The budget outing: Tucked between Museum Row and Point Defiance Park is the Tacoma that could have been.
Old Town, a historical section of the Commencement Bay waterfront and a four-block stretch of North 30th Street south of Ruston Way, once was destined to be a city. Today it's a quiet business district, divided by the railroad tracks that have played a role in its history since the 1800s.
By Carol Pucci | June 23, 2005
TACOMA When pioneer Job Carr sailed by the cozy little bluff west of present-day Tacoma in search of the best terminus for the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1864, he cried, "Eureka! Eureka!" He'd found it.
Today, the tiny area that captivated Carr is known as Tacoma's Old Town, and visitors looking for the city's charming side may share his reaction.
By Tyrone Beason | April 11, 2002
