More Teardown Action

We don’t see teardowns that often around Tacoma and now, after a high profile one last week, we get a low profile one elsewhere in town.  From what we hear it’s near South 8th and Trafton.  Sound right?  One of our tipsters suggests that, from what he’s heard, the site is being cleared for apartments or condos.  The land doesn’t seem to be particularly interesting.  Was there something dreadfully wrong with this home or was it simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? 

Now that our land is becoming more valuable and more money is in the wallets of our residents, it does appear that teardowns could become more of an issue.  I’m not advocating that we save every old house and buiding in town.  Generally speaking, teardowns haven’t been a big issue in Tacoma for a long time.  What should we do?  It’s time for us to see what we have and begin to protect what we care about.  Will every house be sacred?  No, but I don’t want to see another home with history and distinction, like the Mattson Mansion, disappear. 

If anybody knows the address of this home project, can you send it to me? 

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