ca. 1979. 1979 photograph of "Veracity" inscription over the door at McCarver School, 2111 So. J St. The school was Tacoma's third intermediate school, opening in 1925. It was part of the plan to arrange Tacoma Public Schools in a 6-3-3 year ratio, representing years in elementary, junior and high schools. The structure was designed by architects Hill & Mock. Elementary classes were added in 1938. In 1968, the School Board discontinued junior high classes at McCarver to facilitate desegregation.
Public schools--Tacoma; McCarver Elementary School (Tacoma);
ca. 1979. Unidentified fun statue (looks like a yard gnome with an umbrella hat) held captive on a pole, circa 1979. The figure appears to be both duct taped and tied to the pole.
ca. 1979. Commerce Street entrance (1520-22) of the 1519-21 Broadway St. building. The structure was named the Siler Block in 1889 when it was built by W.O. Siler, based on a design by architect G.C. Clements. A second story, designed by architects Bullard & Hill, was added in 1916 and the structure was renamed the H.A. Strong building. The building was renovated in 1985 and was later demolished to make way for the Convention Center.
Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. On the left is the back of the Jefferson House Nursing Home at 1748 Jefferson and on the right is the Massasoit Hotel at 1708 Broadway. The brick 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.
Jefferson House (Tacoma); Massasoit Hotel (Tacoma); Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. The Massasoit Hotel, circa 1979. The brick structure was built in 1889; Dennis & Proctor, architects; Col. John W. Pinkerton, builder. The former hotel is now the University of Washington Tacoma Institute of Technology.
University of Washington (Tacoma); Massasoit Hotel (Tacoma)
ca. 1979. Truck with damaged front right fender, circa 1979. Lettering on side of truck identifies it as "Roy Koon, Contract, Logging, Road Building, Land Clearing." Unidentified houses and a parking lot in the background.
ca. 1979. Appears to be commercial space (possibly previously a small store) converted to residential use, circa 1979. House number is 2024. Unidentified.
ca. 1979. An old damaged truck, with what is possibly an old camper on the top, is parked in the weeds beside a dirt road or alley in Tacoma, circa 1979. Unidentified house in the background.
ca. 1979. The Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. complex, 2500 So. Holgate St., ca. 1979. The structure was designed by architect C.A. Darmer and built in 1891. It is currently on the city, state and national registry of historical buildings.
ca. 1979. The Pacific Brewing & Malting Co. complex, 2500 So. Holgate St., ca. 1979. The structure was designed by architect C.A. Darmer and built in 1891. It is currently on the city, state and national registry of historical buildings.
ca. 1979. Stairs leading from sidewalk to a vacant lot filled with weeds, formerly the location of a home, circa 1979. Unidentified residence in right background.
ca. 1979. Stairs leading from sidewalk to a vacant lot filled with weeds, formerly the location of a home, circa 1979. Unidentified residence in right background.
ca. 1979. View from the intersection of 17th and Fawcett Ave., circa 1979. The house in the center of the photograph is 1554 Fawcett Ave. It was built around 1900. Directly across the street was the location of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 612, at 1555 Fawcett Ave. Seen in the background is the curved outline of the new (1974) St. Joseph's Hospital at 1718 So. I St.
ca. 1979. Two story apartments believed to be located at 1528 Fawcett Ave., still standing in the midst of vacant lots. Prior to World War II, this area was part of the residential section of "Japan Town."
ca. 1979. The skyline in 1979 was adorned with the ornate turrets of the Samson Hotel, 1152-56 Fawcett Ave. It was built in 1889 and designed by F.A. Sexton, architect. The Hotel was converted to apartments in 1928. After several fires, the building was demolished in 1989. The site, in 2007, is a vacant lot.
