ca. 1979. View of Tacoma, circa 1979, showing, left to right, the J St. Standpipe (1923 So. J St.,) the old St. Joseph Hospital (1812 So. I St.) and the curved facade of the new St. Joseph Hospital (1718 So. I St.) The old hospital was built in 1914 and demolished in 1982; the newer hospital structure was built in 1974.
St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980; J Street Standpipe (Tacoma);
ca. 1979. View of the back portion of the old St. Joseph's Hospital, 1812 So. I St., circa 1979. The hospital was built in 1914 and demolished in 1982. The photograph is taken through a chain link fence, topped with barb wire, and includes a view of the emergency vehicles.
St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. The J St. Standpipe, circa 1979, part of the Tacoma Department of Public Utilities Water Division. The standpipe was completed in 1890 and is located near St. Joseph Hospital.
Water towers--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Water Division (Tacoma); J Street Standpipe (Tacoma);
ca. 1979. Donald McDonald double house, built 1888, at 1346 Fawcett Ave. The house was later further divided into apartments. On the left is a dry cleaners.
ca. 1979. Fawcett Ave., circa 1979, looking north. The last three buildings seen clearly on the left are, left to right, the Auditorium Building (1308-10), the Ford Building (1302) and the ornate turrets of the Samson Hotel (1152-56.) In 1979, the Auditorium and Ford buildings had been remodeled into one structure known as Crescent Hall. The more modern structure in the foreground of the left hand side of the picture is the Carpenters Building, 1322 Fawcett, which housed several Labor Union offices.
Auditorium Building (Tacoma); Ford Building (Tacoma); Samson Hotel (Tacoma); Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. Auditorium Building, 1308-10 Fawcett Ave., circa 1979. After a remodel in 1931 that combined the structure with the Ford Building next door, it was known as the Crescent Ballroom.
Auditorium Building (Tacoma); Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. Graffiti on an unidentified wall, circa 1979; includes the epitaph "Nixon in 1984," interesting because President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 when faced with impeachment. The '84 election was between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale.
ca. 1979. A pedestrian shields themselves from the drizzle with an umbrella as they cross 12th St. at the intersection of 12th & Pacific Ave., heading toward the Tacoma Art Museum on the corner, at 1123 Pacific Ave. The 1921 structure, designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan architects, had formerly housed the National Bank of Washington. The Art Museum left in 2003 for its new modern home and the building has had a succession of owners.
Tacoma Art Museum (Tacoma); Galleries & museums--Tacoma;
ca. 1979. Mosaic tile work in front of the lot where the Maple Leaf Hotel was formerly located, 1546-48 Broadway. The Maple Leaf was last listed under that name in 1911; the building was demolished in 1957.
Maple Leaf Hotel (Tacoma); Mosaic pavements--Tacoma--1979-1980;
ca. 1979. On the right is the intersection of Pacific Ave. and So. 19th St., circa 1979. This is now the location of the University of Washington Tacoma campus grand staircase. The building in the center of the photo is the Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Building. The structure was built in 1890 and was home to the Peoples Store (1890's) and Sears (1920's), as well as other businesses. Today it is also part of the University of Washington's Tacoma campus.
University of Washington (Tacoma); Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Building (Tacoma);