The castle like commercial building at 2515 South Tacoma Way was built as the Tillicum Toy Company in 1930 and sold Tacoma made toys all over the United States. It the early 1930s it was the largest toy plant on the Pacific Coast. It has also been owned and/or occupied by the Tacoma Milk Shippers Association, a cheese factory, Farm Maid Ice Cream and Darigold Farms. More recently it was MDC Technologies. The building is currently available for sale. While looking for more of the building’s history, I found this website devoted to buildings made to look like castles.
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You got the dates wrong, this place was in bankrupt court in 1930. Started in 1926, changed name fully in 1927, was done for in 1930.
Thanks! I believe I was working from info at the public library, but I’ll certainly check and then change it. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
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Hi Art, the public library shows Tillicum Toy Company opening in 1930 at that location, though I believe it was open elsewhere prior to that. Then it show the building being sold in 1932. http://cdm17061.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p17061coll1/id/20233/rec/1