Download or read book Downtown Tacoma written by Caroline Denyer Gallacci and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage photographs selected from the private collections of coauthor Ron Karabaich and Thomas R. Stenger, as well as the Tacoma Public Library.
Download or read book Tacoma s Lincoln District written by Kimberly M. Davenport and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1889, a 40-acre parcel south of downtown Tacoma was set aside as South Park. In 1901, park commissioners officially changed the name to Lincoln Park to honor the former president. The heart of the Lincoln District, however remains the same--a neighborhood of modest single-family homes and thriving businesses, with the high school at its center.
Download or read book Downtown Tacoma Association Records written by Downtown Tacoma Association and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly documents created by association committees in 1989, finances and other programs held that year, but begins in 1974 and spans until its incorporation with the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce in 1991. The documents record the association's attempts with issues such as : downtown development, traffic and transportation, historic districts, the establishment of the University of Washington-Tacoma branch, restoration of Union Station, security cleanup, and retail development as well as promotion of festivals, parades, and other local events. Includes correspondence, articles, minutes, agendas, reports, photographs, articles, proposals, financial records, pamphlets, advertisements, and programs.
Download or read book 100 Things to Do in Tacoma Before You Die written by Peggy Cleveland and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacoma has long sat in the shadow of its more famous neighbor Seattle when it comes to being a tourist destination. But with its combination of mountain, city, and sea not many towns can offer all three. 100 Things to Do in Tacoma brings you ideas for exploring all the terrain along with suggested itineraries and insider’s tips. You can hike Mt. Rainier in the morning inhaling fresh evergreen scented air, kayak in the urban waters of Puget Sound in the afternoon taking in the views of downtown, and then head to Tacoma’s theater district in the evening to watch a Broadway show at the Pantages, a historic theater. Explore Tacoma’s business districts, such as the Lincoln International District, each a mini small town with a unique personality. Head up to the Hilltop District for chocolate from the Johnson Candy Company. Discover small, neighborhood cafes like TibbittsFernhill that have cult followings among locals. You’ll love the personalized service you will receive from darling shops such as Pine and Moss. “Live Like the Mountain is Out” is a popular local saying when you can see Mt. Rainier and this guide offers tips for the best way to explore an old growth forest at Tacoma’s crown jewel, Point Defiance Park. This book is local author Peggy Cleveland’s homage to a city she loves and now calls home. Join her for a personalized experience that will energize locals and visitors alike to explore Tacoma.
Download or read book Downtown Tacoma Renewal written by Tacoma (Wash.). Department of Urban Renewal and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tacoma s Waterfront written by Caroline Gallacci and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-12-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 150 years, the activity on and around Commencement Bay-since the 1840s, when Charles Wilkes first named it, to the present day-has been a barometer for measuring Tacoma's maritime and industrial growth and development. Wilkes's early exploration assured the inclusion of Puget Sound within the boundaries of the United States following negotiations with Great Britain in 1846. Drawn to the deep waters of the south shore of the bay, the Northern Pacific Railroad established its transcontinental terminus here in 1873 and, in the process, created the city of Tacoma. In the early years, the waterfront was alive with the sights and sounds of commerce. The "longest wheat wharf in the world" lined the south shoreline, longshoremen handled cargo, the Mosquito Fleet carried people to and from the municipal dock, and the Puyallup River delta was transformed into the bustling Port of Tacoma.
Download or read book The Downtown Tacoma Association written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the Washington State Historical Society's Research Center, this collection contains material by and about the Downtown Tacoma Association, which was organized to promote retail trade. Inclusive dates: 1958-1989.
Download or read book Historic Photos of Tacoma written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Old Town to the Union Station, Historic Photos of Tacoma is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of ?The City of Destiny? in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Tacoma and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Tacoma!
Download or read book Vanishing Tacoma written by Caroline Alise Denyer Gallacci and Ronald E. Karabaich and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacoma, like most cities across the nation, has changed its appearance over time, creating many different urban landscapes. This phenomenon was apparent throughout the area as landowners, developers, community organizations, and government agencies all contributed to the city's growth and transformation. The changing landscape was further impacted by fires, earthquakes, and other acts of nature, resulting in a rich mosaic of old and new. The history of Vanishing Tacoma illustrates the city's past and present landscapes and honors the historic properties that still remain.
Download or read book Historic Photos of Tacoma written by Nick Peters and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Old Town to the Union Station, Historic Photos of Tacoma is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of ?The City of Destiny? in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Tacoma and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Tacoma!
