Rehabilitated old buildings, Part 2

A couple weeks ago, I posted some links to photos showing the progress of urban revitalization in downtown Tacoma. Here's another entry in that series, but I'll just show a few photos here rather than give you the links.

This is the Waddell Building in downtown Tacoma. It was built in 1890, although unfortunately I can't seem to find any photos of it prior to the 1970's. These first three photos are from the Tacoma Public Library archives:

Here's a closer view of the building's front in about 1979:

And here's a shot from a corner angle:

Needless to say, downtown Tacoma was pretty seedy in the 1970's and 1980's. But that's the great thing about urban revitalization: when it's done well, entire neighborhoods and cities get turned around. Today the Waddell Building houses one of Tacoma's nicest restaurants, the Pacific Grill. The first two photos are from Flikr, the third is a marketing photo by the restaurant:

Inside the building, they make very good use of the old  exposed brick: