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Brown & Haley factory, Tacoma. Almond Roca was invented in 1912 by Harry Brown and J. C. Haley, founders of Brown & Haley Company. [1] The candy's name is said to have been inspired by Tacoma's head librarian, Jacqueline Noel, who chose the Spanish word roca, meaning 'rock' in English, to describe the hard, log-shaped confection. [2]
Mountain Bar is a chocolate bar made by Brown & Haley, Inc. Mountain Bars consist of chocolate and peanuts molded around one of three flavored fillings: vanilla, peanut butter or cherry. The Mountain Bar was created in 1915 at Brown & Haley Co. in Tacoma, Washington. [1]
Klopfenstein's was an upscale men's clothing store in the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Area founded in 1918 in Tacoma, Washington.Stores were operated in most of the area's major shopping malls as well as stores in downtown Tacoma and Seattle, across the street from Frederick & Nelson's flagship store.
Collection: Richards Studio Collection Series: D126221-14 (Unique: 8878) Date: 04-26-1960 Description: In April 1960, Tacoma originated rock group “The Ventures” posed for a publicity photo ...
Rhodes Brothers was a department store located in Tacoma, Washington, originally established in 1892 as a coffee shop in downtown Tacoma by Albert, William, Henry and Charles Rhodes. In 1903, the brothers would shift into the department store business, opening in the newly built Snell Building at Broadway and 11th Street in the heart of Tacoma ...
Several films were made in Tacoma in the early 20th century, including Pacific Coast Motion Picture Company’s Gog-Gle-Hi-Te in 1916 and short comedy Listen, Look, and Laugh from 1921.
The Tacoma Mall is the largest shopping center in Tacoma, Washington, United States, and is owned and operated by the Simon Property Group.Anchor tenants include Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney (originally two levels, but added a third level in 1986), Macy's (originally The Bon Marché), and Nordstrom, with one vacant and demolished anchor last occupied by Sears, which opened in 1981.
Authorities then transported the animal to the Tacoma zoo, 5400 N. Pearl St. Officers with the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife quickly located the kinkajou, said spokesperson Becky ...