ca. 1979. Glimpsed through a break in the foliage is the old St. Joseph's Hospital (left) at 1812 So. I St., circa 1979. Seen above the trees on the right is the new (1974) St. Joseph's Hospital at 1718 So. I St.

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Station wagon parked in angle parking on Tacoma city street, circa 1979; unidentified building in the background.

Station wagons--Tacoma--1970-1980; Parking--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Old street light standard and unidentified building with a broken window, circa 1979.

Street lights--Tacoma--1970-1980; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Pictured in the right distance are the curved lines of the new (1974) St. Joseph's Hospital, 1718 So. I St., circa 1979.

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Roofs of two unidentified buildings seen through the trees, circa 1979.

Roofs;

ca. 1979. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, circa 1979. Built 1925, Silas E. Nelson, architect. The curved modern lines of the new (1975) St. Joseph Hospital can be seen in the background.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Tacoma); Orthodox churches--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. 1979 Photograph of the west side of the 1300 block of Pacific. The buildings are, left to right, the David Levin building, 1312 Pacific (built 1908, demolished,) the Samuel Wolf building, 1310 Pacific (built 1889, demolished,) the Baker building, 1306-08 Pacific (built 1889, demolished,) and the Luzon Building, 1302-04 Pacific. In 1979, the Luzon Building was home to the Fun Circus and prior to that, the Chopsticks restaurant. It was built in 1890 and is on the City, State and National registry. It was designed by Burnham & Root, architects. The building has been vacant since 1986 and its future has not been decided.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Fun Circus (Tacoma); Luzon Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Automobile parked between a huge pile of dirt and an unidentified doorway; number on door is 4?10, circa 1979.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1970-1980; Doors & doorways--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. In 1979, people were not very welcome at this hotel; the doors were padlocked. The Welcome Hotel is believed to have been located in the Dillon & Fisher Building, 1330-32 Pacific Ave. It was demolished around 1986 in Tacoma's attempt to clean up lower Pacific Ave.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Welcome Hotel (Tacoma);

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. Pigeons on roof of unidentified building, circa 1979.

Pigeons; Roofs;

ca. 1979. Pigeons on ledge of unidentified building, circa 1979.

Pigeons;

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. Straw hat on stairs, circa 1979.

Straw hats; Stairways--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. Broken window in an unidentified building, circa 1979.

Windows;

ca. 1979. Corner of brick F.S. Harmon & Co. building, 1938 Pacific Ave.

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

ca. 1979. View from Tacoma Ave So. of the white Vocational First Baptist Church, 1810 Tacoma Ave. So.

Vocational First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Baptist churches--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. The Japanese Language School, Nihon Go Gakko, aka Tacoma Yochiyen, at 1715 Tacoma Ave. So., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1921 and designed by Heath & Gove, Arch. The building became Tacoma's processing center during the World War II relocation of Japanese Americans. It was placed on the City and National registry in the 1980's. The land was purchased by the University of Washington-Tacoma in the late 90's and the dilapidated building was razed.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; University of Washington (Tacoma); Japanese Language School (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. The Japanese Language School, Nihon Go Gakko, aka Tacoma Yochiyen, at 1715 Tacoma Ave. So., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1921 and designed by Heath & Gove, Arch. The building became Tacoma's processing center during the World War II relocation of Japanese Americans. It was placed on the City and National registry in the 1980's. The land was purchased by the University of Washington-Tacoma in the late 90's and the dilapidated building was razed.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; University of Washington (Tacoma); Japanese Language School (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. St. Leo's Catholic Church, ca. 1979.

St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. An ornate arched doorway at the Samson Hotel, 1152-56 Fawcett Ave. The Hotel converted into apartments was demolished in 1989 after several fires, despite its city, state and national registry.

Samson Hotel (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Formally attired mannequins inhabit the windows at Huseby's Tux-N-Tails.

Huseby's Tux-N-Tails (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma; Mannequins; Wedding clothing & dress;

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;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979; baggage cart parked in train arrival and departure area.

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

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979; abandoned baggage cart under stairs near railroad tracks.

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

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979; view down stairs.

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

ca. 1979. Interior view of Union Station, circa 1979.

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