Walking History Tours

If you have any questions about a Tacoma History Walking Tour please call Patty at 253-208-0135.

To schedule your own walking tour, simply purchase the tour you want and Patty will contact you to schedule your Tacoma History Walking Tour.

1519 Broadway 1923

Downtown Tacoma Tour

This interesting walking tour includes the history of Pacific 1st Federal Savings, the Rust Building, the variety of music teachers who lived at the Bernice Building, where Woolworth’s Store first opened and the why the notorious Broadway Hotel was padlocked in 1929.

Top of the Ocean 1945

Ruston Way History Tour

Once named Front Street before the name was changed to Ruston Way, hear how Schuster Parkway was developed and why it connects to Ruston Way. Experience the notorious history of racketeering, burning buildings, lumber barons and a home which sank into Commencement Bay.

WM Neighborhood 1951

Westmoreland Neighborhood Tour

Before North 30th Street was paved, before Westgate Shopping Center, before Tupperware parties, Briggs Construction Company built 90 homes in the Westmoreland neighborhood of Tacoma’s North End.

Call 253-208-0135 or Email Me with any questions you may have about our walking tours.

History is more than a lesson in a book or an internet search. History is a passion for sharing stories and carrying on meaningful traditions.

~ Anonymous