It is that time, just before the “new Fall Season” of TV. 500 channels of entertainment in HD, and there is nothing to see. We didn’t have all these options years ago. “Back in the old days”, in Seattle-Tacoma, we had 7 channels, if you counted KTPS Channel 62, which was totally in black and white and [...]
If I asked you to name the seventh performer on the first day of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in August of 1969, you’d probably have to look it up on the internet. If I asked you on a different occasion who Melanie Safka is, you’d probably have to look it up on the internet. [...]
After years of reading and writing news stories for the airwaves and print, I’m just not sure how to start this oddity.. Ok, so have you ever heard of the Maury Island UFO incident? Heck, let’s dig into the story just for fun. In the summer of 1947, a story hit the press about a [...]
There will be a lot to see and do at the celebration of Tacoma’s working waterfront coming up Sat & Sun, Aug 29-30, 2009 Time: 10a – 6p This is definitely a family event, fun for everyone. Bring your camera, there will be plenty of photo opportunities. Pacific Northwest artists will display their maritime art, [...]
Tacoma was once a hub for western region telephone services, with a huge room of operators and switchboards at 757 Fawcett Avenue. These ladies [and later, gents] shared the handling of telephone traffic for the western states covered by the Bell Company we knew as Pacific Northwest Bell. The USA was split up into eight regions for the Bell [...]
For a few weeks now, I have been trying to recall what store was in place of the 40th & Bridgeport Albertsons, back in the 60s. After more research, it turns out, the store was a Food King. Pictured here is the old Food King store at 56th (South Tacoma Way) which was next to [...]
