Tveten Motor Company, Tacoma, Washington

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="008005a0dkcfqa.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://willysdealershipproject.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://willysdealershipproject.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Willys Dealership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Washington"><U><B>Washington</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Use your browser's Back button for best results</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Tveten Motor Company</div> <div> 4340 Pacific Avenue</div> <div> Tacoma, Washington</div> <bR> <div> From the 1955 Tacoma Phone book:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="93320d80.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Looking south, May 2004, in a somewhat rough neighborhood.  A "Stop 'n Rob" convenience store is in next block:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="936680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Looking north from the store parking lot:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="935680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Apparently vacant as of May 2004, a temporary banner indicates future plans by a church group:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="93968e20.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Tveten Motor Co., a Kaiser-Frazer and Checker dealer, was only listed as a Willys dealer for 1954 and 1955.  The above phonebook scan is a bit hard to read, but the address, repeated elsewhere throughout the same 1955 phonebook, clearly showed 4340 Pacific Ave.  During my research at the library, I initially wrote down 4540 before making the photocopy seen above, at which point I "corrected" my notes to 4340.  After the long drive home, I noticed the <A HREF="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwkfoci/dealers/wa.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwk"><U>K-F Dealer List</U></A> has two sources showing Tveten Motor Co. two blocks away at 45th & Pacific, which would agree with 4540.  My hunch is there was a typographical error repeated throughout the one phonebook which I eventually copied, and 4340 may not be correct.  It is also possible the company moved the two blocks at some point prior to 1955.  It may be some time before I can return to the Tacoma library for further research.  In the meantime, the building at 4340 Pacific Ave. was clearly an automotive establishment of some sort, so I'll leave the pictures up until the location can be confirmed one way or another.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>