Tacoma in the Seattle Times

Tacoma is the subject of an opinion piece in the Seatte Times this morning:

Tacoma’s downtown treasures are in its old, brick buildings, some cavernous, some empty, many refurbished and robust. Cities close to water and the thoroughfares of commerce are going to do well in the new century, Tacoma among them with $350,000 condos downtown, art museums, a pub district and new interest from developers.

...What Tacoma did with its downtown high school should be examined by every urban architect in the region. Blending old and new is what Tacoma is about, not just a fresh start but a new start to an old town.

This isn’t news for any of us that have lived here.  On the other hand, it is good to see regional press that acknowledges our progress without talking about the smell of the air twenty years ago or Chihuly… nothing against Chihuly.

Link to the Seattle Times