Page 3 - 1924 Booklet

In May 1927, Charles Lindbergh made the first
nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance
of 3,600 miles, flying alone for 33.5 hours. This was
the first solo transatlantic flight and the longest at
the time by nearly 2,000 miles. It became known as
one of the most consequential flights in history and
ushered in a new era of air transportation between
parts of the globe.
On July 16, 1924, the Franke Tobey Jones Home
cornerstone was laid on a spectacular five-acre site
with views of Commencement Bay and Mount Charles Lindbergh
Rainier. With a wheelbarrow and spade, Mrs. Franke Tobey Jones, at the age of
80, presided over the ceremony. On March 24, 1925 the Home opened, a
beautiful Tudor-style building with private accommodations for up to 65
residents. It was soon recognized as one of the most outstanding facilities in the
nation.

Franke Tobey Jones 1925

The decade saw the number of passenger
cars more than triple, which stimulated the
expansion of transportation infrastructure
and the oil and gas industries. Cars also gave
young people the freedom to go where they
pleased and do what they wanted. What
many young people wanted to do was dance:
the Charleston, the cake walk, the black
bottom and the flea hop were popular dances of the era, and more than 100
million records were sold in 1927.
For some, the Jazz Age of the 1920s roared loud and long, until the excesses
of the Roaring Twenties came crashing down as the economy tanked at the
decade’s end. The stock market crash of October 1929 effectively marked the
end of the Roaring Twenties.