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1715 S. Tacoma Ave. 47°14′52″N 122°26′30″W / 47.24785°N 122.441564°W / 47.24785; -122.441564 ( Nihon Also known as the Japanese Language School, the building was built in 1922, and used to gather Japanese residents during World War II, before sending them to internment camps . [ 45 ]
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians plans to redevelop the site of its former Emerald Queen Tacoma I-5 Casino into an entertainment district, according to pre-application plans filed with the city of ...
The Emerald Queen, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ riverboat casino that operated from 1997 to 2004, is pictured while moored in Blair Waterway in a Nov. 9, 2006, file photo.
Situated in the city of Puyallup, 35 miles (56 km) south of Seattle and 10 miles (16 km) east of Tacoma near Mount Rainier, the fairgrounds cover an area of 160 acres (0.65 km 2) with buildings and land valued at more than $54 million. The facilities are available for rent throughout the year, making the grounds a valuable community resource.
Robert "Bob" Satiacum (1929–March 25, 1991) was a Puyallup tribal leader and an advocate of native treaty fishing rights in the United States. He was convicted in 1982 of attempted murder, embezzlement of tribal funds, and other charges but fled to Canada to avoid a prison term.
Cheney Stadium is named for Ben Cheney, a local businessman who worked to bring minor league baseball to Tacoma and also was put in control of the project. Cheney Stadium was constructed in 42 working days after the San Francisco Giants had committed to moving their Triple-A affiliate from Phoenix if the city could open the stadium for the beginning of the 1960 season. [9]
There will be no official winner of the decades-long, all-in-good-fun Lincoln District burger rivalry, as one of the two retro shops on South 38th Street and Thompson Avenue in Tacoma has closed.
Hilltop is near the historic Tacoma Public Library main branch, Bates Technical College, the Pierce County Courthouse, and the new Pierce County Correctional Facility, all of which are located on Hilltop's east side. Hilltop is also the home of the Evergreen State College's Tacoma Campus. It is adjoined by Tacoma's more affluent Stadium District.