Then and Now

I'm breaking my blog fast a bit early thanks to Derek Young '96 over at Exit133. He's linked out to a series of photographs of Tacoma taken in the 1970s, when the town was at or near rock bottom. If you've not spent much time in the city they might not resonate, but if you pre or postdate that time and know Tacoma landmarks they are quite remarkable. I've tried to pick out a couple and marry them to recent ones of the same area. We've come a long way, and in some cases these changes have only taken place in the last ten years.

Union Station

Former power station/UWT library

Find the full photoset here.