1502-04 PACIFIC AVE, TACOMA

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1979

ca. 1979. The historic Waddell Building, 1502-04 Pacific Ave., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1890 by builder James Waddell. It has been remodeled and in 2004 it was incorporated into the Marriott Hotel.

Waddell Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Cysewski CYS-T032

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1979

Part of Stephen Cysewski Photographs

ca. 1979. Shrubs grow from crevices of the historic Waddell Building, 1502-04 Pacific Ave., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1890 by builder James Waddell. It has been remodeled and in 2004 it was incorporated into the Marriott Hotel.

Waddell Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Cysewski CYS-T043

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1979

Part of Stephen Cysewski Photographs

ca. 1979. The ground floor of the historic Waddell Building, 1502-04 Pacific Ave., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1890 by builder James Waddell. It has been remodeled and in 2004 it was incorporated into the Marriott Hotel.

Waddell Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Cysewski CYS-T096

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1979

Part of Stephen Cysewski Photographs

ca. 1979. View, circa 1979, of the United Biologies Plasma Collection Center at 1355 Commerce with the historic Waddell Building in the background, 1502-04 Pacific Ave. The Waddell Building was built in 1890.

United Biologies Plasma Collection Center (Tacoma); Waddell Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Cysewski CYS-T201

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1979

Part of Stephen Cysewski Photographs

ca. 1979. The historic Waddell Building, 1502-04 Pacific Ave., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1890 by builder James Waddell. It has been remodeled and in 2004 it was incorporated into the Marriott Hotel.

Waddell Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

BU-11027

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1889

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BN-248

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1970

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BN-249

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1970

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BN-346

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1990

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12181

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5/20/1994

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

BU-12182

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5/20/1994

Part of Homes and Buildings Photograph Collection

1502-04 PACIFIC AVE, TACOMA

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Part of Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index

6 images. Waddell Bldg. James Waddell, builder G.C. Clements & Co. / Louis L. Mendel, arch. Mayer & Spittelhouse, contr. for stone work James Stevenson, contr. for brick and wood work -plans for 1911 remodeling at the Univ. of Wash., Special Collections Dept. -site includes 1501-03 Commerce St. -occupants included: Union Savings Bank, Del Monte Hotel, Mount Tacoma Barbershop -bldg. incorporated into new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, adjoining, in 2004 (SEE: 1515 COMMERCE ST.) TDL 4/27/1890 p.5 (mention) TDL 5/12/1890 p.5 Work for artisans TDL 6/3/1890 p.5 Another new bank building TDL 6/15/1890 p.5 A handsome new block TDL 7/6/1890 p.6 The Waddell bank block TDL 9/7/1890 p.5 (progress) TDL 1/1/1891 permits TDL 9/5/1909 p.38 Anton Huth buys Waddell Block TDL 9/24/1911 p.29 (remodeling by Darmer & Cutting, arch.) TDL 7/9/1916 p.13 Del Monte Hotel (il) TNT 9/24/1943 p.9 To dedicate Lutheran hospice (Lutheran Welfare Society purchases bldg.) (il) TNT 12/3/1954 p.1 Store bandit nabbed here (at Michael Brothers Drug Store) TNT 12/24/1962 p.A1 Hotel guests flee blaze (at the Fargo Hotel at 204 So. 15th St.) TNT 7/24/1978 p.A3 Tony the barber is cutting out (Mount Tacoma Barbershop to close) T.Voice 9/25/1997 p.5 Why let these buildings die? Business Examiner 11/2/1998 p.1 Neighbors kindled by TRC renovation (il) T.Reporter 4/8/1999 p.3 Another one bites the dust TNT 7/1/1999 p.B1 Downtown doesn't need another box TNT 7/13/1999 p.B1 Tacoma trot: 1 step ahead, 2 steps back (demolition proposed) T.Reporter 7/15/1999 p.3 An ignoble end; convention center means loss of historic Waddell Building TNT 9/5/1999 p.B1 Historic buildings imperiled TNT 10/3/1999 p.G1 Artist will bring light to darkest downtown ("Season of Light" project) T.Weekly 10/22/1999 p.1 Downtown Tacoma - is it ever going to come back? (il) TNT 5/1/2000 p.A1 Nostalgia gives way to rebirth of city core ... businesses ... leaving their longtime locations ... Business Examiner 5/13/2002 p.1 Waddell abatement is first step toward hotel (il of sealed Waddell Bldg.) TNT 3/11/2003 p.A1 Facelift for a survivor (il) TNT 4/23/2003 p.B3 Public hearing will discuss landmark status for building T.Weekly 5/2/2003 p.A1 Windows of the past; local businesses busy restoring historic Waddell Building T.Weekly 5/16/2003 p.A2 Hollander breaks ground on hotel project (il) Business Examiner 6/9/2003 p.23 Hotel to have historic building as centerpiece (il) TNT 11/11/2003 p.D1 Downtown bank likely to move to Waddell (Union Bank of California) TNT 9/5/2004 p.A1 (il from Convention Center) TNT 9/25/2004 p.D1 Tourists take to Tacoma (il) TNT 11/7/2004 p.B10 Tacoma's a success story (il) TNT 3/2/2007 p.D1 Tacoma hotel scene: from "yuck" to "wow" (il,interior il) 307.76 Un3T p.47,48,49,52,96 363.37 T142O p.128 (account of fire on 12/25/1962 at the Fargo Hotel at 204 So. 15th St.) 917.972 Sp4 p.20 (il) (SEE: neg. #TPL 1689)
Year Built: 1890
Decade Built: 1890s

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