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USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship Saved Tacoma
Patriots Landing 1600 Marshall Circle, Dupoint, 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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Notorious Tacoma
Lakewood Historical Society 6211 Mount Tacoma, Lakewood, 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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Women Who Built Tacoma
The Village Senior Living 4707 S Orchard St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhat if Tacoma was built twice … once in lumber and brick and again in courage? Join Tacoma historian Patty Mannie (4th generation Tacoman) for a vivid presentation on “The…
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Tacoma’s Haunted History
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce 950 Pacific Ave, Ste 300, Tacoma, WA, United StatesScience has no certain answer for what lingers inside Tacoma’s longstanding buildings after the doors are locked and the lights go out. But some say the past does not rest…
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Tacoma’s Haunted History
The Lumora Theatre 724 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United StatesScience has no certain answer for what lingers inside Tacoma’s longstanding buildings after the doors are locked and the lights go out. But some say the past does not rest…
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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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Tacoma’s Haunted History
GenCare Lifestyle Tacoma at Point Ruston 4970 Main St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesScience has no certain answer for what lingers inside Tacoma’s longstanding buildings after the doors are locked and the lights go out. But some say the past does not rest…
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Tacoma’s Haunted History
Brookdale Allenmore 2010 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA, United StatesScience has no certain answer for what lingers inside Tacoma’s longstanding buildings after the doors are locked and the lights go out. But some say the past does not rest…
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USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma
Weatherly Inn Tacoma 6016 N Highlands Pkwy, 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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History of Woodbrook Hunt Club
Lakewood Historical Society 6211 Mount Tacoma, Lakewood, WA, United StatesLittle is known about the origination of the Woodbrook Club, however, newspaper articles dating back to 1911 mention the club. The first benefactor of the Club was Tacoma Banker Chester…
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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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Willits Canoes & the History of Day Island
Cogir 8201 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA, United StatesEarl and Floyd Willits two brothers who came from Iowa with a talent like no other: determination, perseverance and unique carpentry skills. These brothers worked together along the shore of…