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Friday, September 13, 2024

For Lakewood, DeKoven is more than a street and business name

For Lakewood, DeKoven is more than a street and business name

The DeKoven name in Lakewood goes beyond DeKoven Drive and DeKoven Cleaners

Learn about it through five advertisements and a story posted here:

  • Sept 11, 1903, TNT/Tacoma News Tribune – THE DeKOVEN SCHOOL FOR BOYS NEAR AMERICAN LAKE

  • Sept 1, 1904, Oregonian, Portland – DeKOVEN HALL

  • Aug. 7, 1914, Tacoma Daily Ledger – DeKOVEN: A HOME SCHOOL FOR FORTY BOYS

  • Aug 24, 1916, TNT/Tacoma News Tribune – DeKOVEN SCHOOL FOR BOYS

  • Sept 19, 1975, TNT/Tacoma News Tribune --OLD SCHOOL NOW APARTMENT HOUSE