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The Women Who Built Tacoma
Cogir at the Narrows 8201 6th 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, business owners, well ahead of their time. Not waiting to be invited into the room – but creating the room. Through vision, risk and persistence,…
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Notorious Tacoma
The Nosy Nif-A Wine Bar 2327 Tacoma Ave S, 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 about the scandal, the secrets and the shockwaves. From bootleggers and bordellos to a former city attorney who died in a mysterious fire, these aren’t…
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History of Tacoma Narrows Bridges
Anderson Island Historical Society 9306 Otso Point Rd, Anderson Island, 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 and meet the Boomers who showed up with hard hats, long days, and stubborn hope, building all three bridges with their own hands and their…
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The Women Who Built Tacoma
Brookdale Allenmore 2010 S Union 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, business owners, well ahead of their time. Not waiting to be invited into the room – but creating the room. Through vision, risk and persistence,…
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History of 6th Ave
eliseo Senior Living 1301 N Highlands Pkwy, Tacoma, WA, United StatesReservation is required by calling 253-752-7112
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Rough & Tumble: The History of the Town of Ruston
The Village Senior Living 4707 S Orchard St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesReservations required by calling 253-785-2744
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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 and meet the Boomers who showed up with hard hats, long days, and stubborn hope, building all three bridges with their own hands and their…
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Notorious Tacoma
Tacoma Sunrise Rotary Club 1110 South Puget Sound Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States -
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 Graham - strong women, business owners, well ahead of their time. Not waiting to be invited into the room – but creating the room. Through…
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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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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 and blessing, high above the street. Department stores where you shopped for everything from washing machines to violins to jewelry, you will be fascinated to…
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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 about the scandal, the secrets and the shockwaves. From bootleggers and bordellos to a former city attorney who died in a mysterious fire, these aren’t…