We talk about local history a lot here. When it comes to the Indigenous people who have occupied this land... Read More
The days of Never Never Land’s remaining statues being housed by Metro Parks are numbered—down to 14, to be exact.... Read More
In May of 1903, Tacoma unveiled what was then the world’s tallest totem pole. It stood next to the Tacoma... Read More
On a sunny day in Tacoma in 1935, a young Japanese man might wake up in the hotel run by... Read More
By Henry Stewart-Wood Helen B. Stafford has an elementary school named after her in Tacoma’s South End. But in 1926... Read More
145 years ago today, the City of Tacoma was officially incorporated. This came only 23 years after the first Euro-American... Read More
Does this booklet look familiar to you? I found it a while ago when I was helping my grandma clean... Read More
What did Tacoma look like in the 1970s? If you were here at that time, these photographs by Stephen Cysewski... Read More
By now, you’ve probably caught on that we love old photos of Tacoma. Pair some of our favorite history shots... Read More
“Stories of Tacoma’s Earliest Days: Straight From Those Who Lived It” is the title of one of my favorite articles... Read More
Whether it’s 2020 or the 1920s, it’s easy to stroll through downtown Tacoma under the assumption all the tall buildings... Read More
You’ve seen it on T-shirts, bumper stickers, and murals. You might even have a 24”x36” poster of the original lithograph.... Read More