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The Browns chatted with customer Fred Fraser
Photo by Bob Rudsit

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First Air-Cushion Cruiser
Photograph By Bob Rudsit

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Air Pollution - Puget Sound

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--Plywood Firm Honored--
Charles L. Morey, president of the American Plywood Association, poses today after he accepted a President's "E" award for his firm. The award was presented by Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor, right, for the firm's export accomplishments. At left is former Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges.

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Research Park District

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Answering Service Northwest

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News
As a submarine approaches from the right, protestor Sallie Shawl lets her feeling be known to passersby on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge shortly before noon today. Shawl had been tipped off that the passing sub might prove to be a Trident class unit, which it apparently was not. None-the-less, Shawl noted that even Non-Trident subs have nuclear weapons capabilities so the protestor continues her display. When a Washington State Patrol officer stopped on the bridge to scoot Shawl away (saying she had been warned twice to leave the bridge) his car set in motion a three-car rear-ender that resulted in more than minor damage to a car driven by Greg Splett, 19, of Bremerton. Splett's car was the last in line to be involved in the accident. The middle vehicle, a small pick-up driven by John Lee, 43, of Gig Harbor also received damage. The lead car, driven by a woman I didn't get the name of, received apparently little or no damage. A classic object lesson in A CAUSE AND AN EFFECT.
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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;

ca. 1979. Roof line of the Northern Pacific Headquarters Building, 621 Pacific Ave.

Public Safety Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1979. Newly constructed Schuster Parkway, formerly Bayside Dr., circa 1979. Schuster Parkway is a 4-lane divided expressway connecting the end of I-705 to the older part of Tacoma. ("Old Town") Bayside Dr. was renamed Schuster Parkway in May of 1975 in honor of former Public Works head Gilbert M. Schuster who had died in June of 1974.

Parkways; Road construction--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Newly constructed Schuster Parkway, formerly Bayside Dr., circa 1979. Schuster Parkway is a 4-lane divided expressway connecting the end of I-705 to the older part of Tacoma. ("Old Town") Bayside Dr. was renamed Schuster Parkway in May of 1975 in honor of former Public Works head Gilbert M. Schuster who had died in June of 1974.

Parkways; Road construction--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. The ornate outline of the Samson Hotel, 1152-56 Fawcett Ave., shows clearly against a more modern office building in this Cysewski picture from 1979. The Hotel was built in 1889 from a design by F.A. Sexton and was converted to apartments in 1928. After several fires, the building was demolished in 1989. The site, in 2007, is a vacant lot.

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

ca. 1979. Trees, circa 1979.

Trees;

ca. 1979. Pigeons roost on roof of an unidentified building with scaffolding, circa 1979.

Pigeons;