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  • Tacoma Confectioners – Why Tacoma is So Sweet

    The Lumora Theatre 724 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States

    Why 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 of America’s iconic candy stories began right here. Mars Candy Company, Brown & Haley, Marcoe Candy Company and Johnson Candy. Who were the men and…

  • The Enterprise – The Tacoma Underworld

    Merrill Gardens at Wright Park 5 S G St, Tacoma, WA, United States

    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. Names like Janovich and Carbone were only pieces of a…

  • History of Woodbrook Hunt Club

    Lakewood Historical Society 6211 Mount Tacoma, Lakewood, WA, United States

    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…

  • The History of 6th Ave

    Merrill Gardens at Wright Park 5 S G St, Tacoma, WA, United States

    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…

  • USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship saved Tacoma

    Solstice 6414 N Park Way, Tacoma, WA, United States

    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…

  • Christmas in Tacoma

    Franke Tobey Jones 5340 N Bristol St, Tacoma, WA, United States

    What 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 150 years. From a booming Christmas tree business to carolers carrying harmony down dark streets, to snowy evenings that turned Tacoma into a postcard, you…

  • Christmas in Tacoma

    The Lumora Theatre 724 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States

    What 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 150 years. From a booming Christmas tree business to carolers carrying harmony down dark streets, to snowy evenings that turned Tacoma into a postcard, you…