ca. 1979. The Carlton Hotel, circa 1979. The Carlton was built in 1909 by Anton Huth, from a design by architect C.A. Darmer. The hotel was also home to the Barbary Coast restaurant.

Carlton Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Tacoma cityscapes photographed from Commerce St. circa 1979. The road rising at an angle is Jefferson Ave. The buildings pictured are, left to right, the Massasoit Hotel at 1708 Broadway, an apartment building at 1702-06 Jefferson Ave. and the Carlton Hotel at 1552 Jefferson Ave.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Massasoit Hotel (Tacoma); Carlton Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Unidentified barber shop circa 1979. The shop is believed to be the Asako Barbershop, 1552 Market St.

Barbershops--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. A hand-lettered sign in the window above a boarded up pane advertises the location as "Kurt's Carpet," address unknown, while a more substantial sign notifies passerbys that the store is patrolled by K-9 Police dogs.

Security systems; Kurt's Carpet (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Trees, tall grasses, telephone wires, circa 1979.

Weeds;

ca. 1979. Fire hydrant at unidentified location, circa 1979; numbers "194" on building.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Fire hydrants;

ca. 1979. The curved lines of the new (1974) St. Joseph's Hospital show over the roof of surrounding buildings, circa 1979.

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. The Japanese Language School, Nihon Go Gakko, aka Tacoma Yochiyen, at 1715 Tacoma Ave. So., circa 1979. In 1979, the building was home to the Washington Karate Association. 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. Pictured in the center 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. Pictured in 1979 are, left to right, the old St. Joseph's Hospital at 1812 So. I St. and the curved lines of the new (1974) St. Joseph's, 1718 So. I St. The older structure was built in 1914 and demolished in 1982.

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Unidentified intersection, circa 1979. Near street sign reads No. 46th & Linden Ave.; far street sign reads Aurora Avenue N. Overpass on right, Sunny Jim peanut butter billboard. City photographed is likely Seattle.

Crossroads;

ca. 1979. Close up of padlocked doors embossed with letters "P" and "C," circa 1979.

Doors & doorways--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. Unidentified doorway, marked #1327.

Doors & doorways--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. Straw hat on stairs, circa 1979.

Straw hats; Stairways--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. The loading dock of what is believed to be the Harmon Warehouse, 1949 So. C St., circa 1979.

Building deterioration--Tacoma--1950-1960; F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Buildings;

ca. 1979. Photograph, circa 1979, of the C St. Cafe, top of building and signage.

C St. Cafe (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Formally attired mannequins inhabit the windows at Huseby's Tux-N-Tails.

Huseby's Tux-N-Tails (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma; Mannequins; Wedding clothing & dress;

ca. 1979. Union Station, circa 1979.

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

ca. 1979. Street corner in Tacoma circa 1979. Union Station in right background. The street running horizontally is Pacific Ave. The street in the foreground of the picture is 17th St. The building on right with "Hiring... Teamsters" sign on side is 1701 Commerce.

ca. 1979. In 1979, the Barbary Coast occupied much of the ground floor of the Carlton Hotel,

Carlton Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Cross at point of roof of unidentified building, circa 1979.

Crosses;

ca. 1979. Antique barber chair in an unidentified barbershop, circa 1979. Decorations on the wall feature barber poles and the slogan "Ask for Wildroot." Wildroot Cream Oil hair tonic was preferred by barbers and comic strip character Dick Tracy. By the late seventies when this picture was taken, these items would already be collector's items.

Barbershops--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Two different doors at an unidentified location, circa 1979. Door on left is labelled "A" and door on right is "B."

Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Cracked window at unidentified location, circa 1979. Window has leaded glass pattern at top.

Leaded glass windows;

ca. 1979. Architectural detail on the Samson Hotel, 1152-56 Fawcett Ave.

Samson Hotel (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1979. The Moorish building behind the billboards is 616 Saint Helens Ave, home in the early 1940's to the Anson C. Hart Co., Packard Sales & Service. In this picture, taken around 1979, part of his name shows on the side of the building. It is partially masked by two billboards, one for Canadian Club and one for Tropical Blend suntan oil. In 1979, this address was home to Bank & Office Interiors, an office furniture store.

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1970-1980; Billboards; Anson C. Hart Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Travelers patiently wait in the lobby of the Greyhound Bus Terminal in 1979. The bus station was built in 1959 from an "ultra modern" design by Decker, Christenson & Kitchin of Seattle. By 2000, the ultra modern building was considered an eyesore and it was demolished.

Bus terminals--Tacoma; Greyhound Bus Terminal (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;