Name/Title
Local Businesses, 1978Entry/Object ID
2007-012.C318PDescription
Local Businesses, 1978. These seven black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using two different film rolls, so some 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 of these groups will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b etc.) to help differentiate between images. The images in group "a" show exterior shots of local businesses and a building under construction. Image 33a shows an exterior shot of B&R Sales. The business is in a large warehouse, and the sign on the front reads "B&R SALES," "APPLIANCES & CARPETING," and "WHIRLPOOL." There is a tall, free-standing sign which reads "Lacey CENTER," "B&R SALES," "Whirlpool," "Carpets" and "Linoleum." At the center of the image in the background is a single-storey home. Image 34a shows an exterior shot of a large cement block building under construction. Occupying the foreground is a gravel parking lot with many mud puddles. Near the left-hand edge of the image is a parked pickup truck, and partially visible at the left-hand edge of the image is a parked car. Image 35a shows the same building under construction from the previous image, but from a different angle. Two men in hard hats are visible near the center of the image. They are standing on a small platform and working on building one of the concrete block walls. A bulldozer is visible near the left-hand edge of the image. Image 36a is very similar to image 35a, but here the bulldozer is near the center of the image. Image 37a shows another angle of the building under construction. There is a large amount of scaffolding along the outer walls of the image, and there is a forklift with a man standing next to it at the right-hand edge of the image. Image 38a shows the building under construction from another angle. Between the camera and the building is a parked forklift facing toward the building. Image 39a shows a different building under construction. This image was taken from nearer to the building than the other images. At the center of the image is a stone facade being placed over a concrete block wall. Two people are visible standing on the roof of the building near the top left corner of the image. Two items covered by tarps or plactic sheeting are in the bottom-right quadrant of the image. Image 40a shows the same side of the building as seen in image 39a, but the photographer has moved to their right and backed away from the building. There is a Chevrolet pickup truck parked at the center of the image. Image 41a shows a different angle on the same building under construction. Near the center of the image is a sign which reads "ANOTHER SAMBO'S RESTAURANT HERE SOON." A road is occupying the foreground of this image. Image 42a is nearly identical to image 41a. Image 43a shows the same building under construction, but the photographer has moved to their right and closer to the building. In the bottom-left quadrant of the image is a small sign which reads "SAFETY BARRICADE CO" and "TACOMA BR 2-2421. Image 44a is similar to the previous image, but the photgrapher has moved closed to the building. Image 1a shows an exterior shot of an Arctic Circle restaurant. This image was captured from an empty gravel lot across the street from the restaurant. Near the left-hand edge of the image a tall, vertical Texaco sign is visible in the background. Image 2a is very similar to the previous image, but the photographer has moved closer to the building. A strip of the gravel lot which the photgrapher is standing in is visible in the lower foreground of the image. The Texaco sign is not visible in this image. Image 3 shows the Arctic Circle restaurant. The Arctic Circle sign is not visible in this image, but the Texaco sign is. Image 4a shows a hexagonal brick building with a short tower at the center. The building has a train car extending out from one of the sides and there is a sign on the building which reads "RICHARD'S ROUNDHOUSE." In this image, a walkway extends from the lower-right corner of this image to the train car. Image 5a also shows the Richard's Roundhouse building, but this image was captured from the restaurant's parking lot. Several parking lines are visible in the foreground of the image. Image 6a is similar to the previous image, but in this image two cars are visible parked in the parking lot. Image 7a again shows the Roundhouse restaurant, but this image was captured closer to the building than the previous images. Here the Richard's Roundhouse sign on the building is nearly centered in the image. The train car extends just beyond the right-hand edge of the image. Image 8a shows two people walking across a parking lot. A car facing toward the camera is parked in the bottom-right quadrant of this image. Image 9a shows the Richard's Roundhouse restaurant. A portion of the front-left fender and hood of a car are visible in the bottom-right corner of this image. Image 20a shows the B&R Sales building also shown in image 34a. There is a large, leafless deciduous tree in the top-right quadrant of this image. Image 21a shows an exterior shot of JB's Western Wear. At the right-hand edge of the image is visible the back end of a canopy mounted in the bed of a small pickup truck. Image 22a is similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved approximately 40 feet to their right. The JB's Western Wear sign on the building is just to the right of the center of the image. Image 23a again shows the B&R Sales building. The back ends of a pickup truck and two cars are visible at the left-hand edge of this image. A small pickup truck with a canopy mounted on the back is visible near the right-hand edge of the image frame. Image 24a shows JB's Western Wear. The small pickup truck with a canopy from the previous image is partially visible near the left-hand edge of the image frame. Image 25 again shows the B&R Sales building. In the far background near the right-hand edge of the image is a parked box truck facing away from the camera.
The images in group "b" show a Toyota pickup truck with it's back-right wheel stuck in a ditch, a newspaper on a desk, and the Lacey Drive-In. Image 20b shows a Toyota pickup truck with a canopy with it's rear-right wheel stuck in a ditch. Two men are visible standing near the right-hand edge of the image and looking toward the car. Two men are down on the ground near the front end of the truck and are looking underneath of it. Image 21b is similar to the previous image, but here a backhoe is at the front end of the car. The men are preparing to use the backhoe to pull the truck out of the ditch. Image 22b is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved closer to the truck. Image 23b is nearly identical to image 22b. Image 38b shows a blurred shot of a newspaper sitting on a desk or table with other objects such as a coffee cup and ashtray. Image 39b shows what appears to be the back side of the Lacey Drive-In's projector screen and the Richard's Roundhouse Restaurant. Image 40b shows the billboard-style sign of the Lacey Drive-In. The sign reads "LACEY CLOSED FOR THE SEASON." A car is passing in the foreground.
Excerpt from the Ken's Corner and the Real News website, written by Ken Balsley June 19th, 2015: "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 dining car currently rests in Oakville."
J.B.'s Western Wear was located at 4418 6th Avenue SE in Lacey, Washington. The location now (September 2017) houses Shanghai, a Chinese/Mongolian-grill style restaurant. At one time the location housed Pietro's Pizza. (Ken Balsley interview, 9/1/2017)Made/Created
Date made
1978 - 1978Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
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Buildings, Business & Commerce, Construction, B&R Sales, Sambo's Restaurant, Arctic Circle, JB's Western Wear, Lacey Drive-In Theater