Bill Phalen's Parade Phalen's Grocery delivery truck in parade for Rainier Valley Fiesta, Seattle, 1915. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession Number 93.001.064 by Buzz Anderson,... Columbia Confectionery Columbia City’s Sweetest Places: Columbia Confectionery was one of many such businesses by Buzz Anderson, "Days Gone By" This was the sweetest place in Columbia City... Columbia Mill The Columbia Mill that was built in 1890, the same year the streetcar tracks were laid starting at Railroad Avenue on Seattle’s waterfront. The... Days Gone By: Columbia Shoe Repair The Shoemaker's daughters: Mary, Katherine (Kate), Helen and Anne Drazic, photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society They were known as the shoemaker’s daughters–Mary,... Heater Glove Company by Buzz Anderson, 1999 "Days Gone By" Columbia City has had its share of manufacturing companies over the years. One of the more noteworthy was... Hillman City through the Ages J.E. Keefe Block, Seattle, 1915. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession Number 93.001.029 Hillman City began as a stop on the Rainier Valley... Hitt’s Fireworks: 1905-1976 Hitt's Fireworks Company Brochure, image property of Rainier Valley Historical Society Fireworks in Columbia City Thomas Gabriel Hitt, known as T.G. Hitt, was born in... John Parker Audio recording of John Parker describing the Model T Ford he built up from parts from several cars in the 1920s Rainier Valley Dairy Smith M. Wilson's Rainier Valley Dairy business. by Buzz Anderson, "Days Gone By" Smith M. Wilson started in the dairy business on Beacon Hill in 1916.... Rainier Valley's Timbered Past Horses hauling logs at Columbia Mill, Columbia, July 15, 1891. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession Number 93.001.531 by Mikala Woodward Big Trees, Shingle... Roy Olmstead: Seattle's "Rum King" A liquor raid in 1925, in Elk Lake, Ontario. Source, Wikipedia Public Domain by Mikala Woodward On March 22, 1920, federal agents nabbed a tugboat crew... RVHS Founder Buzz Anderson with KUOW radio host Steve Scher discuss Columbia City history on 1.26.2001 https://soundcloud.com/rainier-valley-history/kuow-steve-scher-interviews-buzz-anderson-in-2001-on-columbia-city-history Simeon T. Toby's Bank Building Cameron's Drugstore in Toby Building, Seattle, ca. 1925. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, accession number 93.001.006 by Buzz Anderson, "Days Gone By" This... Thanksgiving Turkeys at Bob's Quality Meats Doris and Jim Ackley at Bob's Quality Meats, Seattle, October 2001. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession number FS.06 by Mikala Woodward, Excerpted... The Lakewood Seward Park Community Club: 100 Years Strong Lakewood Community Club members at a dance, 1940s. 2010 marks the 100th year of operation for the Lakewood Seward Park Community Club Take a look... The Lost World of Neighborhood Groceries by Mikala Woodward Whenever young Bernice Boley had a little money, she’d head over to Vincent’s grocery for some penny candy: this was the 1930s,...
Bill Phalen's Parade Phalen's Grocery delivery truck in parade for Rainier Valley Fiesta, Seattle, 1915. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession Number 93.001.064 by Buzz Anderson,... Columbia Confectionery Columbia City’s Sweetest Places: Columbia Confectionery was one of many such businesses by Buzz Anderson, "Days Gone By" This was the sweetest place in Columbia City... Columbia Mill The Columbia Mill that was built in 1890, the same year the streetcar tracks were laid starting at Railroad Avenue on Seattle’s waterfront. The... Days Gone By: Columbia Shoe Repair The Shoemaker's daughters: Mary, Katherine (Kate), Helen and Anne Drazic, photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society They were known as the shoemaker’s daughters–Mary,... Heater Glove Company by Buzz Anderson, 1999 "Days Gone By" Columbia City has had its share of manufacturing companies over the years. One of the more noteworthy was... Hillman City through the Ages J.E. Keefe Block, Seattle, 1915. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession Number 93.001.029 Hillman City began as a stop on the Rainier Valley... Hitt’s Fireworks: 1905-1976 Hitt's Fireworks Company Brochure, image property of Rainier Valley Historical Society Fireworks in Columbia City Thomas Gabriel Hitt, known as T.G. Hitt, was born in... John Parker Audio recording of John Parker describing the Model T Ford he built up from parts from several cars in the 1920s Rainier Valley Dairy Smith M. Wilson's Rainier Valley Dairy business. by Buzz Anderson, "Days Gone By" Smith M. Wilson started in the dairy business on Beacon Hill in 1916.... Rainier Valley's Timbered Past Horses hauling logs at Columbia Mill, Columbia, July 15, 1891. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession Number 93.001.531 by Mikala Woodward Big Trees, Shingle... Roy Olmstead: Seattle's "Rum King" A liquor raid in 1925, in Elk Lake, Ontario. Source, Wikipedia Public Domain by Mikala Woodward On March 22, 1920, federal agents nabbed a tugboat crew... RVHS Founder Buzz Anderson with KUOW radio host Steve Scher discuss Columbia City history on 1.26.2001 https://soundcloud.com/rainier-valley-history/kuow-steve-scher-interviews-buzz-anderson-in-2001-on-columbia-city-history Simeon T. Toby's Bank Building Cameron's Drugstore in Toby Building, Seattle, ca. 1925. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, accession number 93.001.006 by Buzz Anderson, "Days Gone By" This... Thanksgiving Turkeys at Bob's Quality Meats Doris and Jim Ackley at Bob's Quality Meats, Seattle, October 2001. Photo property of Rainier Valley Historical Society, Accession number FS.06 by Mikala Woodward, Excerpted... The Lakewood Seward Park Community Club: 100 Years Strong Lakewood Community Club members at a dance, 1940s. 2010 marks the 100th year of operation for the Lakewood Seward Park Community Club Take a look... The Lost World of Neighborhood Groceries by Mikala Woodward Whenever young Bernice Boley had a little money, she’d head over to Vincent’s grocery for some penny candy: this was the 1930s,...
