and Keith Malcom) and Van Cleve’s Ford dealership on the right, which was taken in…
A glimpse down Center Street in 1975. You can see Malcolm’s Shop Rite on the left. The sign reads, cream pies — 4 for $1.00. I975 was a memorable year. President Ford ended the American role in Vietnam and Starsky and Hutch, Saturday Night Live and Welcome Back, Kotter premiered.
These two pictures were taken in the 1950s. The first is of the Eatonville Lumber company. It closed February 1954. On December 2, 1953, the following statement was published: “Announcement was made today by G.E. Karlin, representing ownership of the Eatonville Lumber Company, that the concern had been sold by the present owners to a…
Old Alder is a great read by local historians Joe Sander and Rod Scurlock. The 191-page book covers the the first settlers to the Alder dam. You will read about how the town struggled, grew to 1,300 and then eventually was flooded when the Alder dam was built. Currently (March, 2011) you can purchase the…
Eatonville To Rainier 