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Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History
Bridgeport Place 5250 Bridgeport Way W, University Place, 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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Families in My Neighborhood
Merrill Gardens at Tacoma 7290 Rosemount Circle, Tacoma, WA, United StatesDuring 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,…
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Notorious Tacoma
Parkland Spanaway Rotary Club 15803 Pacific Avenue, 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…
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Families in My Neighborhood
Weatherly Inn Tacoma 6016 N Highlands Pkwy, Tacoma, WA, United StatesDuring 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,…
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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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Notorious Tacoma
Cogir 8201 6th Ave, 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…
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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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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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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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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 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,…