. Tacoma, the city with a snow-capped mountain in its dooryard. pies C Street, illustrated above, and lllh Sireet, the main cross artery. In the right-hand corner appears thetwelve-story Fidelity Building, one of the citys several fine new office buildings. Two of the large department stores are shown in the centralforeground. The building on the crest of the hill, in the upper left-hand corner of the picture, is the Pierce County Courthouse. Its magnificentclock tower is a landmark for miles around the city. The trend of the citys retail district to a new location is characteristic of Pacific
. Tacoma, the city with a snow-capped mountain in its dooryard. pies C Street, illustrated above, and lllh Sireet, the main cross artery. In the right-hand corner appears thetwelve-story Fidelity Building, one of the citys several fine new office buildings. Two of the large department stores are shown in the centralforeground. The building on the crest of the hill, in the upper left-hand corner of the picture, is the Pierce County Courthouse. Its magnificentclock tower is a landmark for miles around the city. The trend of the citys retail district to a new location is characteristic of Pacific Northwestcities, in nearly all of which the former retail thoroughfare has given way to other forms of business. Tacomas retail establishments are widelyfamed for their up-to-date methods and complete stocks. The newest Paris styles will be found on display in their windows within four to five daysafter the same styles are shown in New York, the difference in time being only that of fast express across the continent between the Atlantic andPacific
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