BY SARAH A. JONES for WEEKLY VOLCANO | 8/21/2026
Clues:
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| 2. | Opened in 1924, it became “Community World Theatre” in the mid-1980s—a legendary Tacoma venue where this newly named band once played |
| 4. | in 1943, this new 2,000-unit housing development for defense workers was ready for occupancy |
| 6. | Once its own company town, now a Tacoma waterfront neighbor |
| 7. | Wapato Park has one that was built in the 1930’s |
| 10. | Tacoma boy whose 1935 kidnapping made national headlines |
| 12. | This oddly shaped downtown building has watched Tacoma change for more than a century |
| 14. | ___ Kist, Tacoma soda born when breweries couldn’t sell beer |
| 17. | This District plays host to Tacoma HONK! Fest every fall |
| 19. | Some landmarks ask you to look around. This Tree asks you to look up |
| 21. | Opened in the early 1930s before it became Thriftway it was _ Market |
| 24. | The pup that didn’t survive Galloping Gertie |
| 25. | Local coffee shop that roasts their beans in the woods |
| 27. | Tiny Beach neighborhood tucked beneath the cliffs along the waterfront |
| 28. | These Baths helped shape Tacoma’s swimming culture long before modern aquatic centers existed |
| 30. | 6th Avenue breakfast spot with a name as memorable as its menu |
| 31. | This Tacoma Mansion was built in 1905 by Charles Miller |
| 32. | Retro-style joint serving burgers in the Lincoln District sine the 1950’s |
| 34. | This Fort was originally established near the current town of DuPont |
| 35. | Surviving piece of Point Defiance Zoo’s first bear enclosure |
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| 1. | Tacoma’s oldest sister city |
| 3. | Tacoma coffeehouse whose name sounds like a call to arms |
| 5. | This Inlet is in Northern Pierce County |
| 8. | “Top of the ___,” the Ruston Way landmark destroyed by fire in 1977 |
| 9. | First Black woman in Tacoma’s League of Women Voters |
| 11. | There is one at Point Defiance Park that was completed in 1921 |
| 13. | In 1920 you could catch the silent version of “Pollyanna” at this downtown theater |
| 15. | Tacoma’s first indoor swimming pool was one of these |
| 16. | Tacoma diner that served generations before closing in 2026 |
| 17. | Tacoma’s island at the center of a notorious 1947 UFO hoax |
| 18. | Tacoma ice cream parlor whose 1974 grand opening featured a red-licorice ribbon cutting |
| 20. | Historic downtown District where Tacoma’s early saloons once catered to dockworkers and politicians |
| 22. | Long-gone Tacoma restaurant whose sauce was almost as famous as the name |
| 23. | Tacoma neighborhood shaped like the name suggests |
| 26. | This new north end Cafe & Bakery is coming soon to Dave’s old location |
| 27. | The railroad pass named for workers who quit and headed for Tacoma |
| 29. | Before it was the Temple, Tacoma’s St. Helens theater bore this name |
| 33. | In 1957 this King played an intimate show in Tacoma’s Lincoln Bowl |
Answers below!
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