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;

ca. 1979. Large piece of equipment on 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. 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. Pedestrian bridge over Commerce connecting the Harmon building (back of building pictured at right), 1938 Pacific, with the Harmon warehouse, 1949 So. C St.

F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Buildings;

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. Rooftop view from an unidentified building.

Roofs--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Rooftop view of Tacoma, circa 1979: empty lot, abandoned and deteriorating buildings.

Roofs--Tacoma--1970-1980; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Abandoned buildings--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. View, circa 1979, of the United Biologies Plasma Collection Center at 1355 Commerce with the historic Waddell Building in the background, 1502-04 Pacific Ave. The Waddell Building was built in 1890.

United Biologies Plasma Collection Center (Tacoma); Waddell Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Wire security fencing panels cover the padlocked doors at an unidentified Tacoma location circa 1979.

Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1970-1980; Grilles; Screens; Security systems;