The Heart of a City
The City of Destiny, Tacoma Washington, so named because it was here that the Great Northern Pacific Railroad decided to make the terminus of it's epic cross country rail line. With the deep Commencement Bay off to the left Tacoma became a hub for commerce as the largest of ships can load and unload here. With an abundance of trees, cabinet makers, furniture makers and lumber mills flourished and the small town became a large city for better or worse.
The rounded building up there was the NPRR headquarters built in 1888 and then my favorite structure, the old City Hall building styled after Italian architecture was put right across the street in 1893. To the right of it was the Elk's Lodge, a gentleman's hangout for the rich in the area, now it's a magnificent
Macminimens hotel with many bars and lounges including one with a secret entrance.
So there we are, longshoremen, lumber titans, and Railroad barons and an occasional Ivar's. :)
The Heart of a City
The City of Destiny, Tacoma Washington, so named because it was here that the Great Northern Pacific Railroad decided to make the terminus of it's epic cross country rail line. With the deep Commencement Bay off to the left Tacoma became a hub for commerce as the largest of ships can load and unload here. With an abundance of trees, cabinet makers, furniture makers and lumber mills flourished and the small town became a large city for better or worse.
The rounded building up there was the NPRR headquarters built in 1888 and then my favorite structure, the old City Hall building styled after Italian architecture was put right across the street in 1893. To the right of it was the Elk's Lodge, a gentleman's hangout for the rich in the area, now it's a magnificent
Macminimens hotel with many bars and lounges including one with a secret entrance.
So there we are, longshoremen, lumber titans, and Railroad barons and an occasional Ivar's. :)