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History of 6th Ave

Weatherly Inn Tacoma 6016 N Highlands Pkwy, Tacoma

When Tacoma’s streetcars were still humming and the Narrows Bridge gateway began here, 6th Avenue was already doing what it still does best. Moving people through, connecting neighborhoods, keeping the…

The Women Who Built Tacoma

Cogir at the Narrows 8201 6th Ave, Tacoma

What 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,…

Notorious Tacoma

The Nosy Nif-A Wine Bar 2327 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma

Step 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…