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    TOP LEFT: A large Spanish Chestnut tree located on a parking strip near North Sheridan Avenue and North Fifth Street. It is estimated the tree was planted between 1890 and 1910 as part of a street beautification project; TOP RIGHT: A Catalpa tree, also estimated to date back between 1890 and 1910, looms over Frisko Freeze; ABOVE: A Cedar of Lebanon tree located near the historic Rust Mansion on North I Street is estimated to date back between 1905 and 1910. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma moves closer to creating its heritage tree...
    By Todd Matthews • April 21, 2011 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma is moving closer to creating a heritage register to protect and honor some of its oldest…

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    A Catalpa tree looms over Frisko Freeze. According to one historian, the tree dates back between 1890 and 1910. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Revised urban forestry plan could protect Tacoma's heritage...
    By Todd Matthews • June 9, 2009 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is expected to be briefed this week on a draft version of…

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    Preservation activist and North Slope Historic District resident Marshall McClintock would like to see a register of historic trees in Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Preserving Tacoma's Heritage Trees: An interview with Marshall...
    By Todd Matthews • August 27, 2008 12:00 am

    When sifting back through Tacoma’s history, one valuable resource is the City of Tacoma’s register of historic places. The list…

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    A tree near the Rust Mansion in Tacoma's North Slope Historic District could be a candidate for a register of historic trees. The City of Tacoma is currently revising its street tree ordinance and considering the creation of a heritage tree register. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Saving Tacoma's Urban Arbor: Will the city create...
    By Todd Matthews • August 26, 2008 12:00 am

    It’s a Catalpa tree with broad green leaves that hang over a sidewalk along North L Street near Division Avenue,…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Walls are going up worldwide
    By Todd Matthews • August 11, 2006 12:00 am

    If good fences make good neighbours, then the world is experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of neighbourliness. They used to wall…

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