Early Tacoma Scene on Ebay

If you’re into Tacoma’s history, like we are, this Ebay listing is very intriguing.  It’s a circa 1888 cabinet card photo taken from a window in the Northern Pacific Railroad’s Headquarters.  You look across what is now Pacific Avenue to see the St. Charles Hotel with a buggy parked out front where the Elks Building will eventually built.  You see small houses and buildings heading up the hill where the City Hall and the ‘tall’ buildings along Broadway will be built. 

I looked around the Tacoma Public Library’s website for information on some of these buildings.  While I can find a reference to places like the St. Charles, there aren’t any photos. This is a great piece of Tacoma history.  Who wants it?  Whoever brings it home, can I get a copy? 

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