By 1949, when this photograph was taken, the Bradley Block Building, which still stands at 701-3 Pacific Ave., had seen better days. Built in 1890 by William Bradley as a saloon and boarding house, over the years it was home to the Hotel Bradley, the Lawler Apartments, the Grayson Apartments, and the Holland Furnace Company. It was saved from likely destruction in 1964 when it was purchased by the architectural firm of Liddle & Jones. (TNT, 10/20/1968)

Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bradley Block (Tacoma); Puget Sound Battery Co. (Tacoma); Holland Furnace Co. (Tacoma);