TACOMA, WA + Why don't I try something different?

mSeattle · #1 Posted **Jun 26, 2014, 3:18 AM**

Tacoma (/təˈkoʊmə/, US dict: tə·kō′·mə) is a mid-sized urban port city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.[5] The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle, 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to the 2010 census.[6] Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region, which has a population of around 1 million people.

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington

Tacoma, WA by mSeattle, on Flickr

Nexis4Jersey · #2 Posted **Jun 26, 2014, 3:27 AM**

Interesting idea , captures a colorful snapshot of the city.

mSeattle · #3 Posted **Jun 26, 2014, 5:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Interesting idea , captures a colorful snapshot of the city.

Thanks. However, credit goes to "giovanny sasso" as he did something like this as a part of one of his threads.

downtownpdx · #4 Posted **Jun 26, 2014, 4:59 PM**

Very cool, I need to check out Tacoma one of these days away from I-5 ! Love the sunset shot.

InlandEmpire · #5 Posted **Jun 26, 2014, 5:26 PM**

Cool post! Downtown Tacoma is definitely worth a stop off of I5 if you have time. Great bones, and a nice setting. I decided to go spend time there and check it out for the first time a couple months ago and was impressed. The drive up along Ruston Ave toward Point Defiance along the water is cool too.

ColDayMan · #6 Posted **Jun 27, 2014, 3:07 AM**

I like!

mSeattle · #7 Posted **Jul 6, 2014, 1:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by downtownpdx

Very cool, I need to check out Tacoma one of these days away from I-5 ! Love the sunset shot.

Thanks. Definitely worth a visit if only to see what makes it different if not as "successful" and hip as the two bigger cities on I-5 in these parts.

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Originally Posted by InlandEmpire

Cool post! Downtown Tacoma is definitely worth a stop off of I5 if you have time. Great bones, and a nice setting. I decided to go spend time there and check it out for the first time a couple months ago and was impressed. The drive up along Ruston Ave toward Point Defiance along the water is cool too.

I hear you can now walk/bike between the two via the waterfront. I want to try that next.

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Originally Posted by ColDayMan

I like!

To get the ColDay stamp of approval (and with exclamation) is feat unto itself. Thank you sir.

May I add a few more here?

Zigzag fountain promenade from 10th Avenue to theater park plaza.

SAM_5957 by mSeattle, on Flickr

On the park plaza

SAM_5958 by mSeattle, on Flickr

The young campus of the University of Washington - Tacoma

SAM_5976 by mSeattle, on Flickr

SAM_5978 by mSeattle, on Flickr

SAM_5982 by mSeattle, on Flickr

Tacoma, WA by mSeattle, on Flickr

Tacoma_16 by mSeattle, on Flickr

The Point Defiance Park, Zoo and Aquarium area

Tacoma, WA by mSeattle, on Flickr

Gorgeous park grounds

Tacoma, WA by mSeattle, on Flickr

Hot Rod · #8 Posted **Jul 20, 2014, 9:47 AM**

Is Bellevue bigger than Tacoma?

Groninger · #9 Posted **Jul 20, 2014, 1:47 PM**

Bellevue is not bigger. Wealthier, by a long shot.

mhays · #10 Posted **Jul 20, 2014, 6:59 PM**

Downtown Bellevue is large because it's successful as the secondary business node for the whole Seattle metro, and is fairly close to the center of the metro.

Downtown Tacoma is more reflective of being a semi-independent city of its own, which happens to be enough in the Seattle orbit that it's partially a bedrooom area. Tacoma and its southern/eastern/western suburbs combined have a fraction of the office space they should have if fully independent.

mSeattle · #11 Posted **Sep 8, 2014, 11:45 PM**

I would agree. Tacoma has had to find some survival or success more on the blue-collar level and not necessarily at the Class A office level. That's actually kind of attractive and gives it a different feel than Bellevue, although Tacoma has its wealthy parts too.

Wheelingman04 · #12 Posted **Sep 9, 2014, 3:08 PM**

I wish I had time to visit Tacoma when I was in Seattle. Thanks for the tour

destroycreate · #13 Posted **Sep 9, 2014, 4:07 PM**

Seems like Tacoma is the Oakland of the Seattle area.

mSeattle · #14 Posted **Sep 19, 2014, 4:35 AM**

Tacoma is much smaller than Oakland, but they are kind of similar to their larger neighboring cities. I think it's also at a distance from Seattle that's similar to SF/SJ. I might be wrong.

Other threads I've done on Tacoma or with some Tacoma.

Tacoma WA - We're still here
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/...d.php?t=201732

Olympia WA - A transit day-trip challenge (a ride-through)
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/...d.php?t=203243