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Tacoma Water Works

 Today I drove by and checked in to the Tacoma Water Works Building at 3501 South Union Avenue (previous address 3506 South 35th Street). Tacoma, WA 98409 (253) 502-8384. I’ve often admired the architectural style of this industrial building, which contains almost 40,000 square feet of space per the public record.  The building was constructed in 1937 at a cost of $137,000.  It is occupied by the Tacoma Water Department.  A photo of the building from 1977 can be found here:

http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/buildings/bldg1image.asp?j=2&o=2&n=27596&i=8923#text

And a photo of the building under construction can be found here:

http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp?un=6&pg=1&srequest=Municipal+services–Tacoma&stemming=&phonic=&fuzzy=&maxfiles=

A big thank you to Brian at the Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library and also my friend Mary! 🙂