History Presentation
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Tacoma Confectioners – Why Tacoma is So Sweet
The Lumora Theatre 724 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhy Tacoma is So Sweet – We are talking about candy – the kind that sticks and brings you back to being eight years old. Hear the surprising truth: some…
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The Enterprise – The Tacoma Underworld
Merrill Gardens at Wright Park 5 S G St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesDecades ago, Tacoma had a darker side—one that operated in the shadows and was rarely spoken about openly. The Tacoma Underworld was alive and well, and during the 1970s, arson,…
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The History of 6th Ave
Merrill Gardens at Wright Park 5 S G St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhen 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…
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USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma
Solstice 6414 N Park Way, Tacoma, WA, United StatesThe Summer of 1929 was exceptionally dry and the Fall was not better, significantly draining Tacoma’s electricity. The shortage became so critical that Superintendent Ira S. Davisson had to cut…
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Christmas in Tacoma
Franke Tobey Jones 5340 N Bristol St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhat if Christmas isn’t something we invent each year, but something we inherit? Christmas in Tacoma is a warm story-filled presentation tracing how Tacoma has celebrated the season for over…
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Christmas in Tacoma
The Lumora Theatre 724 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhat if Christmas isn’t something we invent each year, but something we inherit? Christmas in Tacoma is a warm story-filled presentation tracing how Tacoma has celebrated the season for over…