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Archive Home > 2010 > July > 11 > 2 days in Tacoma

2 days in Tacoma

Washington's second city wears a new face in the 21st century

By John Gottberg Anderson / The Bulletin
July 11, 2010

TACOMA —

Not many years ago, western Washington's second city was regarded as anything but a mecca for tourism.

The community of about 200,000 people, a half hour's drive south of Seattle, had a hardened reputation as a gritty blue-collar town with a high crime rate. Regular travelers passing....

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