ca. 1979. Light reflects from windows in an unidentified Tacoma building, circa 1979.

Windows--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. Roofs of unidentified Tacoma buildings, cupola of the Swiss Hall, 1902-04 Jefferson Ave., in the background.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Roofs;

ca. 1979. Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House, circa 1979. The structure was built in 1902. It is now part of the University of Washington Tacoma campus.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House, circa 1979. The structure was built in 1902. It is now part of the University of Washington Tacoma campus.

University of Washington (Tacoma); Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Roofs of unidentified Tacoma buildings, cupola of the Swiss Hall, 1902-04 Jefferson Ave., in the background.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Roofs;

ca. 1979. Looking east toward Pacific Ave. and the water from a vacant lot with weeds, circa 1979. The dome of Union Station can be seen in the distance center.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. The Japanese Language School, Nihon Go Gakko, aka Tacoma Yochiyen, at 1715 Tacoma Ave. So., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1921 and designed by Heath & Gove, Arch. The building became Tacoma's processing center during the World War II relocation of Japanese Americans. It was placed on the City and National registry in the 1980's. The land was purchased by the University of Washington-Tacoma in the late 90's and the dilapidated building was razed.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; University of Washington (Tacoma); Japanese Language School (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Roofline of St. Leo's Catholic Church, 1301 Yakima Ave. So., circa 1979 from 13th St. In the background is St. Leo's School, 1323 Yakima Ave. So., occupied in 1979 by the Tacoma Actors Guild.

St. Leos Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma; St. Leos Parochial School (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. 1979 photograph of the intersection of Fawcett Ave. and 13th St. and the Ford Building at 1302 Fawcett Ave. The building originally housed the Manley-Thompson Ford Agency. It was built in 1918 and designed by architect E. J. Breseman. After a remodel in 1931, it was combined with the Auditorium Building (1308-10) and renamed the Crescent Hall. The painting on the side of the building is for "Crystalike Color Processing" for "kodacolor, kodachrome, ektachrome and anscochrome."

Ford Building (Tacoma); Crescent Hall (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Unidentified underground structure with open roof panels, or deteriorated and removed panels. Pillars to left, concrete wall center with door in center has "NO Parking" stencilled on it. Windows in structure above. Possibly an underground parking structure.

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979; architectural detail.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979; abandoned baggage cart under stairs near railroad tracks.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Interior view of Union Station, circa 1979; view of abandoned straw hat on steps leading from tracks to the waiting room.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Interior view of Union Station, circa 1979; view of photographer's shadow on steps beside station.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Interior view of Union Station, circa 1979; view of stairs down to tracks.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Interior view of Union Station, circa 1979; view of stairs down to tracks.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Vocational First Baptist Church, 1810 Tacoma Ave. So., circa 1979.

Vocational First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Baptist churches--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Hillside Grocery, 1602 South G St., circa 1979. Double doors are posted with cigarette ads, while adjacent stairs lead to the apartments above. This building was added to the City Registry in 1995. It was built in 1889 as the Estil K Christie Grocery Store and residence. It has had a number of owners through the years. It received the "Hillside" name in the early 1970's.

Hillside Grocery (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 1523 Yakima Ave. So., built in 1925 from a design by Silas E. Nelsen.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Tacoma); Orthodox churches--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Exterior view of Union Station, circa 1979.

Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Mine number four of Northwestern Improvement Company in Roslyn, Washington. The company was the largest producer of coal in Washington State with six mines in the Roslyn field, an output of over 7,000 tons per day and 2,500 employees. Photograph by Bevilacqua, c. 1908.

Text from photo: "Log 28 foot long. Scaled 9000 foot. Sawed at Port Gamble, Washington. February 10, 1900." The mill pictured above is believed to be the oldest establishment under original management on the Puget Sound.

Thomas Bordeaux company logging crew in the Black Hills of Thurston County, Washington. Thomas Bordeaux and brother Joseph operated a large shingle mill which produced 250,000 shingles daily. Photograph by Jeffers Studio, c. 1909. 

Thomas Bordeaux company logging crew in the Black Hills of Thurston County, Washington. Thomas Bordeaux and brother Joseph operated a large shingle mill which produced 250,000 shingles daily. From photo back: "Near Thos. Bordeaux's Camps." Photograph by Jeffers Studio, c. 1909. 

Mt. Hood from the Cloud Cap Inn, located on the northeastern portion of the mountain. The Cloud Cap Inn was built in the summer of 1889 at an elevation of 6000 feet and was the area's first permanent resort. Photograph c. 1902.

A twenty foot high sled of logs being pulled by two horses, surrounded by the Baker Brothers logging crew of the Whitefish Lumber Company, three miles east of Whitefish, Montana. Photograph c. 1906.

Conveyer for receiving wooden panels at the E. K. Wood Lumber Company in Hoquiam, Washington. Managed by O.M. Kellogg, the mill had a capacity of 110,000 feet of lumber every ten hours and employed 140 people. The company also produced electric lights and maintained a general merchandise store. Photograph c. 1903.

Unpaved road between Port Angeles and Lake Crescent in Clallam County which included stops at Lake Sutherland. Photograph by Leo Hettzel, Port Angeles, c. 1903.

The Stillwater Lumber Company in Little Falls, Washington in southern Lewis County. The company employed 200 men and had a capacity to process 100,000 feet of lumber daily during this period. Photograph c. 1909.