ca. 1979. Grain elevators and railroad tracks and cars, located beside what is now Schuster Parkway.

Grain elevators--Tacoma; Grain industry--Tacoma; Granaries--Tacoma; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. The large building on the right is the Winthrop Hotel, 773 Broadway. This is the Commerce St. side of the building. The hotel sold in 1970 and was converted to apartments. The white building past the Winthrop is the back of the Pantages. The photograph is taken on Commerce facing south toward the Commerce St. pedestrian bridge.

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Apartment houses--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. 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. 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. 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. 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. View in 1979 from near the intersection of 15th St. and Commerce, looking east. On the left side is the side view of Schoenfelds Furniture, 1423 Pacific Ave. On the right are the Sprague Building, 1501-09 Pacific Ave., in the foreground and Andrews Fixture Co., 106 So. 15th St. The Sprague Building was built in 1889, Pickles and Sutton, architects. It is on the City and National registry and is now home to United Way. Andrew's Fixture Co. was founded in 1921 and was located in the Betz Building, 102-10 So. 15th St.

L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma); Sprague Building (Tacoma); Andrew's Fixture Co. (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

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. View of downtown Tacoma, circa 1979. The rectangular building in the background right was the Puget Sound National Bank Computer Center, 1301 A Street. It was built in 1967 and demolished in 1999; it is now the site of Columbia Bank. Prior to 1967, this was the site of the Tacoma Railway & Motor Co. Powerhouse, later the Tacoma Transit Co. Garage.

Puget Sound National Bank Computer Center (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Tutor Craft Interiors at 1531 Market.

Fabric shops--Tacoma; Draperies; Textiles; Tutor Craft Co. (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. Jerry's Adult Book Store, 1305 Commerce St.; Jerry Holt, owner.

Jerry's Adult Book Store (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Old City Hall. Designed in the style of "fifteenth-century Italian town hall architecture," the six-story building was constructed in 1892. It became "Old" City Hall upon the opening of the County-City Building in 1959. Saved from demolition, it was restored as a shopping center with grand opening in 1974. In 1980 it was converted into an office building. The 32-square foot tower had its bell chimes restored in late 1993. The Old City Hall is on the City, State, and National Registry.

Old City Hall (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. View, circa 1979, of the 1700 Block of Jefferson. The large brick building right is the Massasoit Hotel, 1708 Broadway. The Massasoit was built in 1889 and remodeled almost 100 years later for the Moss Adams Accounting firm. It is now part of the University of Washington Tacoma campus.The dilapidated building seen in the front right of the Massasoit is 1702 Jefferson., the Wickersham Triangle building. The light colored building on the left is the Jefferson House Nursing Home at 1748 Jefferson. Both buildings have since been demolished.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Massasoit Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Crystal Palace Building, 1508-16 Jefferson Ave., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1889 from a design by F.S. Sexton. The building was originally brick with wooden store front, the stucco facade was added in the 1960's. The 1979 City Directory lists a Calvary Gospel Mission and Chapel at 1510-12 Jefferson Ave. The storefront in the picture is the Calvary Deliverance Chapel- House of Prayer.

Crystal Palace Building (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. Pedestrian bridge over Commerce connecting the Harmon building (back of building pictured at left), 1938 Pacific, with the Harmon warehouse (right), 1949 So. C St. Railroad tracks divide the street.

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

ca. 1979. Pedestrian bridge over Commerce connecting the Harmon building (back of building pictured at left), 1938 Pacific, with the Harmon warehouse (right), 1949 So. C St. Railroad tracks divide the street, included a deteriorating boarded area.

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

ca. 1979. Pavement edging a weed filled lot, circa 1979.

Walkways; Sidewalks;

ca. 1979. Unidentified brick warehouse with equipment, circa 1979.

Warehouses--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Unidentified brick warehouse with equipment, circa 1979.

Warehouses--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Swiss Hall, 1902-04 Jefferson Ave., circa 1979. The Swiss Society opened their hall here in 1913. It was designed by Heath & Gove. Since 1993, it has been home to the current Swiss Tavern. The building lies on the outskirts of the University of Washington Tacoma campus.

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

ca. 1979. Overgrown staircase leading to an upper floor side entrance to the brick Massasoit Hotel, circa 1979. This building is now the UWT Institute of Technology.

Bricks; Brickwork; Massasoit Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Unidentified close up of brick wall with dripping paint, circa 1979. This is possibly the side of the Massasoit Hotel, 1708 Broadway.

Bricks; Brickwork;