International Fisheries Expands Waterfront Operations
Rapid growth of the halibut trade drives the company to move its packing facility to a larger building near the Eleventh Street Bridge.
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The International Fisheries Company is repairing and remodelling its building on the east side of the bay, near the Eleventh Street Bridge, preparatory to moving there from the quarters now occupied near Commercial Dock. The building, which is currently used for receiving and packing the large quantities of halibut that are brought in by the company’s fleet from Cape Flattery, is entirely too small for the business done there. The new building will be occupied about September 1.
“The building... is entirely too small for the business that is done there.”
Tacoma’s identity as a port city is rooted in the industrial expansion of companies like this. Today, the Eleventh Street area is a testament to the transition from heavy industry to mixed-use urban landscapes.
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