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Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History
505 Broadway Tacoma 98403 505 Broadway, Tacoma, 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…
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Tacoma’s Haunted History
Bridgeport Place 5250 Bridgeport Way W, University Place, 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 Nosy Nif - A Wine Bar 2327 Tacoma Ave S, 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 Confectioners – Why Tacoma is So Sweet
Weatherly Inn Tacoma 6016 N Highlands Pkwy, 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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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…