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Tacoma Public Library offers Old City Hall Historic District walking tour

Published 3:45 pm Thursday, June 12, 2014

By Index Staff

Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma, which was built in 1893 has faced foreclosure, was damaged by a fire set by a transient, was deemed ‘derelict’ by city inspectors, and was listed as ‘endangered’ by a local historic preservation group. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma, which was built in 1893 has faced foreclosure, was damaged by a fire set by a transient, was deemed ‘derelict’ by city inspectors, and was listed as ‘endangered’ by a local historic preservation group. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

The Tacoma Public Library will host a walking tour of the Old City Hall Historic District in downtown Tacoma this month. Participants will join Brian G. Kamens, librarian in the library’s Northwest Room, through the byways and history as they explore the exciting and murky past of the City of Destiny. The tour will begin in front of the Pantages Theater on Sat., June 21, at 10 a.m. Space is limited. Reservations are required. More information is available online here and here.

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