Vibert Jeffers photograph, December 1957, Susan Parish Collection, Washington State Archives, AR20090812-ph008312
The J.C. Penney store occupied a prominent position at the corner of Legion Way and Capitol Way in downtown Olympia. The building was originally developed by P.H. Carlyon, a prominent dentist, businessman, and public figure. In the 1990s the building was redeveloped into its current “blank” façade, spurring the city to institute downtown design review procedures.
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian