Tacoma Urbanist
Jan. 13, 2008 at 12:15am
Book Signing: Tacoma's Historic Proctor District by Former Councilmember Bill Evans
Recently, there have been some good books published on Tacoma's history.
The latest one is by the former Tacoma City Councilmember Bill Evans.
When Allen C. Mason launched his Point Defiance line in the early 1890s, the Proctor area became one of Tacoma’s first streetcar suburbs. Before this time, Tacoma’s North End was a remote, unsettled region populated only by those visiting the city’s horseracing track. After Mason established a streetcar stop at the intersection of North Twenty-sixth and Proctor Streets—near the racetrack—businesses began to line the thoroughfare.
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Through vintage photographs selected from private collections and the Tacoma Public Library, Gallacci and Evans provide a glimpse of one of Tacoma’s first streetcar suburbs.
The authors are also having a book signing:
Caroline Gallacci & Bill Evans, co-authors of
“Tacoma’s Proctor District”
A new book from Arcadia Publishing
Will appear at a double reception and book signing
Friday, January 25th
6:00 P.M. to 8:00 PM
Meet Bill Evans at
The Pacific Northwest Shop
2720 North Proctor
Meet
Caroline Gallacci at
Culpepper Books
2521 North Proctor
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served
For more information contact:
The Pacific Northwest Shop
253-752-2242
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