ca. 1979. Views in 1979 of the 2400 Block of Pacific Ave. On the left is 2401-05 Pacific, home in 1979 to the 24th St. Tavern. The building was constructed in 1927 as a store, designed by Heath, Gove & Bell, architects. On the right is the Hotel Merkle, 2407-09 Pacific. The building was built in 1913 and designed by Darmer & Cutting.

Hotel Merkle (Tacoma); 24th St. Tavern (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

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. 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.

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

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--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. Back of Union Station, circa 1979.

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

ca. 1979. Back of 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. Views in 1979 of the 2400 Block of Pacific Ave. On the left is 2401-05 Pacific, home in 1979 to the 24th St. Tavern. The building was constructed in 1927 as a store, designed by Heath, Gove & Bell, architects. On the right is the Hotel Merkle, 2407-09 Pacific. The building was built in 1913 and designed by Darmer & Cutting.

Hotel Merkle (Tacoma); 24th St. Tavern (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. A bird flies near an unidentified brick chimney.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Birds;

ca. 1979. Unidentified brick building in Tacoma, circa 1979.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Brickwork--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Unidentified brick building in Tacoma, circa 1979.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Brickwork--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. View from railroad crossing to the backs of unidentified brick buildings, circa 1979.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Brickwork--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979, prior to remodel. 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. Albers Mill, circa 1979. Acme Inter City Freight Lines occupied this building from 1978-1982. Prior to that, Inter-City Auto Freight was the main building occupant from 1945-1977. It was originally built in 1903 as a cereal mill with a warehouse added later. The above view, according to a reader, is pointing east between the north side of Albers Mill and the adjacent L-shaped building that was removed a few years before the Glass Museum was constructed.

Albers Bros. Milling Co. (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. 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. Palm planted in a barrel planter, circa 1979, at an unidentified location.

Palms;

ca. 1979. Dead bird minus its head on sidewalk, circa 1979.

Birds; Dead animals--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Railroad tracks run under an overpass, circa 1979.

Railroad tracks--Tacoma--1979;

ca. 1979. The east end of the 11th St. Bridge, now the Murray Morgan Bridge, circa 1979. Dedicated in 1913, the $600,000 steel truss lift-span bridge provides a link between the downtown business district and the industrial Tideflats area. It was renamed for Mr. Morgan, perhaps the Northwest's foremost historian, in 1997.

Bridges--Tacoma; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Unidentified industrial facility, circa 1979. Structure at center top has birds roosting on the roof and a tank in the front right. Enclosed ramps lead up to the structure. A railroad is below the pavement.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

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

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

ca. 1979. Roof of unidentified building with miscellaneous building equipment, circa 1979.

Buildings--Tacoma--1970-1980;