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    Otis elevator
    Bricks, an elevator fly wheel, a fire hose reel, and an elevator operator controller are some of the 450 artifacts left over after the 1891 Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma was demolished in 2009. (ARTIFACT PHOTOS COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA / LUZON BUILDING FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    What's Left of Luzon? Report keeps tabs on...
    By Todd Matthews • February 22, 2012 12:00 am

    It can be difficult to find evidence of the historic Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. Designed by famed Chicago architects…

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    Downtown Tacoma's historic Luzon Building. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    What Looms for Luzon?
    By Todd Matthews • April 28, 2009 12:00 am

    For local architects and history buffs, the six-story, 119-year-old Luzon Building downtown is a jewel. Designed by Chicago architecture firm…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    2008 Stories & Pictures — Photo Spotlight
    By Todd Matthews • December 30, 2008 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Daily Index concludes its look back at some of the significant people, stories, and photographs featured in these…

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    Abandoned for more than two decades, the six-story Luzon Building has seen better days. Downtown Tacoma-based Gintz Group hopes the building's natural light and large floor plans will appeal to tenants once a $7.5 million renovation is complete. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Luzon Unlocked
    By Todd Matthews • August 28, 2008 12:00 am

    For local architects and history buffs, the six-story, 118-year-old Luzon Building downtown is a jewel. Designed by Chicago architecture firm…

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