The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission (LHPC) has announced it will recommend 15 organizations receive approximately $170,000 in…
!["The nice thing about a [passenger] train is you can see what the country looks like -- you can look right out into people's backyards," says historian, author, and retired railroad employee Jim Fredrickson, who has amassed a collection of passenger train memorabilia. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)](https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/070208_passenger_train1_web.jpg)
In the early-1940s, as a teenager at Stadium High School, Jim Fredrickson was a common fixture near Union Station in…
The Tacoma Historical Society announced yesterday it is opening a new exhibit entitled “Passenger Trains of Puget Sound, 1900 to…
Pierce County’s historic preservation office has announced it will host a series of workshops to assist people interested in applying…
Pierce County’s historic preservation office announced yesterday it will begin to accept applications for a grant program that will provide…
The burgers are tasty. The fries are warm. The milk shakes are delicious. But is Frisko Freeze worthy of historic…
The fact that it’s been 20 years since Pierce County took an inventory of its historic properties speaks to a…
A long-time Tacoma community organizer is leading an effort to fund a statue in Tollefson Plaza downtown that would honor…
The past, present and uncertain future of Tacoma’s Murray Morgan Bridge will be discussed when Dr. Jim Hoard addresses the…
The Tacoma Historical Society announced today it has appointed Mary Bowlby as its Director. Her responsibilities include management of the…
One recent weekday afternoon, Ralph Decker was in the middle of describing a piece of Tacoma firefighting history when he…
Pierce County Council yesterday approved an amendment to an ordinance that redefines the county’s Landmarks Commission, and increases the number…
On Veterans Day, a World War II memorial monument bearing the names of 750 Pierce County residents who lost…
