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Vol. CXXIV, No. 68
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Public hearings Wednesday for 2 historic buildings, Mr. Dahl Drive nominations Posted online Mon., April 8 Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Photos Courtesy Historic Tacoma / Lowell Elementary School Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold public hearings this week for nominations to formally recognize two historic buildings in the Hilltop neighborhood, as well as the late principal of a local elementary school. One hearing will focus on a nomination to rename a section of roadRIGHT: Historic way in honor of Bob Dahl, Tacoma has nominatthe late principal of Lowed the Kellogg-Sicker ell Elementary School. (left) and Pochert Dahl passed away on (right) buildings in March 18, 2012, at the Tacoma's Hilltop age of 58 after he was neighborhood to Tahospitalized following a diagnosis of idiopathic coma's Register of Historic Places. ABOVE: pulmonary fibrosis, a A group of students lung disease in which the at Lowell Elementary lungs develop scar tissue School in Tacoma has of unknown causes, acsubmitted a request cording to Tacoma Public to City Hall to rename Schools officials. Earlier a section of roadway this year, a group of stunear their school to dents at Lowell Elemenhonor their late printary School submitted cipal, Bob Dahl, who a request to City Hall passed away last year. to rename a half-block section of North 13th Street at Yakima Avenue near their school to "Mr. Dahl Drive." Students gathered more than 150 signatures in support of the proposal. They also wrote
more than five-dozen letters requesting the street name honor, as well as more than a dozen handdrawn maps of the area and the section of the street to be renamed. The school's PTA has also offered to help cover some of the expenses related to new signs and changing the school's address, which is the only building that would be affected if the nomination is approved. Another hearing will focus on a nomination to place the Kellogg-Sicker Building, former home of Browne's Star Grill, and the Pochert Building on the local register of historic places. Both the KelloggSicker Building and Pochert Building date back to
1906 and 1904, respectively, and were designed by pioneer Tacoma architect Carl August Darmer. Both properties, which sit vacant today, were purchased by the City of Tacoma in 2005. Last year, Historic Tacoma, a non-profit organization that advocates for historic preservation, placed the buildings on its "Watch List" of endangered properties. The landmarks commission is scheduled to hold public hearings on the nominations on Weds., April 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Council Chamber / first floor. The public is invited to comment on the nominations during the hearings.
Road closures planned Saturday for Tacoma's Daffodil Parade
In celebration of the 80th annual Daffodil Parade, the following roads will be closed Sat., April 13 from 5 a.m. to noon: A Street, from Ninth Street to 24th Street; Pacific Avenue, from Ninth Street to 24th Street; East 11th Street from Market Street to Portland Avenue; and East 11th Street will be one-way eastbound from St. Paul to Portland Avenue. The A Street and 15th Street exits from
I-705 will be closed. Schuster Parkway will remain open and Commerce Street will be accessible from the Stadium exit. The I-705 onramp at Ninth Street will be open and drivers will be able to cross Pacific Avenue at SR-509 and 21st Street. For more information on road closures associated with the Tacoma Daffodil Parade, please call (253) 591-5932.