Rainier Oregon Historical Museum
Back to Rainier, Oregon Hardware page!
Marshall-Wells Stores, Rainier Hardware Co.

The Marshell-Wells/Rainier Hardware Co. was owned by Fred J. Tucker. On July 1, 1947, after 35 years, Tucker sold his business to his nephews, Joe and Bernard Oliva. The one-story Tucker Building had been built by Phillbrick & Nickelson of Tacoma, Washington.
  

Photo at left is the same store front shown in the Marshall-Wells image above taken on January 31, 2020 by Mike Clark. "A" street in 2019 and 2020 was going through a major upgrade with a new railroad track alignment, shifting the roadways away from track islands and replacing sidewalks that were narrower. The store at the time of the photo was empty, it had been recently occupied by Glaze Gifts & Giggles (see below). Photo at right is a view from above where Marshall-Wells was once located at address 113B E A St. (from google maps February 2020).
Click on image to enlarge!
Image
Description
November 1948 - Marshall-Wells advertisement

From the November 11, 1948 Rainier (Oregon) Review.
Glaze Gifts & Giggles

From Google Maps street view February 2020.
Fred J. Tucker Dies on Monday Of Heart Attack (April 13, 1964)

From the April 16, 1964 issue of the Rainier (Oregon) Review.

Additional information:

        Frederick J Tucker, on "Find a Grave" page.

Return to top
Contact me at Clarkmikew@aol.com for any questions
Copyright 2021