Tacoma Map Circa 1887
Our house was built in 1888. This map was published in 1887 and gives us a snapshot of Tacoma as it was when pur house was built. When I saw it on eBay for a few bucks, impulse buying kicked in. The map arrived yesterday. It is now scanned and ready for you to investigate. Trolley car fans should appreciate the old trolley routes shown on the map.
Here are a few questions for you:
Can anybody out there find me a photo or additional history on the ‘track’ in the bottom left corner of this image?
I think I have a name for it, but I can’t find any additional info.
When did Warner, Lawrence, and Proctor streets get their names?
You’ll find them on the map as Railroad and Rainier.
Only click the following link if you have a high speed connection or enjoy sitting around for a while. The image width is set at 1500 pixels and it has been optimized to 500k. I could’ve made it smaller, but then you wouldn’t be able to stare at the detail with quite the same level of clarity.
Link to the Large Image
3 comments
K Karen September 13, 2012
What a guy!
C Computer Repair Tacoma September 14, 2012
No you simply do like the rest of us have to do and learn to live within your means.
J JJ September 15, 2012
Have the city Tax on street motor vehicle parking within with limits of Tacoma with a permit needed.Say $600 per year per vehicle (Really it’s dirt cheap at only $50 per month for such a public nuisance).Or have a monthly,weekly or even a emergency daily permits available
No permit then you get your motor vehicle gets impounded (Exceptions delivery trucks,official vehicles,rental moving trucks).
That would bring in a lot of funds.since there are a huge excess of motor vehicles within the city of Tacoma.This would also mitigate global warming and sustainability issues so the city should love that.
Hold fun telethons on TV Tacoma to raise funds.
Hold a carnival or fair in Tacoma say at Pt Defiance Park to raise funds.You can dunk city council members or even the mayor for a fee which would be fun amongst rides,food and exhibits (like the Puyallup fair but smaller and more temporary)..
Have a mayor for a day in place of the Mayor for say
$1,000 a day on TV Tacoma when the current mayor is not available.Even Robert Jesse Hill would like that when he is set free