ca. 1979. Covered seating area at an unidentified building, circa 1979.

Chairs;

ca. 1979. The Moorehavens Inc. Nursing Homes, circa 1979, at 1748 Jefferson Ave. Also known as the Jefferson House Nursing Home. The structure was built in 1945 as the Jefferson Center War Housing Project. The dormitory was of masonry construction due to the wartime shortage of lumber and was completed shortly before the end of the war. The building has been demolished.

Jefferson House (Tacoma); Nursing homes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Side view of the Shaub-Ellison Co. building, 1902 Pacific Ave., from the intersection of 19th and Commerce in 1979. South 19th Street between Pacific and Jefferson was closed to traffic and the 1931 era Art Deco Shaub-Ellison building was demolished in 1995 to make way for the University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. In the background are, left to right, 1908 Pacific- home in 1979 to American Plumbing & Supply Co., now part of the UWT campus; Harmon pedestrian bridge over Commerce St. connected to the Harmon Warehouse, 1949 So. C St.; the light colored Heidelberg Brewing Co., 2120-32 So. C St.; and the Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House, now part of UWT campus.

Shaub-Ellison Co. (Tacoma); Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile service stations--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. A hand-lettered sign in the window above a boarded up pane advertises the location as "Kurt's Carpet," address unknown, while a more substantial sign notifies passerbys that the store is patrolled by K-9 Police dogs.

Security systems; Kurt's Carpet (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Back of the Jefferson House Nursing Home, at 1748 Jefferson Ave. The structure was built in 1945 as the Jefferson Center War Housing Project. It was designed by the Tacoma Architects Association with Ernest Mock serving as supervising architect. It was completed just before the end of the war.

Jefferson House (Tacoma); Nursing homes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Trees, weeds and tall grass near an unidentified house, circa 1979.

Weeds;

ca. 1979. Trees, weeds and tall grass near an unidentified structure, circa 1979, with "For Sale" sign from Family Real Estate.

Weeds;

ca. 1979. Very large tree and a truck at an unidentified location in Tacoma, circa 1979.

Trees--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Photograph, circa 1979, of the C St. Cafe, top of building and signage. In the background is the tower and the top of the Carling (previously the Heidelberg) Brewery Co. at 2120-32 So. C St.

C St. Cafe (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Rooflines, Tacoma, circa 1979.

Roofs;

ca. 1979. Rooflines, Tacoma, circa 1979.

Roofs;

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;