Spoon Auto Parts building

Location: 114 Cherry NE
Wohleb, Transportation

Spoon Auto Parts Building (State Ave frontage) 1965, Thurston County assessor, Southwest Regional Archives

Spoon Auto parts building today (Cherry St frontage) (2015), photo by Deb Ross

The Spoon Auto Parts building at the corner of State and Cherry has been associated with the automobile repair industry since it was built in 1923 with a utilitarian design by Joseph Wohleb. As can be seen in the 1908 Sanborn Overlay map, this area was entirely under water until the Carlyon Fill of 1911-1912.

Olympia Heritage inventory

Robert Esterly on a bear hunt – 2/2/25
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February 2, 2025
Painting by James Tilton Pickett – 1/26/25
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James Tilton Pickett – 1/19/25
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January 19, 2025