Photos courtesy of Washington State Historical Society These portraits were taken in 1918 by Marvin D. Boland, a prolific Tacoma-based...
For a brief period of time many Tacoma residents experienced the bit of bounce that earned the original Tacoma Narrows...
If Dave Mitzel and his 14-year-old son Brandon get their way, Never Never Land will no longer be a thing...
Art Chantry has been insisting for years that Tacoma is “the center of the unknown universe.” All kinds of shit...
Photos by Sierra Hartman We’re big fans of the Tacoma Public Library. Some of our favorite historic images and little...
GRIT /grit/ noun small loose particles of stone or sand courage and resolve; strength of character; firmness of mind or...
In 1899, W.W. Pickerill became the very proud owner of the first automobile in Tacoma. It was summer when the...
Brian Williams never went anywhere without his camera and a bag full of lenses. “The story is his first pictures...
Tired of not having anything historically relevant to talk about in Tacoma on Independence Day? We know how you feel....
In 1909, the “longest shoreline electric sign in the world” was lit up at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition. Its 20-foot-high letters...
Tacoma in 1934 didn’t look as different as you’d think. Disregarding the dated cigarette ads and racist cartoons, showtimes for the Rialto theatre and political articles on how to lower taxes dominated The Tacoma Times.
The buildup to McMenamins Elks Temple‘s opening has been impressive. It’s been a decade since the property was first purchased, and...
