After 88k Likes We Can Tell You a Few Things About Tacomans
December 30, 2018For starters, you’re all a bunch of suckers for photos of Mt. Rainier. And bridges. Apparently showing off your top nine Instagram posts at the end of the year is a thing, and though we do generally try to cut our own path when it comes to content it’d be a lie to say we…
1955 Tacoma: Safety via Bikinis at Kaiser Aluminum
December 12, 2018In 1955 Kaiser Aluminum decided there was no better way to promote safety on the job than to have models—in bikinis—demonstrate proper equipment handling. That’s how the woman seen in the photo below came to pose holding a gas hole bar while wearing fireproof covers over her shoes, thick gloves, safety glasses, a hard hat,…
How to Make Your House Look Cool and Do Good in Tacoma
December 7, 2018You get a bed! You get a couch! You get a table! You get two dining chairs! These are the humble dreams Hope Furnishings and Northwest Furniture Bank try and make come true for everyone. Used furniture stores aren’t easy to find in Tacoma. The gap between showroom-level new and thrift store sketchy is vast, but…
The Chilling History of Tacoma’s “Elf” Storage Building
November 27, 2018There was no marketing genius behind turning Tacoma Self Storage into Tacoma “Elf” Storage 11 years ago. It wasn’t a ploy by the company to get free press, or even an enthusiastic holiday reveler looking to spread cheer—it was a happy little accident caused by our feathered friends. The story on the company’s site explains:…
Flash Giveaway: Who’s Ready for a Free Tacoma Tattoo?
November 18, 2018Update: Congratulations to Erin Shadensack, whose comment was chosen at random as the winner! Unless she has a change of heart we’ll be seeing that octopus and Narrows Bridges design tattooed real soon. Thanks to everyone who entered, and don’t forget all of this artwork is available to be tattooed at Homage. Just stop on…