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. Area in downtown Tacoma, circa 1979, labelled "No Trespassing" and littered with discarded tires.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Large piece of equipment on the loading dock of what is believed to be the Harmon Warehouse, 1949 So. C St., circa 1979.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1950-1960; F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Buildings;

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. Pedestrian bridge over Commerce connecting the Harmon building (back of building pictured at right), 1938 Pacific, with the Harmon warehouse, 1949 So. C St.

F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Buildings;

ca. 1979. The Light and Water Co. standpipe, circa 1979. The standpipe was completed in 1890 and is located near St. Joseph Hospital.

Water towers--Tacoma; Public utility companies--Tacoma; Water supply--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Water Division (Tacoma); J Street Standpipe (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. The Light and Water Co. standpipe, circa 1979. The standpipe was completed in 1890 and is located near St. Joseph Hospital.

Water towers--Tacoma; Public utility companies--Tacoma; Water supply--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Water Division (Tacoma); J Street Standpipe (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Station wagon, circa 1979. Stickers on windows- "All State," "Auto Club" and "Your passport to Heaven is Jesus." Cases of coke bottles inside. Photographer reflected in the lower left corner of the right side back window.

Station wagons;

ca. 1979. "Fidelity" is carved over the door of McCarver School, 2111 So. J St., circa 1979. The modified Gothic structure was designed by Hill & Mock, architects. It opened its doors November 2, 1925 as the city's third intermediate school; elementary classes were added in 1938 and the junior high portion was discontinued in 1968. The school was named for Tacoma pioneer and early school district director Morton Matthew McCarver.

Public schools--Tacoma; McCarver Elementary School (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Automobile, circa 1979.

Automobiles--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Unidentified run down house in weed filled lot with discarded tires near porch, circa 1979.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Front porch of unidentified house, area underneath covered with lattice, circa 1979.

Porches;

ca. 1979. Weeds from a vacant lot spill over a stone wall, circa 1979.

Weeds;

ca. 1979. Weeds from a vacant lot spill over a stone wall, circa 1979.

Weeds;

ca. 1979. Weeds almost block the view of an overgrown staircase leading up to a vacant lot, circa 1979. Unidentified building in right background.

Weeds; Stairways;

ca. 1979. View from the intersection of 17th and Fawcett Ave., circa 1979. The house in the center of the photograph is 1554 Fawcett Ave. It was built around 1900. Directly across the street was the location of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 612, at 1555 Fawcett Ave. Seen in the background is the curved outline of the new (1974) St. Joseph's Hospital at 1718 So. I St.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Unidentified duplex in Tacoma, circa 1979.

Duplexes--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Manhole cover in concrete, engraved with "Bell System" for the telephone system.

Manhole covers;