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  • South Tacoma History

    Bridgeport Place 5250 Bridgeport Way W, University Place, WA, United States

    This area was known as Edison to honor Thomas Edison, a friend of the railroad owner, before transitioning to the name South Tacoma. The Northern Pacific Railway moved its railway…

  • The History of 6th Ave

    Merrill Gardens 7290 Rosemount Circle, 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…

  • Notorious Tacoma

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

    Step 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…

  • Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History

    Brookdale Allenmore 2010 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA, United States

    Ever 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…

  • The Women Who Built Tacoma

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

    What if Tacoma was built twice…once in lumber and brick and again in courage? Meet Mrs. Bethel Schneebeck, Miss Alice Humble, Mrs. Elsbeth Haering, Mrs. Violet Graham - strong women,…

  • Families in My Neighborhood

    Merrill Gardens at Tacoma 7290 Rosemount Circle, Tacoma, WA, United States

    During 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,…

  • Notorious Tacoma

    Parkland Spanaway Rotary Club 15803 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA, United States

    Step 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…

  • History of the Stadium Business District

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

    What 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…

  • History of 6th Ave

    Franke Tobey Jones 5340 N Bristol 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…

  • Downtown Tacoma’s Alluring History

    505 Broadway Tacoma 98403 505 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, United States

    Ever 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…

  • USS Lexington; How a Navy Ship Saved Tacoma

    Patriots Landing 1600 Marshall Circle, Dupoint, 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…

  • Notorious Tacoma

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

    Step 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…