New Apartment Block Planned for South C Street
The 'Skookum' Smith property is changing hands to make way for a modern apartment building with a view of the bay.
The 'Skookum' Smith place at 421 South C St., owned by Mr. Temple of Seattle, was sold yesterday by Charles Hiteshue to Herbert B. Wilson of Fairbanks, Alaska. The latter will erect a fine apartment house on the site this summer, according to present plans. The property is 130x110 feet in dimensions, and has a fine view of the bay.
“The latter will erect a fine apartment house on the site this summer.”
Then · 1909117 years apartNow · 2026
The transition of residential plots into higher-density apartment housing was a key feature of Tacoma's urban maturation in the early 20th century, echoing contemporary struggles over density and land use.
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