ca. 1979. View through chain link fence, circa 1979. Heidelberg Brewery sign painted on unidentified building at right, 11th Street Bridge (now Murray Morgan Bridge) and two smoke stacks in the distance.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Fences;

ca. 1979. View, circa 1979, from the 2100 block of So. C St. looking south. On the left is the So. C St. side of the Tacoma Steel Supply Co., located at 2134 Commerce. On the right is the Carling Brewing Co., 2120-32 So. C. St. The Brewery closed in 1979.

Tacoma Steel Supply Co. (Tacoma); Carling Brewing Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Tree viewed over top of unidentified building, circa 1979.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Commercial truck parked on dirt driveway, unidentified double garage, unidentified house in background, circa 1979.

Trucks--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cityscapes--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. Rooftop view from an unidentified building.

Roofs--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Photograph taken in 1979 of the Aerie (hang gliders) located at 1527 Commerce, on the Commerce side of the Crystal Palace Building (1508-16 Jefferson), built in 1889. The Aerie was not listed in the City Directory, indicating that it was a short time business at this address. In fact, it appears to be boarded up and abandoned in the photograph.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Aerie (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. The Carlton Hotel, circa 1979. The Carlton was built in 1909 by Anton Huth, from a design by architect C.A. Darmer. The hotel was also home to the Barbary Coast restaurant.

Carlton Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Tacoma cityscapes photographed from Commerce St. circa 1979. The road rising at an angle is Jefferson Ave. The buildings pictured are, left to right, the Massasoit Hotel at 1708 Broadway, an apartment building at 1702-06 Jefferson Ave. and the Carlton Hotel at 1552 Jefferson Ave.

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

ca. 1979. Unidentified barber shop circa 1979. The shop is believed to be the Asako Barbershop, 1552 Market St.

Barbershops--Tacoma--1970-1980;

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. Trees, tall grasses, telephone wires, circa 1979.

Weeds;

ca. 1979. Fire hydrant at unidentified location, circa 1979; numbers "194" on building.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Fire hydrants;

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. The Carlton Hotel, circa 1979. The Carlton was built in 1909 by Anton Huth, from a design by architect C.A. Darmer. The hotel was also home to the Barbary Coast restaurant.

Carlton Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma;

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. Sign in a window, circa 1979, announcing the "Round Table Group" at 1701 Commerce. The structure was built in 1892 and served as the Teamsters and Chauffers Hiring Hall from around 1928-1977.

Round Table Group (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Window with house plants in unidentified barber shop, reflections in window glass, circa 1979. The shop is believed to be the Asako Barbershop, 1552 Market St.

Barbershops--Tacoma--1970-1980; Reflections; Show windows--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Unidentified barber shop circa 1979. The shop is believed to be the Asako Barber Shop, 1552 Market St.

Barbershops--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Unidentifed building viewed through overgrown shrubbery, circa 1979.

Weeds; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;