City Condemns Waterfront 'Rookeries'
Building inspectors flag unsafe conditions on Pacific Avenue, marking the latest demolition in a series of condemned buildings.
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When the workmen began to tear down the walls of the recently condemned Nordon saloon, Building inspector Sherman discovered that the buildings occupied by the Barrell saloon, 505, and the Stewart saloon, 503 Pacific avenue, were in bad condition. Both buildings were condemned and ordered torn down within 30 days. The Stewart saloon property is owned by the Columbia Brewing Malting company and Henry Rupp is the owner of the other. This makes three buildings that have been condemned in one block.
“This makes three buildings that have been condemned in one block.”
The turn-of-the-century struggle between public safety, urban renewal, and the preservation of historic but dilapidated building stock remains a tension in Tacoma's downtown development today.
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