A Commencement Bay Journey

4/10/2017

Washington Chapter APWA History Committee

Pat Brodin John Carpita Bob Moorhead

A: Tacoma Dome B: LeMay Car Museum A B C: Brown and Haley C D: Cable Stay Bridge E: Museum District D F: Thea Foss Waterway E G: 11th Street/Murray X Morgan Bridge F H: Old City Hall and Northern Pacific G Railway Headquarters Buildings H I: Foss Waterway Seaport Events Center Port of I J: TEMCO Grain Elevator Tacoma K: Old Town Tacoma J K Commencement Bay

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A: Tacoma Dome

• Largest wooden building when completed in 1983. • Major upgrades planned for 2017-2018. • Large enough for indoor football. • Venue for state high school basketball championships.

B: LeMay – America’s Car Museum

• Opened in 2012. • More than 400 cars on display in 15 galleries. • Some say it has the appearance of the front fender of a 1958 Cadillac.

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C: Brown & Haley Candy

• Harry L. Brown owned a small confectionery store. • J. C. Haley worked for Schilling and Company, a spice company, and had a flair for sales and advertising. • Their candy business was incorporated in 1914. • By 1916, Brown & Haley was marketing a full line of candy products. • Signature products include Almond Roca and Mountain Bars.

D: Cable Stay Bridge • Opened in 1997. • Twin towers are 180 feet tall. • Two spans totals 707 feet. • One of only 13 such bridges in the nation.

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E: Museum District

• Washington State History Museum 1996.

• Museum of Glass 2002.

• Bridge of Glass 2002.

E: Museum District

• Tacoma Art Museum 1963.

• Union Station 1912 now Federal Courthouse. Designed by Reed & Stem, architects of New York’s Grand Central Station

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F: Thea Foss Waterway • Story of Thea Foss and the rowboat. Made more money than husband Andrew as a carpenter. • Tugboat Annie. • Foss Maritime. • Change from working seaport to gentrification. • EPA Superfund Cleanup Site.

G: 11th Street/Murray Morgan Bridge • Designed by Alexander Waddell, who also designed Columbia River Interstate Bridge. • Water mains over the top. • Murray Morgan, local college instructor who wrote about local history while employed as the night shift bridge tender in the little house on top of the lift span. • Renovated by WSDOT c. 2009 even though no longer a state highway.

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H: Old City Hall and Northern Pacific Railway Headquarters Buildings • City Hall built in 1893. • Northern Pacific Railway Headquarters Building 1888.

I: Foss Waterway Seaport Events Center • Heavy timber truss members 12” by 18” by 160 feet long, each made from a single tree. • Foss Waterway Development Authority. • Originally the Balfour Dock Building.

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J: TEMCO Grain Elevator

• Originally built by Port of Tacoma in 1975. • Leased to Cargill/TEMCO.

K: Old Town Tacoma • Job Carr Cabin • Original site of historic Tacoma • Docks, wharves, warehouses, sawmills along waterfront (1880s to 1950s) • Ruston Way now known locally as “Restaurant Row,” site of 4th of July Fireworks and other community celebrations

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NARRATIVE Credits • National Park Service Coast Starlight Trails & Rails Guide PHOTOS • Bridgehunter.com - K. A. Erickson • Historylink.org • Wallflower Photography • Washington State Historical Society • Blue Water Shipping • LeMay Car Museum • Google Maps • Wikipedia