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    Point Defiance Streetcar Station
    Celebrate Point Defiance Park Pagoda centennial May 18
    Point Defiance Park: Century-old Pagoda, former streetcar station...
    By Todd Matthews • January 14, 2015 11:22 am

    The former Point Defiance Streetcar Station was formally added to Tacoma’s Register of Historic Places this week.

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    Metro Parks Tacoma hosted a centennial celebration this weekend for the Pagoda in Point Defiance Park. The event included free cultural history and natural history tours aboard two Pierce Transit trolleys reminiscent of the early 1900s streetcars that historically served the park. Visitors were also invited to explore the building, enjoy live music and refreshments, create handmade event souvenirs, and learn about the history of the Pagoda and future plans for the Japanese Gardens which surround it. (PHOTOS / IMAGES COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)
    Point Defiance Park: Century-old Pagoda, former streetcar station...
    January 5, 2015 9:50 am

    The former Point Defiance Streetcar Station could be added to Tacoma’s Register of Historic Places this month.

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    An historic photograph of the former Point Defiance Streetcar Station at Point Defiance Park. (IMAGE COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)
    Century-old Point Defiance Pagoda nominated to Tacoma's historic...
    September 22, 2014 2:03 pm

    Metro Parks Tacoma has nominated the former Point Defiance Streetcar Station to the City of Tacoma’s Register of Historic Places.

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