23: Chehalis Electric Company - 1920, 476 North Market Boulevard

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In the 1920s and early 1930s, the Chehalis Electric Company sold Westinghouse lamps, electric heaters, and other modern appliances from the two-story building. In 1937, the Price Studio, which developed and printed photographs, operated from the building and touted itself as “Chehalis’ only downstairs studio.” In the late 1940s, beauticians trimmed hair from the Smith Beauty Shoppe, which became Robert’s Hair Styling Salon in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The late 1960s and 1970s saw the building as home to real estate companies – Ernie Waller Action Realty and Acta Realty (Acts for Action).