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History of Tacoma Narrows Bridges
The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor 8209 Stinson Ave, Gig Harbor, WA, United StatesPicture this: A room full of people saying, “We can do this” and then actually doing it. Come hear how the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce helped spark this bold project…
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Women Who Built Tacoma
The Nosy Nif-A Wine Bar 2327 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhat if Tacoma was built twice…once in lumber and brick and again in courage? Meet Mrs. Bethel Schneebeck, Miss Alice Humble, Dr. Ella Fifield, Mrs. Elsbeth Haering and Mrs. Violet…
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Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History
Clover Park Rotary meeting @ Carr's Restaurant 11006 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA, United StatesEver feel downtown Tacoma whispering? Streetcars once rolled out from the transportation barn, carrying the city forward. A child was christened on the girders of the Rust Building – steel…
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Notorious Tacoma
Meridian at Stone Creek Senior Living 1111 S 376th St, Milton, WA, United StatesReservation is required by calling 253-400-2076
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Daffodil Parade History
Merrill Gardens 7290 Rosemount Circle, Tacoma, WA, United StatesIn 1934 Puyallup Valley bulb famers sponsored their first Daffodil Parade to promote their crop. A parade winding first through the streets of Puyallup and neighboring towns, this annual parade…
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Rough and Tumble: The History of the Town of Ruston
Solstice Senior Living at Point Defiance 6414 N Park Way, Tacoma, WA, United StatesIn 1906, seven square blocks became something more than a dot on the map, they became Ruston. A small town shaped by the people of the Tacoma Smelting Company who…
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History of South Tacoma
Asia Pacific Cultural Center 4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA, United StatesThis area was known as Edison to honor Thomas Edison, a friend of the railroad owner, before transitioning to the name South Tacoma. The Northern Pacific Railway moved its railway…
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Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History
The Lumora Theatre 724 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United StatesEver feel downtown Tacoma whispering? Streetcars once rolled out from the transportation barn, carrying the city forward. A child was christened on the girders of the Rust Building – steel…
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Notorious Tacoma
Merrill Gardens 7290 Rosemount Circle, Tacoma, WA, United StatesStep into Tacoma’s shadowy past. Have you heard about the 1951 vice raids – the kind of story that doesn’t just make the headlines, it rearranges a whole city. Hear…
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The Women Who Built Tacoma
The Lumora Theatre 724 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhat if Tacoma was built twice…once in lumber and brick and again in courage? Meet Mrs. Bethel Schneebeck, Miss Alice Humble, Mrs. Elsbeth Haering, Mrs. Violet Graham - strong women,…
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Notorious Tacoma
Parkland Spanaway Rotary Club 15803 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA, United StatesStep into Tacoma’s shadowy past. Have you heard about the 1951 vice raids – the kind of story that doesn’t just make the headlines, it rearranges a whole city. Hear…