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    Sharon Winters
    Historic preservation, comprehensive plan meeting March 2
    Historic preservation, comprehensive plan meeting March 2
    February 24, 2011 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Weds., March 2, at 5 p.m., in Tacoma City Council…

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    Discuss South Tacoma's past, future Feb. 10
    Discuss South Tacoma's past, future Feb. 10
    February 4, 2011 12:00 am

    Historic Tacoma and the South Tacoma Business District announced today they will hold a community meeting on Thurs., Feb. 10…

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    6 Tacoma schools added to historic register
    6 Tacoma schools added to historic register
    By Todd Matthews • December 8, 2010 12:00 am

    Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1951 will join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and Washington Hoyt Elementary…

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    Tacoma City Council to vote on 6 historic school nominations
    Tacoma City Council to vote on 6 historic...
    By Todd Matthews • December 2, 2010 12:00 am

    Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1952 may soon join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and Washington Hoyt…

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    (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma City Council committee defers decision on Wedge...
    By Todd Matthews • November 18, 2010 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council’s neighborhoods and housing committee failed for the second time in three months Monday to reach a consensus…

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    Public hearing Oct. 27 for 6 historic school nominations
    Public hearing Oct. 27 for 6 historic school...
    October 18, 2010 12:00 am

    Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1952 may soon join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and Washington Hoyt…

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    6 Tacoma schools move closer to historic landmark status
    6 Tacoma schools move closer to historic landmark...
    By Todd Matthews • September 22, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation is scheduled today to review a multiple-listing nomination to place six schools on the…

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    Downtown Tacoma's historic Luzon Building. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Sidewalk party marks Luzon Building demolition anniversary
    By Todd Matthews • September 8, 2010 12:00 am

    Do you miss the former Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma? If so, you’re not alone. A group of artists and…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    City Council committee wants more discussion of Wedge...
    By Todd Matthews • August 10, 2010 12:00 am

    A Tacoma City Council committee has delayed the first reading of an ordinance that would create an historic district and…

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    6 Tacoma schools headed for historic register
    6 Tacoma schools headed for historic register
    By Todd Matthews • July 26, 2010 12:00 am

    The Tacoma School Board voted unanimously July 22 to add six of its schools to Tacoma’s register of historic places….

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    Oakland Alternative High School in Tacoma's South End was built in 1912 by architects Frederick Heath and George Gove. It is one of more than two-dozen pre-1960s school buildings owned by Tacoma Public Schools that could be eligible for the City of Tacoma's register of historic places. (PHOTO COURTESY SHARON WINTERS / HISTORIC TACOMA)
    Tacoma's historic schools inventory nears completion
    April 23, 2010 12:00 am

    Historic Tacoma announced Thursday its “Preserving Tacoma’s Historic Schools” project, a collaboration between Historic Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools, is…

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    Downtown Tacoma's historic Luzon Building. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Luzon Building
    By Todd Matthews • December 22, 2009 12:00 am

    On Sept. 26, a crowd gathered at dawn to watch contractors begin to demolish the 119-year-old Luzon Building in downtown…

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    The crumbling six-story, 1890s Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. The City of Tacoma is concerned the building, located at the corner of South 13th Street and Pacific Avenue, will suddenly collapse due to decades of neglect. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Luzon will come down Saturday
    By Todd Matthews • September 22, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma’s city manager confirmed Tuesday the 1890s Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma will be razed Saturday. During City Council’s noon…

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