Editing Bremerton, Washington (section)

===1970s===

With the 1973 selection of the [[Bangor Base, Washington|Bangor Ammunition Depot]] {{convert|12|mi}} northwest of Bremerton as the Pacific home of the new [[Ohio-class submarine|Trident submarine]] fleet, residential and commercial development began to move north, closer to [[Silverdale, Washington|Silverdale]], and farther from the Bremerton downtown core. Numerous failed proposals were made at redevelopment beginning in the early 1970s, including discussions of a waterfront hotel and the erection of a large canopy over the central business district. Meanwhile, most of the city's office and retail space remained in the control of Edward Bremer, son of William Bremer and the sole remaining heir to his wealth. Bremer began to neglect his properties, never increasing decades-old lease rates and failing to make necessary maintenance upgrades.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} In 1978, the Bremerton City Council passed an ordinance declaring the entire downtown a "blighted area".