ca. 1979. Long shot of Union Station, circa 1979.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. 1979 view from Pacific of the Carlton Hotel, 1552 Jefferson Ave., seen behind an unidentified Mobil gas station on Pacific Ave.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Carlton Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Unidentified man poses on sidewalk beside Pacific Ave. Down the street on the left is the dome of Union Station.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Back of Union Station, circa 1979; train arrival and departure area.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Graffiti on a wall behind a fire hydrant, circa 1979.

Graffiti; Fire hydrants;

ca. 1979. Shadow of a tree on a building, circa 1979.

Shadows;

ca. 1979. The 15th Street Bridge, circa 1979.

15th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Street scene, view of buildings on east side of the 900 block of Broadway. Left to right are the Pantages (901 Broadway), 911-13 Broadway and 915-17 Broadway.

Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. The back of a small statue, an empty jar and two jars of buttons, circa 1979.

Buttons (Fasteners); Figurines;

ca. 1979. A tree seems to sprout from an unidentified building. While broken windows and foliage growing from crevices adorn the building next door.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. This 1979 photograph shows the deterioration of the Commerce side of the buildings located at, left to right, 1523 Broadway and 1519-21 Broadway. The buildings are studded with broken windows and plants growing from crevices. The buildings have since been demolished and this is now the site of the Convention Center.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1970-1980; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Cigarette machine, circa 1979.

Cigarettes;

ca. 1979. Unidentified intersection, looking downhill toward downtown Tacoma, circa 1979.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Side entrance to the Hotel Massasoit, 1708 Broadway, circa 1979. The former hotel is now the University of Washington Tacoma Institute of Technology.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Massasoit Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. The gaily striped awning decorates the exterior of Tutor Craft Interiors at 1531 Market St. In 1979, a newly remodeled store had opened following a disastrous fire in Jan. of 1978. The business had opened in 1944 and specialized in custom draperies.

Fabric shops--Tacoma; Draperies; Textiles; Tutor Craft Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. View from Pacific looking west. On the left is the Last Chance Tavern, 1504-06 Jefferson Ave.; the Sproule-Bergheim Bldg. built in 1905. This was the location of the Cow Butter Store from 1901-1942. The building on the right with the broken windows is 1518 Pacific. In the background are the Commerce St. sides of 1523 Broadway (left) and 1519-21 Broadway. The Williams & Co. Bldg., 1518 Pacific, was built in 1906, G.W. Bullard, architect. It was previously home to the 1518 Cabaret and later Nativity House (1517 Commerce.)

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Last Chance Tavern (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Parking lot at Union Station, 1717 Pacific Ave., located at the north end and behind the station. Schoenfelds, 1423 Pacific, can be seen in the background.

L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma--1970-1980; Union Station (Tacoma); Parking lots--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979. Station opened in 1911 and is on the City, State and National registry.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979. Station opened in 1911 and is on the City, State and National registry.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979. Station opened in 1911 and is on the City, State and National registry.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Side of the Sprague Building, 1501-09 Pacific Ave., and view of parking lot behind. The structure was built in 1889, designed by the architectural firm of Pickles & Sutton and is on the City and National Registry. It has, since 1996, been occupied by United Way as their Betye Martin Baker Human Services Center.

Sprague Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. South 19th St., circa 1979; looking up the hill past the railroad tracks on the left are the Tioga Building (1901 Jefferson) and the Swiss Hall (1902-04 Jefferson.) In 1995, South 19th St. between Pacific and Jefferson was closed to traffic and made part of the University of Washington, Tacoma campus. It is the site of the school's grand staircase.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Tioga Building (Tacoma); Swiss Hall (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. View of the back portion of the original St. Joseph Hospital, 1812 So. I St. circa 1979, with the J St. Standpipe in the right background. The hospital was built in 1914 and demolished in 1982. 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); St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Architectural detail on 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 part of the University of Washington's Tacoma campus.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Light reflects from windows in an unidentified Tacoma building, circa 1979.

Windows--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House, circa 1979. The structure was built in 1902. It is now part of the University of Washington Tacoma campus.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House, circa 1979. The structure was built in 1902. It is now part of the University of Washington Tacoma campus.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Architectural detail on the Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Building. The structure was built in 1890; F.A. Sexton, architect. Today it is part of the University of Washington's Tacoma campus.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Fire escapes on side of unidentified building, circa 1979.

Fire escapes--Tacoma;