Daily Archives: October 6, 2011

Big M Stained Glass/Boys Club/Longfellow School

Big M Stained Glass at 711 south 25th Street Tacoma, WA 98405 has one of the best signs in Tacoma! The building is home to pretty much anything one would need to make stained glass and they also do lovely custom work.

http://www.bigmsg.com/

The site has an interesting history. In 1886 the South School was constructed. And in 1889, the three story primary school was renamed the Longfellow School. The school closed after 50 years in 1936 because the building had deteriorated. The school’s first 4th grade teacher was Fay E. Fuller who in 1890 because the first woman to climb Mt. Rainier. More information about the Longfellow School can be found here http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/buildings/bldg1up.asp?n=3810

The school was demolished in 1936 and the Tacoma Boy’s Club was constructed on the site in 1942. The club even had a year round swimming pool, which was added in 1951. In 1979 the Boys Club moved their operations to Stanley Playfield, where it is today. In 1983 the property was purchase and remodeled.

Happy Dragon

I had a little time to stop for dinner and didn’t want fast food, but didn’t have the time or funds for extra nice.  And I’d been meaning to stop at Happy Dragon Chinese at 5104 Sixth Avenue, Tacoma.  It was an early dinner for me and I was their only customer, though a couple of folks came in for take out.  I ordered the curry chicken and it was good and plenty for two meals. The meal was served with white rice at no additional cost, which isn’t always the case now a days.

http://happydragontacoma.com/