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		<title>Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Science 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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/tacoma-confectioners-why-tacoma-is-so-sweet/">Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Science 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 quietly here. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you ever stepped into a room and felt the air turn cold, as if unseen eyes were watching from the shadows?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beneath Tacoma’s streets, stories are buried beneath brick, timber, and time—but not all of them stay buried. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you hear them calling? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you wonder what could make a condemned person’s hair turn white while waiting for the gallows?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What unseen hand could hurl a head of lettuce across an empty room? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What footsteps echo in buildings long after the living have gone home? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come close, if you dare, and hear the chilling tales, restless spirits, and unexplained mysteries of Tacoma’s haunted history.</span></p>
<p><strong>$20.00 per person – Reservation required: <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/why-tacoma-is-so-sweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/why-tacoma-is-so-sweet</a></strong></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/tacoma-confectioners-why-tacoma-is-so-sweet/">Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Enterprise – The Tacoma Underworld</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Decades 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,&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/the-enterprise-the-tacoma-underworld/">The Enterprise – The Tacoma Underworld</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Decades 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, bribery, extortion, illegal gambling, and organized crime cast a long, uneasy shadow over the city.</p>
<p>Names like Janovich and Carbone were only pieces of a much larger gangland network known as “The Enterprise.” Business owners were intimidated. Buildings went up in flames. Families were threatened. And behind closed doors, plans were made that could end in murder.</p>
<p>These weren’t just stories whispered in back rooms—they were crimes that left scars on Tacoma and changed the way people lived. Doors were locked earlier. Businesses looked over their shoulders. And the threat of a Molotov cocktail could turn an ordinary night into something terrifying.</p>
<p><strong>Come hear the stories of Tacoma’s underworld—the men who ruled through fear, the fires that left their mark, and the violence that lurked just beneath the surface of the city.</strong></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/the-enterprise-the-tacoma-underworld/">The Enterprise – The Tacoma Underworld</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</title>
		<link>https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/tacomas-haunted-history-4/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Science 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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/tacomas-haunted-history-4/">Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Science 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 quietly here. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you ever stepped into a room and felt the air turn cold, as if unseen eyes were watching from the shadows?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beneath Tacoma’s streets, stories are buried beneath brick, timber, and time—but not all of them stay buried. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you hear them calling? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you wonder what could make a condemned person’s hair turn white while waiting for the gallows?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What unseen hand could hurl a head of lettuce across an empty room? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What footsteps echo in buildings long after the living have gone home? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come close, if you dare, and hear the chilling tales, restless spirits, and unexplained mysteries of Tacoma’s haunted history.</span></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/tacomas-haunted-history-4/">Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Science 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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/tacomas-haunted-history-5/">Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Science 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 quietly here. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you ever stepped into a room and felt the air turn cold, as if unseen eyes were watching from the shadows?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beneath Tacoma’s streets, stories are buried beneath brick, timber, and time—but not all of them stay buried. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you hear them calling? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you wonder what could make a condemned person’s hair turn white while waiting for the gallows?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What unseen hand could hurl a head of lettuce across an empty room? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What footsteps echo in buildings long after the living have gone home? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come close, if you dare, and hear the chilling tales, restless spirits, and unexplained mysteries of Tacoma’s haunted history.</span></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/tacomas-haunted-history-5/">Tacoma&#8217;s Haunted History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The 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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/uss-lexington-how-a-navy-ship-saved-tacoma-4/">USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 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 power to homes and businesses. In December 1929, there were several discussions between the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and lumber mill operators to shift their employees to night shifts. City of Tacoma leaders pleaded with President Herbert Hoover for much needed help.  President Hoover handed off this request to the United States Navy and on December 17, 1929 the USS Lexington arrived in Tacoma. Hear how the carrier’s four steam turbine propulsion generators create 35,200 kilowatts each, saving the city and her residents.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/uss-lexington-how-a-navy-ship-saved-tacoma-4/">USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>History of Woodbrook Hunt Club</title>
