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Todd Matthews
Police brief merchants on downtown protest next weekend
Police brief merchants on downtown protest next weekend
by Todd Matthews • November 1, 2007 12:00 am

Tacoma police officers this morning briefed Downtown Merchants Group members of a two-day protest next week that aims to shut…

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Murray Morgan Bridge closure expensive decision
Murray Morgan Bridge closure expensive decision
by Todd Matthews • October 31, 2007 12:00 am

A decision made last week by the Washington State Department of Transportation to close the Murray Morgan Bridge has proved…

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(PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Bridge Jumper: WSDOT shutters Murray Morgan Bridge
by Index Staff • October 25, 2007 12:00 am

When the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it would close the Murray Morgan Bridge to vehicular traffic immediately,…

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"The goal for me is just to have it restored," says Tacoma resident and historic rail enthusiast Dave Burns outside the 1910 dining car he owns. Last year, Burns moved the car from Easton, Wash., where it served as a roadside diner for 30 years, to the Tacoma tide flats. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
A Feast of Railroad History
by Todd Matthews • September 4, 2007 12:00 am

When will Tacoma’s old dining car find a permanent home? That question has been on Dave Burns’s mind for awhile….

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(PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Tour turns back clock on downtown's former Auto...
by Index Staff • July 20, 2007 12:00 am

Tacomans with enthusiasm for vintage automobiles, and the architecture and dealerships that brought Tacoma into the automotive age, were treated…

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City Council committee postpones review of draft streetcar...
by Todd Matthews • June 13, 2007 12:00 am

Three weeks after findings of a feasibility study examining whether to restore a heritage streetcar system in Tacoma were released,…

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Vince and Tom Mendenhall, son-and-father owners of Arlington, Wash.-based Historic Railway Restoration, outside a 1908 Turtleback streetcar that once operated on Tacoma streets. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Building History: A father-and-son team puts heritage trolleys...
by Todd Matthews • June 1, 2007 12:00 am

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is second of a two-part series on Tom and Vince Mendenhall — the father-and-son team that…

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Tom and Vince Mendenhall, father-and-son owners of Arlington, Wash.-based Historic Railway Restoration, inside a  Turtleback streetcar that once operated on Tacoma streets. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
End of the line, 130 miles north
by Todd Matthews • May 31, 2007 12:00 am

In the North Cascade foothills, just outside the town of Darrington, a stretch of Washington State Route 530 exists where…

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State award for Index's historic preservation coverage
State award for Index's historic preservation coverage
by Index Staff • May 9, 2007 12:00 am

The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) presented this year’s award for outstanding achievement in media to…

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"Anytime I was someplace and there was a postcard that had anything from Tacoma, I bought it," says Tacoma native John Graham, who has collected vintage postcards for 40 years. His collection is presently on display at Tacoma Historical Society's exhibit center downtown. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
"Wish you were there . . . "
by Todd Matthews • April 27, 2007 12:00 am

The tones are softer, the colors muted, but it’s all there. Arranged on a multi-paneled carousel inside the Tacoma Historical…

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