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;

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

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

ca. 1979. Street scene, view of buildings on east side of the 900 block of Broadway. Left to right are the Pantages (901 Broadway), 911-13 Broadway and 915-17 Broadway.

Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. The back of a small statue, an empty jar and two jars of buttons, circa 1979.

Buttons (Fasteners); Figurines;

ca. 1979. A tree seems to sprout from an unidentified building. While broken windows and foliage growing from crevices adorn the building next door.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. This 1979 photograph shows the deterioration of the Commerce side of the buildings located at, left to right, 1523 Broadway and 1519-21 Broadway. The buildings are studded with broken windows and plants growing from crevices. The buildings have since been demolished and this is now the site of the Convention Center.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1970-1980; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Cigarette machine, circa 1979.

Cigarettes;

ca. 1979. Area in downtown Tacoma, circa 1979, labelled "No Trespassing" and littered with discarded tires.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980;