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    Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Transient linked to Old City Hall fire
    By Todd Matthews • January 6, 2012 12:00 am

    A transient trying to find shelter and warmth on New Year’s Eve is suspected of being linked to a fire…

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    (IMAGE VIA FREIGHTHOUSE SQUARE)
    Bank publishes notice to foreclose on Tacoma's Freighthouse...
    November 1, 2011 12:00 am

    Union Bank plans to auction off Freighthouse Square in downtown Tacoma next month if an ownership group fails to pay…

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    Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Inside Old City Hall
    By Todd Matthews • May 26, 2011 12:00 am

    The announcement Tuesday by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation that Tacoma’s 118-year-old Old City Hall has been placed on…

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    Tacoma's Old City Hall. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic preservation group calls Tacoma's Old City Hall...
    By Todd Matthews • May 24, 2011 12:00 am

    The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has placed Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma on its annual list of the…

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    Notices to shut off water and electric services were placed on Old City Hall by Tacoma Public Utilities. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    More trouble for Old City Hall?
    By Todd Matthews • March 28, 2011 12:00 am

    If you happened to be walking by Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma this morning, you might have spotted two…

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    "We can't deny that it's tough," says Washington Building investor and owner representative Michael J. Allan (right) of the current recession. "The economy is just terrible. Our vacancy is very high -- much higher than we would like it to be." Still, Allan and building manager David B. Morton (left) are working with a commercial real estate broker and a local bank to draw new tenants and make investments in the historic 85-year-old building in downtown Tacoma (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    High Hopes for Historic Tacoma Skyscraper
    By Todd Matthews • January 13, 2011 12:00 am

    Downtown Tacoma is fortunate to have a handful of old structures that could easily serve as witnesses to the city’s…

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    Inspector's report offers grim glimpse inside 'derelict' Old City Hall
    Inspector's report offers grim glimpse inside 'derelict' Old...
    By Todd Matthews • January 4, 2011 12:00 am

    A chimney with loose and missing bricks and mortar and in such disrepair it needs to be repointed. Creaky old…

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    Old City Hall (left) and the Washington Building (right). (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic Buildings, Historic Recession: Questions for Old City...
    By Todd Matthews • December 17, 2010 12:00 am

    Ask any commercial property owner in downtown Tacoma about their business, and they will likely tell you it hasn’t been…

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    A collection of historic photographs of 117-year-old Old City Hall were on display in the building's lobby during a tour three years ago. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Hope for Old City Hall? Building clean-up, foreclosure...
    By Todd Matthews • December 14, 2010 12:00 am

    The leader of the ownership group behind Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma told city councilmembers today that work is…

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    Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Bank publishes notice to foreclose on Old City...
    By Todd Matthews • December 9, 2010 12:00 am

    Union Bank of California plans to auction off Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma next month if an ownership group…

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