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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013
Vol. CXXIII, No. 250
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Year In Review
Old Town Dock Restoration Photos Courtesy Metro Parks Tacoma Tacoma's once-crumbling and shuttered 140-yearold Old Town Dock reopened this year following a major restoration project. The dock, located at 2123 Schuster Parkway and stretching out toward Commencement Bay, dates back to 1873 and has been a hub for a variety of activities: a wharf for commercial fishing vessels; a chance to get closer to the water while visiting Tacoma's Old Town neighborhood; a place for emergency services such as the Coast Guard and Tacoma Fire to hold rescue exercises; and a quiet spot to fish on a sunny afternoon. It was closed to the public in the summer of 2008 for a variety of safety reasons, including a deteriorating deck and structural deficiencies ("City restricts Old Town Dock access," Tacoma Daily Index, July 11, 2008; "City, Metro Parks to discuss future of shuttered Old Town Dock," Tacoma Daily Index, June 16, 2010). The dock reopened in May following a $2.3 million renovation ("$2M Old Town Dock project could begin this summer," Tacoma Daily Index, April 17, 2012; "Tacoma's Old Town Dock could be repaired by next summer," Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 22, 2012; "Tacoma's Old Town Dock reopens May 15," Tacoma Daily Index, May 13, 2013). Visitors can now enjoy views from the new benches, improved lighting, and two new slips that can moor vessels up to 40 feet and 60 feet, as well as low, free-board floats extending off the main dock to accommodate kayakers. In addition, the new dock grating increases light penetration beneath and around the dock by 30 percent to better serve the salmon population nearby. In June, Metro Parks Tacoma formally unveiled "Droplets," an illustrated scavenger hunt created by Tacoma artist Chandler O'Leary that challenges visitors to discover the history, importance, and beauty of this location ("Public art part of $2M Old Town Dock rehab," Tacoma Daily Index, June 8, 2012; "Tacoma's Old Town Dock public art dedication June 16," Tacoma Daily Index, June 13, 2013). According to Metro Parks Tacoma officials, Old Town Dock has been host and witness to a wide variety of industries, events, neighborhood dynamics, natural history, celebrations, tragedies, and everyday narratives. O'Leary's artwork includes 24 vignettes that provide a glimpse of some of the true stories that have unfolded on or near this site over the years.
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