By Henry Stewart-Wood Helen B. Stafford has an elementary school named after her in Tacoma’s South End. But in 1926...
145 years ago today, the City of Tacoma was officially incorporated. This came only 23 years after the first Euro-American...
Does this booklet look familiar to you? I found it a while ago when I was helping my grandma clean...
What did Tacoma look like in the 1970s? If you were here at that time, these photographs by Stephen Cysewski...
By now, you’ve probably caught on that we love old photos of Tacoma. Pair some of our favorite history shots...
“Stories of Tacoma’s Earliest Days: Straight From Those Who Lived It” is the title of one of my favorite articles...
Whether it’s 2020 or the 1920s, it’s easy to stroll through downtown Tacoma under the assumption all the tall buildings...
You’ve seen it on T-shirts, bumper stickers, and murals. You might even have a 24”x36” poster of the original lithograph....
February 2, 2023 update: Historic Tacoma informed us of an error in our timeline: “While Mrs. Butler’s story is certainly...
via GIPHY “Hey maybe we should start making a print magazine instead of just the online stuff.” “Yea, good idea....
If you had a car in 1920s Tacoma and wanted to show off in front of other motorheads, you didn’t...
One quick glance at the pilings in the water along Ruston Way will tell you they’re deteriorating, but have you...
