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Outside Pacific Plaza: A garden grows high above downtown Tacoma
It is downtown Tacoma's hideaway. Pedestrians and motorists pass beneath it each day, unaware of its existence. But…
!["[Pacific Plaza] is really a preservation project," says BLRB Architects' Senior Associate Dave Pool. "We're keeping the existing structure and shrouding it in a skin." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)](https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2009/09/090209_inside_pacplaza_web.jpg?w=300)
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Inside Pacific Plaza: From blight to beauty, a $30 million downtown high-rise sets a new standard
Visitors to Pacific Plaza in downtown Tacoma will require a good deal of convincing to believe that a…
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A Voice From the Winthrop: Jessica Creso
It is difficult for Jessica Creso to see the Winthrop as Home Sweet Home. "This place has stressed…
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Downtown Tacoma hill climb renovation under way
Demolition is under way to make room for a renovation of the 12th Street hill climb connecting Pacific…
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A Voice From the Winthrop: Kerry Hudson
Kerry Hudson moved from Spokane when he was nine years old, and grew up in the old Salishan…
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Cleaning up a neighborhood, battling a building's reputation
It is difficult to change the bad reputation associated with the Winthrop downtown, especially when the reputation sticks…
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LPC will review First Baptist Church / Urban Grace historic nomination
The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to hear a presentation Aug. 26 in support of…
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A Voice From the Winthrop: David Miller
David Miller's past is intertwined with the former Winthrop Hotel. His late father Pat and 83-year-old mother Ailene…
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A Voice From the Winthrop: David Allen
Meet the first David Allen. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in accounting, and…
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Brewery District Hotel Redux
The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is expected Wednesday to discuss design plans for a new hotel…
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Preservationists push for regional maritime heritage area designation
The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) is leading an effort to create the nation's…
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Historic hotel or housing? Tough economy shines realistic light on Winthrop development plan
A tough economy and an urgency to address decades of deferred maintenance have forced a key question to…
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Outdoor mural proposed for historic Rialto Theater
The Broadway Center For the Performing Arts (BCPA), downtown Tacoma's Urban Grace church, and a group of local…