In 1914, Tumwater resident Robert Esterly took a series of photographs of many of Olympia’s commercial and industrial operations, providing a valuable record of our city as it looked over 100 years ago. Most of the photographs also include owners and staff. This automobile dealership was at the corner of Columbia and 5th. The building still exists and is well preserved.
Esterly photograph, 1914, Susan Parish Collection, Washington State Archives, AR20090812-ph005464
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian