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1. The North End's Water Works Fairness Fight

   Tacoma’s City Council faces accusations of unequal treatment regarding public infrastructure costs for water hydrants.

   Feb 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

2. Railroad Seeks to Vacate Nine Waterfront Street Ends

   Tacoma’s City Council faces a standoff as the Northern Pacific Railway moves to consolidate control over city streets and waterfront access.

   Mar 18, 1909The Tacoma TimesMcCarver Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

3. The City Park Fight: Neighborhoods Clash Over $750,000 Bond Issue

   Tacoma's civic groups remain divided as the Round Table Club backs park funding, while the West End Improvement Club resists without a guarantee of local green space.

   Apr 7, 1909The Tacoma TimesN 5th St and N C St, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

4. Joyride to South Tacoma Ends in Empty Tank

   A stolen North End automobile was found abandoned in South Tacoma after the joyriders ran out of gas.

   Apr 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

5. A Neighborhood Stench in the West End

   Residents of Tacoma’s West End demand action after a broken sewer begins dumping raw waste onto an open lot.

   Jun 30, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

6. The Half-Million Dollar Idea

   A Tacoma inventor discovers a clever water-powered pump that draws the attention of a major syndicate.

   Sep 17, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNorth End, Tacoma, Pierce CountySnake Oil

7. A Night-Time Standoff in the North End

   A curious police officer patrolling the North End finds himself staring down the barrel of a resident's revolver.

   Jan 5, 1909The Tacoma TimesNorth End, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

8. The Battle of the West End

   Neighbors in Tacoma's West End are calling for city intervention after a wave of poisonings fails to curb the local dog population.

   Apr 27, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

9. The Great North End Porch Raids

   A string of minor thefts in Tacoma's North End has residents tracking footprints in the snow to find the culprits who made off with their cold victuals.

   Mar 3, 1904The Tacoma Times3410 North Mason Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

10. The City Takes a Stand on Waterfront Access

    Tacoma’s council committee blocks the vacation of public street ends to preserve waterfront access for the public.

    May 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

11. The South End's Sewer Crisis

    After ignoring warnings for months, the Tacoma City Council scrambles to address severe residential flooding in the South End.

    Jan 21, 1909The Tacoma Times41st St, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Disasters

12. The Hidden Killer in Tacoma's West End

    A local health inspector finds a dairy operating in conditions 'too filthy for belief,' threatening a typhoid epidemic for families across the district.

    Aug 9, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

13. South End Residents Demand Park Board Probe

    The South End Improvement Club initiates an inquiry into allegations of graft and the mistreatment of Point Defiance Park.

    Mar 10, 1909The Tacoma TimesPoint Defiance Park, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

14. The East End Fire Fight

    After a local shop burned down, a councilman demands improved water access and fire equipment for the city's growing East End.

    Mar 3, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

15. The Tragic End of Oscar Larson

    A logger’s desperate attempt to reconnect with his family ends in tragedy after his savings are stolen.

    Mar 12, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

16. The Tacoma Theater's Electric Sign Crumbles

    A fierce windstorm tears down the landmark illuminated sign on St. Helens Avenue.

    Jan 5, 1909The Tacoma TimesSt. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyGone Forever

17. Elderly laborer attempts suicide in Old Town

    An aged man struggling with chronic illness was restrained by bystanders after a desperate attempt to end his life in Tacoma's Old Town district.

    Jun 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesOld Town, Tacoma, Pierce County

18. Brutal Bare-Knuckle Prize Fight Ends in Foul

    A local pugilist match on Pennsylvania Avenue ends in controversy after a fighter strikes his opponent while he is down.

    Mar 17, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

19. The Mayor’s Chimneys Are on Fire

    Two separate blazes in Tacoma’s South End prompt a frantic response from the city fire department, revealing that even elected officials are not immune to the dangers of defective flues.

    Dec 24, 1903The Tacoma TimesSouth Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce County

20. The Minstrel Show of High Society

    Tacoma’s social elite perform in blackface for charity, reflecting the normalized racial appropriation of the 1890s.

    Apr 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyExclusion & Resistance · Nightlife

21. Abandoned Mill Consumed by Fire

    A high-wind blaze at the old Mentzer mill threatened nearby homes in the North End.

    Aug 6, 1904The Tacoma TimesSixth Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

22. A Terrifying Drop from a Fir

    An infantryman at Vancouver Barracks survives a forty-four-foot fall from a tree while attempting to catch a raccoon, an experience that left him shaken but alive.

    Jun 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

23. City Council moves to connect Center Street

    A new infrastructure project aims to link the west end and South Tacoma with a low-grade route.

    Feb 18, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

24. Typhoid Fears in the West End

    Tacoma health officials move to contain a potential outbreak linked to a local milk provider.

    Aug 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

25. The Battle for the Puyallup Line

    Commuters in Fern Hill join forces with the South End Improvement Club to protest service cuts on the Puyallup streetcar line.

    Mar 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

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