Officers fought back, using teargas that mingled with smoke from dozens of fires to form a noxious fog that billowed through the city's usually placid downtown district.

It looks nothing like the downtown district of a typical major city, and has no skyscrapers.

It closed in 1988, one of the last department stores to remain in the downtown district.

It still stands on overlooking the historic downtown district.

Because of the financial stagnation, there was little new construction and much of the downtown district remained unaltered.