Teamsters and Chauffeurs Hall
1701 Commerce Street
Teamsters Chauffeurs Hall, 2022
Photo by Tacoma Economic Development Department, courtesy Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room (BN-253)
Photo by Tacoma Economic Development Department, courtesy Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room (BN-55)
Teamsters Chauffeurs Hall, 2022
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Teamsters and Chauffeurs Hall
1701 Commerce Street
This triangular brick building sits on the site of Tacoma’s first railroad passenger station. When passenger service for the Northern Pacific was moved to the Union Station site, this 1894 commercial building was constructed. In the early years, John B. Agen, wholesaler in butter, eggs, and cheese, operated out of the three-story building. For some 20 years, beginning in 1915, there was a bicycle shop on the ground floor. The building’s name recalls the union hiring hall that was on the third floor for half a century, until the Teamsters moved in 1977.
