Events
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History of the Stadium Business District
Franke Tobey Jones 5340 N Bristol St, Tacoma, WA, United StatesWhat if a neighborhood story isn’t about headlines but by the people who unlocked the door each morning? Hear about Wright Park, Stadium High School and distinctive entrepreneurs who shaped…
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History of 6th Ave
Franke Tobey Jones 5340 N Bristol 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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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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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 History of 6th Ave
Merrill Gardens 7290 Rosemount Circle, 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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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…