Name/Title
Businesses, Unknown DatesEntry/Object ID
2007-012.C268NDescription
Businesses, unknown dates. These seven black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images originally came from as many as six different film rolls, so many of the physical numbers on the strips are duplicated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to which film roll they originally came from. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with their physical number (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help avoid confusion. The images in group "a" show seven different beds in a sales showroom. Image 21a shows a wooden bed with drawers underneath and a tall headboard with shelves and two small drawers in it. Image 22a shows a thick wooden bedframe with no mattress in it. The headboard holds three equally-sized shelves. Image 23a shows a wooden bedframe wita mirror in the center of the headboard. Image 24a shows a wooden bedframe with a small mirror in the center of the headboard with two equaly-sized shelves to each side of the mirror. Image 25a shows a bedframe with a padded headboard and padded sides. Image 26a shows a relatively plain wooden bedframe with a large mirror hanging on the wall above it. There is a painting of a tree to the right of the mirror. Image 27a shows a wooden bedframe with a mirror in the center of the headboard and two shelves to either side of the mirror. There are three small pillows on the bed directly in front of the mirror. The images in group "b" show a restaurant/bar with a railroad theme. The restaurant is Richard's Roundhouse. Image 4b shows an interior dining area of the restaurant. At the far side of the room is a portion of a train car. Inside the train car is a waitress working a cash register. Image 5b is blank. Image 6b shows a different part of the restaurant that also has a train car in it. They do not appear to be the same train car. Image 7b shows the bar portion of the restaurant It appears to be immediately in front of the train car shown in the previous image. The images in group "c" show exterior shots of what appear to be an elementary school and exterior shots of Virgil Adams Co. Real Estate. Image 34c shows an exterior view of a building that appears to be a school based on its architecture. There is playground equipment next to the building. A portion of the buildings' parking lot is visible in the image. Image 35c and 36c are nearly identical to image 34c. Image 37c shows an exterior view of the offices of Virgil Adams Co. Real Estate (the name of the business is on the building). Image 38c is nearly identical to image 37c. The images in group "d" show exterior shots of a 7-11 convenience store with two women standing on top. Image 27d shows the front of the 7-11 store . Two women are standing on top of the store and talking to eachother. There is a poster to the left of the 7-Eleven sign which reads "I NEED YOU for the FIGHT AGAINST MUSCLE DISEASES." Image 28d shows a third woman standing in front of the store. She is holding a small child and she and the child are looking at eachother. Image 29d shows the woman in front of the store and the child looking at a paint can that the woman is holding. Image 30d shows the woman in front of the store looking toward the camera. The images in group "e" show a mural of a rainbow and cartoon animals on the side of a concrete block building. Painted next to the mural is "ITS A SMALL WORLD DAY CARE & PRESCHOOL." Image 3e shows the mural. There is a portion of a tree visible at the top of the image. Image 4e shows the mural from closer-up. Image 5e is focused on the "ITS A SMALL WORLD DAY CARE & PRESCHOOL." The images in group "f" show a self-serve carwash, a tool rental business, Cy's Village Rental Center, and a building that may be a church. Image 16f shows a self-serve carwash. Image 17f shows an exterior shot of a building that appears to house a tool rental business. Next to the building is a sign which reads "CONGRATULATIONS BLAZERS!! NO. 1." Image 18f shows a building with a sign next to it which reads "Gy's Village Rental Center." Image 19f is nearly identical to image 18f. Image 20f shows a building with three long, narrow windows in it and a sedan parked outside.
On Richard's Roundhouse: "Opened in 1974, one of the most unique buildings in Lacey went up in Market Square – – Richard’s Roundhouse. Built of bricks and in the round, the building echoed the roundhouses used by trains. Included in the building was the dining car from President Harry Truman’s 1948 Whistlestop tour around the country – which resulted in his upset presidential election. In its early years it was the “in” place for party goers. Financial setbacks led to the eventual closing. Several different owners tried to make a go of the nightclub – – including Vi Childs, Jim Manning and Johnny Lewis. In 1992, new owner Bob Blume had the building torn down and replaced with a modular bank building – which still sits in the Fred Meyer complex. Part of the dinning car currently rests in Oakville." (Ken Balsley, "Lacey History Month - Richard's Roundhouse," Ken's Corner and the Real News, 6/16/2015, http://kenbalsley.com/2015/06/19/lacey-history-month-richards-roundhouse/)
Cy's Village Rental was owned by Cy Cundy. It was located near the northwest corner of College Street SE and Lacey Boulevard SE. As of August of 2017, the location is occuped by Celebrations and Events, a party rental store. (Ken Balsley interview, 10/14/2017)
Printed at intervals along one edge of each of these film negative strips is "KODAK SAFETY FILM 5063."Made/Created
Date made
1967 - 1981Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: AcetateLexicon
Search Terms
Business & Commerce, Virgil Adams Co. Real Estate, It's A Small World Day Care & Preschool, Cy's Village Rental Center