ca. 1979. Views in 1979 of the 2400 Block of Pacific Ave. On the left is 2401-05 Pacific, home in 1979 to the 24th St. Tavern. The building was constructed in 1927 as a store, designed by Heath, Gove & Bell, architects. On the right is the Hotel Merkle, 2407-09 Pacific. The building was built in 1913 and designed by Darmer & Cutting.
Hotel Merkle (Tacoma); 24th St. Tavern (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. The historic Waddell Building, 1502-04 Pacific Ave., circa 1979. The structure was built in 1890 by builder James Waddell. It has been remodeled and in 2004 it was incorporated into the Marriott Hotel.
Waddell Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. Views in 1979 of the 2400 Block of Pacific Ave. On the left is 2401-05 Pacific, home in 1979 to the 24th St. Tavern. The building was constructed in 1927 as a store, designed by Heath, Gove & Bell, architects. On the right is the Hotel Merkle, 2407-09 Pacific. The building was built in 1913 and designed by Darmer & Cutting.
Hotel Merkle (Tacoma); 24th St. Tavern (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1979. Albers Mill, circa 1979. Acme Inter City Freight Lines occupied this building from 1978-1982. Prior to that, Inter-City Auto Freight was the main building occupant from 1945-1977. It was originally built in 1903 as a cereal mill with a warehouse added later. The above view, according to a reader, is pointing east between the north side of Albers Mill and the adjacent L-shaped building that was removed a few years before the Glass Museum was constructed.
ca. 1979. The east end of the 11th St. Bridge, now the Murray Morgan Bridge, circa 1979. Dedicated in 1913, the $600,000 steel truss lift-span bridge provides a link between the downtown business district and the industrial Tideflats area. It was renamed for Mr. Morgan, perhaps the Northwest's foremost historian, in 1997.
ca. 1979. Unidentified industrial facility, circa 1979. Structure at center top has birds roosting on the roof and a tank in the front right. Enclosed ramps lead up to the structure. A railroad is below the pavement.