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;

Back of Photo:
Elbert Baker

Back of Photo:
Perry Smith (eats his own)

Rudsit photo

Back of Photo:
W. Carl Stegman

Front of Photo:
SEATTLE, July 2--INDIAN SIDE--Billy Frank, second from right, tells a press conference Monday their reaction to the Supreme Court decision backing Judge George Boldt in the Indian fishing-rights controversial. Along with Frank are, l to r, Jim Heckman, Dale Johnson, Frank, and Mason Morisset, attorney for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission who argued the case for the Indians'. (AP LASERPHOTO)
Back of Photo:
Bill Frank Jr.

Back of Photo:
Thomas Dixon

Back of Photo:
Tom Dixon

Back of Photo:
Lyle Smith