		<link>https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/history-of-woodbrook-hunt-club/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Little 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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/history-of-woodbrook-hunt-club/">History of Woodbrook Hunt Club</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Little 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 Thorne and his wife Anna. In 1926, a large property near the Fort Lewis Reservation soon became an area for horse riding, jumps and drag hunts.  Residents from all over Tacoma came to the Woodbrook Hunt Club to learn horseback riding, picnic or participated in morning hunts.  Well known Tacoma residents such as George Weyerhaeuser, Rene Lechner, Donald Cameron, Betty Briggs, James Happy &amp; Billie Jean Rust are just a few who were longtime club members.</p>
<p>Be a part of the Woodbrook Clubs 100-year celebrations and hear the stories of Tom and Jerry parties, hound dogs and how Tacoma rides into the sunset.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/history-of-woodbrook-hunt-club/">History of Woodbrook Hunt Club</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>The History of 6th Ave</title>
		<link>https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/the-history-of-6th-ave/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WalkingToursAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/the-history-of-6th-ave/">The History of 6th Ave</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 city in motion. Kmart is gone. Shakey’s is gone. PhotoMat, the tiny booth-like time capsule you drove past without thinking is gone too. But the road stayed. Come hear the story of 6th Avenue, decade by decade, as it keeps changing but never stops bustling.</p>
<p><strong>Reservation is required by calling <a href="tel:253-210-3318">253-210-3318</a></strong></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/the-history-of-6th-ave/">The History of 6th Ave</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>Willits Canoes &#038; the History of Day Island</title>
		<link>https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/willits-canoes-the-history-of-day-island-3/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Earl 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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/willits-canoes-the-history-of-day-island-3/">Willits Canoes &#038; the History of Day Island</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Earl 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 Commencement Bay while a neighborhood of homes and families grew up alongside them. Discover how the Day Island Yach Club was formed, how documenting their lives and the bridge to the island were all a part of their community</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/willits-canoes-the-history-of-day-island-3/">Willits Canoes &#038; the History of Day Island</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma</title>
		<link>https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/uss-lexington-how-a-navy-ship-saved-tacoma-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The 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&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/uss-lexington-how-a-navy-ship-saved-tacoma-2/">USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 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 power to homes and businesses. In December 1929, there were several discussions between the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and lumber mill operators to shift their employees to night shifts. City of Tacoma leaders pleaded with President Herbert Hoover for much needed help.  President Hoover handed off this request to the United States Navy and on December 17, 1929 the USS Lexington arrived in Tacoma. Hear how the carrier’s four steam turbine propulsion generators create 35,200 kilowatts each, saving the city and her residents.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/uss-lexington-how-a-navy-ship-saved-tacoma-2/">USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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		<title>Families in My Neighborhood</title>
		<link>https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/families-in-my-neighborhood-4/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>During the 1910’s residents of Tacoma wanted the peace and quiet of the suburbs before the suburbs became popular.  Craftsman homes on the corner of North 13th and Stevens Street,&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/families-in-my-neighborhood-4/">Families in My Neighborhood</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the 1910’s residents of Tacoma wanted the peace and quiet of the suburbs before the suburbs became popular.  Craftsman homes on the corner of North 13th and Stevens Street, North 12th and Stevens Street and North 12th &amp; Huson Street still stand today.  Residents Mr. William Lechner, a barber; Mr. Christian Jorgensen a laborer and Mr. Carl Carlson a metal worker would have all known each other, after all these were the only homes in the area.  Hear the stories of how these families intertwined, how they traveled on horseback and how this neighborhood grew to what it is today.</span></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com/event/families-in-my-neighborhood-4/">Families in My Neighborhood</a> appeared first on <a href="https://tacomacomesalive.com">Tacoma History Comes Alive!</a>.</p>
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