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Tacoma is home to a vibrant, creative community of writers, artists and musicians, photographers, filmmakers, passionate entrepreneurs and small business owners. It also serves as a base for large companies like BNY Mellon, Columbia Bank and Key Bank.
Drawing families to its charming neighborhoods with big city amenities, true urbanites are drawn to downtown Tacoma for its competitively priced living spaces with sweeping mountain, city and water views.
A haven for hikers, runners and cyclists, Tacoma is alive with activity from students attending the University of Washington Tacoma, the University of Puget Sound, The Evergreen State College Tacoma campus, local trade and technical colleges, and nearby Pacific Lutheran University.
Tacoma's gourmands and culinary connoisseurs have cultivated a scene for foodies that’s made national press, while its world renowned museums, top-notch meeting and convention spaces, and huge headliner concerts have drawn visitors from across the globe.
Just 20 minutes away from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and easily accessible from downtown Seattle and other neighboring cities, Tacoma is a city on the rise.
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Point Defiance, Tacoma, Washington, June, 2015
Point Defiance, Tacoma, Washington, near Anthony's Seafood Restaurant, June, 2015. The ferry is operated by Washington State Ferries and transits between Point Defiance and Tahlequah.
Micro shelter opens in Tacoma
A homeless micro shelter consisting of 22 units opened Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at 802 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, down the street from an encampment at People’s Park in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood.
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Feb. 18, 2018 Snowing in Tacoma
Feb. 18, 2018 Snowing in Tacoma, WA, USA
Tacoma Dive Show
Tacoma Dive Show, Washington, May 2010
Moving to Tacoma, Washington
How do you like the smell of rain? What about coffee? Well, as new residents of Tacoma, Washington, you are getting plenty of both! Local Moving and Storage Expert Kim Merow can tell you a thing or two about moving to this rainy city.
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BNSF: Steilacoom and Chambers Bay Washington
I had a chance to spend a few hours track side (and water side on Puget Sound) while visiting friends in the Tacoma, Washington area. In this video we see some of the Pierce County ferry boat operations to Anderson Island while waiting for trains at the Historic town of Steilacoom. Then, we move a few miles north along the sound to Chambers Bay and its historic lift bridge, the only one left of it's type in the United States. We also see some of the wildlife that call the waters of Puget Sound home. Hope you enjoy! Please like and subscribe.
Visiting Capitol Lake /Heritage Park In Washington State!
Capitol Lake is a 3 kilometer long, 260acre artificial lake at the mouth of Deschutes River in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. The Olympia Brewery sits on Capitol Lake in Tumwater, just downstream from where the Tumwater Falls meet the lake. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) manages the lake, as part of The Washington State Capitol Campus.
The Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Washington - Free Stock Footage
This free stock footage features a low-angle shot of the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Washington. The footage was shot from Hidden Beach at Titlow Park, where you can find beautiful views of Puget Sound.
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Train Vs Ped Steilacoom Washington
Steilacoom Washington May 6, 2013 Stelacoom Police and Pierce county fire and rescue responded today to a report of a man run over by a train just south of the Steilacoom Ferry Dock today just after 6:00PM. BNSF railroad confirmed by phone that a 42 year old man who was tresspassing on BNSF property was in fact run over and killed by a grain train traveling Northbound at approximatly 50MPH. The pierce County Coroners office is investigating the incident.
View of Puget Sound from North Tacoma - Free Stock Footage
This free stock footage features a beautiful view of Puget Sound from Hidden Beach at Titlow Park in North Tacoma.
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Western Washington - Drone Video
Here's some clips of places I've flown around Western Washington. Filmed January to May 2016.
0:00 Alder Lake
0:10 South Puget Sound Wildlife Area
0:15 Saltar's Point
0:20 Fort Steilacoom Park
0:26 Saltar's Point
0:31 Swan Creek Park
0:41 Fort Nisqually
0:56 Mima Mounds
1:07 South Puget Sound Wildlife Area
1:12 Browns Point Lighthouse Park
1:22 Steilacoom, WA
1:27 Farrell's Marsh Wildlife Area
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Tacoma, Washington | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:12 1 History
00:02:21 1.1 Early history
00:05:13 1.2 Early 20th century
00:06:32 1.3 The Great Depression
00:07:46 1.3.1 Tacoma's Hooverville
00:09:18 1.4 Post-WWII
00:10:51 1.5 Downtown revival
00:12:10 1.6 Crime
00:13:29 2 Geography
00:14:48 2.1 Climate
00:15:13 2.2 Surrounding cities
00:15:22 3 Demographics
00:16:12 3.1 2010 census
00:18:54 4 Government
00:20:51 5 Commerce and industry
00:22:55 5.1 Top employers
00:23:11 6 Transportation
00:26:52 6.1 Roads and highways
00:27:41 6.2 Public transportation
00:29:55 7 Public utilities
00:32:27 8 Parks
00:35:07 9 Architecture
00:35:46 9.1 Historic landmarks
00:38:01 10 Education
00:40:43 11 Cultural attractions
00:43:16 12 Mass media
00:45:01 13 Sports
00:46:16 14 Notable people
00:47:13 15 Neighborhoods
00:49:23 16 Sister cities
00:49:33 17 See also
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Tacoma ( tə-KOH-mə) is a midsized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle (of which it is the largest satellite city), 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. 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 around 1 million.
Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, originally called Takhoma or Tahoma. It is locally known as the City of Destiny because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 19th century. The decision of the railroad was influenced by Tacoma's neighboring deep-water harbor, Commencement Bay. By connecting the bay with the railroad, Tacoma's motto became When rails meet sails. Commencement Bay serves the Port of Tacoma, a center of international trade on the Pacific Coast and Washington's largest port.
Like most industrial cities, Tacoma suffered a prolonged decline in the mid-20th century as a result of suburbanization and divestment. Since the 1990s, developments in the downtown core include the University of Washington Tacoma; Tacoma Link, the first modern electric light rail service in the state; the state's highest density of art and history museums; and a restored urban waterfront, the Thea Foss Waterway.
Tacoma has been named one of the most livable areas in the United States. In 2006, Tacoma was listed as one of the most walkable cities in the country. That same year, the women's magazine Self named Tacoma the Most Sexually Healthy City in the United States.Tacoma gained notoriety in 1940 for the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which earned the nickname Galloping Gertie.
Cormorants & Gulls on Old Pilings in Tacoma, Washington - Free Stock Footage
This free stock footage features cormorants and gulls on old pilings in Tacoma, Washington. The pilings are located just south of the Narrows Bridge near Titlow Park in North Tacoma.
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History: Tolmie State Park and Indian Wars 1855-1856; Olympia, WA
The Indian Wars were a special moment in history that must have been very emotional and deadly for people in this area.
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NTSB Video: AMTRAK Train Collision with Maintenance-of-Way Equipment
On November 14 of this year – a little more than a month before an Amtrak train derailed near Tacoma, WA killing at least three people – the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a lack of a strong safety culture was at the heart of an Amtrak accident that led to the death of two maintenance workers in Chester, PA last year.
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