Download or read book Becoming Nisei written by Lisa Mae Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tacoma's vibrant Nihonmachi of the 1920s and '30s was home to a significant number of first- and second-generation Japanese immigrants to the United States, and these families formed tight-knit bonds despite their diverse religious, prefectural, and economic backgrounds. As the city's Nisei grew up attending the secular Japanese Language School, they absorbed the Meiji-era cultural practices and ethics of the previous generation. At the same time, they positioned themselves in new and dynamic ways, including resisting their parents and pursuing lives that diverged from traditional expectations. Becoming Nisei, based on more than forty interviews, shares stories of growing up in Japanese American Tacoma before the incarceration. Recording these early twentieth-century lives counteracts the structural forgetting and erasure of prewar histories in both Tacoma and many other urban settings after World War II. Lisa Hoffman and Mary Hanneman underscore both the agency of Nisei in these processes as well as their negotiations of prevailing social and power relations.
Download or read book Tacoma s Theater District written by Kimberly M. Davenport and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Tacoma's Theater District is nearly as long as that of the city of Tacoma itself, spanning from the opening of the Tacoma Theater in 1890 to the present day, with restored historical facilities anchoring a renewed cultural district. This telling of the district's history reflects a range of engaging topics, including the boundless enthusiasm of the initial residents of Tacoma (the "City of Destiny"), the changing ways in which culture was shared and experienced over the decades of the 20th century, and a community working together through difficult times to save and restore historical buildings as gathering spaces for the benefit of future generations. The story is told through historical photographs of the theater venues themselves, as well as images capturing a myriad of cultural and community events taking place in those facilities and in the surrounding district.
Download or read book Tacoma s Proctor District written by Caroline Gallacci and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Allen C. Mason launched his Point Defiance line in the early 1890s, the Proctor area became one of Tacomas first streetcar suburbs. Before this time, Tacomas North End was a remote, unsettled region populated only by those visiting the citys horseracing track. After Mason established a streetcar stop at the intersection of North Twenty-sixth and Proctor Streetsnear the racetrackbusinesses began to line the thoroughfare. By 1900, houses had been constructed within walking distance of the line, and a residential neighborhood provided the impetus for the construction of schools, a firehouse, churches, and a library. By the 1920s, the neighborhood had expanded and changed to reflect the introduction of the automobile as well as the districts popularity with University of Puget Sound students studying nearby. The community spirit that emerged then continues to this day.
Download or read book Tacoma s Wright Park written by Melissa McGinnis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins of Wright Park date to 1886, when the Tacoma Land Companythe real estate agency of the Northern Pacific Railwaydonated 27 acres of land to the newly incorporated and booming young railroad town of Tacoma on the condition that it become a city park. A hilly, logged, and brambly parcel of land, the acreage was nonetheless enthusiastically received by citizens of Tacoma. Named in honor of Charles Barstow Wright, the president of the Tacoma Land Company, Wright Park and its surrounding streets and avenues soon became the early address of distinction for Tacomas grand residences as well as many educational, religious, and medical institutions. Now, more than a century later, Tacomas landmark Wright Park is the recipient of renewed citizen investment and appreciation, as this photographic retrospective demonstrates.
Download or read book Market Analysis for Downtown Tacoma Washington written by Chesapeake Group, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tacoma s Parks written by Melissa McGinnis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When civic benefactor Clinton P. Ferry donated a graceful, elliptically shaped plot of land in 1883 for the first park in Tacoma, he hoped his adopted hometown would do him proud and become a veritable city of parks. The young community did not disappoint. Landmarks such as Wright Park, Lincoln Park, and Point Defiance Park graced the landscape by 1900, a testament to Tacomas appreciation for beauty, conservation, and recreation, which continues to this day. In 1907, residents voted to establish the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, Washingtons first independent parks municipality, to act as steward of these civic treasures. A century later, Metro Parks Tacoma embraces some 57 parks covering 2,700 acres, as well as swimming pools, sports complexes, community centers, and recreational programs for all ages.
Download or read book Old Tacoma written by Caroline Gallacci and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1865, Job Carr paddled a canoe to his new homestead on a small harbor that would become Old Tacoma. The area's notorious reputation--as "The Wildest Port North of San Francisco's Barbary Coast"--haunted it for decades after the tall-masted schooners, sailors, brothels, and saloons were gone. Situated on the deepwater shoreline of Commencement Bay to ship timber from the vast tracts surrounding it, "Old Tacoma" was bypassed by the Northern Pacific terminus in favor of "New Tacoma" a few miles away. Settled by waves of Scandinavian and Croatian immigrants to work the mills and purse seiners, Old Tacoma became an isolated community. Though industry, shipbuilding, and timber mills gave way to commerce and recreation, the community of Old Tacoma still retains the unique flavor of its colorful past.
