Book Overview
In 1865, Job Carr paddled a canoe to his new homestead on a small harbor that would become Old Tacoma. The area's notorious reputation--as "The Wildest Port North of San Francisco's Barbary Coast"--haunted it for decades after the tall-masted schooners, sailors, brothels, and saloons were gone. Situated on the deepwater shoreline of Commencement Bay to ship timber from the vast tracts surrounding it, "Old Tacoma" was bypassed by the Northern Pacific terminus in favor of "New Tacoma" a few miles away. Settled by waves of Scandinavian and Croatian immigrants to work the mills and purse seiners, Old Tacoma became an isolated community. Though industry, shipbuilding, and timber mills gave way to commerce and recreation, the community of Old Tacoma still retains the unique flavor of its colorful past.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738531030
ISBN13:9780738531038
Release Date:May 2006
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Great history of a great town
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a fasciniating book. I have learned many things I didn't know about this area of Tacoma. The pictures are fantastic and I have had a great time comparing the historical photos to the actual places. This has just confirmed my love of this fabulous city.
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