1171 TAYLOR WAY, TACOMA

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ca. 1931. Tacoma City Steam Plant No. 2, 1171 Taylor Way, also known as the Tideflats Steam Plant. The plant was built in 1930 and began operation in 1932. It closed in 1973. After being refitted to burn coal, wood and garbage, it reopened 1991-98. It reopened again 2000-01. It was dismantled and sold for scrap recovery in 2007.

Steam plants--Tacoma--1930-1940;

1171 TAYLOR WAY, TACOMA

  • 6 images. Tideflats Steam Plant / Steam Plant No.2 -began operation in 1932 -closed in 1973 -reopened in July 1991 after being modified to burn coal, wood and garbage -closed again in 1998 -reopened in 2000 -closed again in 2001 -plant sold for scrap recovery in 2007 SEE ALSO: TPL Catalog/Clipping File TDL 6/15/1930 p.D8 (il under construction) TDL 7/27/1930 p.A10 Rushing work on new city power plant (il under construction) TDL 9/7/1930 p.A3 (sketch) TDL 1/4/1931 p.D6 (il under construction) TDL 5/26/1931 Rotogravure Sec. p.8 (il) TDL 10/14/1931 p.1 Power plant concrete poor TDL 10/15/1931 p.1 Davisson will fix blame ... (il) TDL 10/24/1931 p.1 Heads fall in probe of city plant TDL 10/28/1931 p.1 Steam plant repairs costly TDL 1/24/1932 p.D6 Steam plant construction nears finish (repairs by Ward Construction Co., contr.) TDL 2/9/1932 Gravure Sec. p.6 (il) TDL 3/4/1932 p.3 Steam plant is ready for final tests TDL 5/12/1932 p.1 Tacoma lighted by current generated in new steam plant TNT 9/28/1937 p.1 Idle plant put to use TNT 9/30/1937 p.3 City dads inspect steam plant (interior il) TNT 12/24/1952 p.12 Will repair steam plant TNT 1/23/1955 p.A1 Steam plant expansion doubles power output (interior il) TNT 6/6/1998 p.A1 Tacoma closes its incinerator TNT 12/3/1998 p.B1 Utility to lease steam plant to city TNT 4/28/2000 p.B1 Steam plant puts Tacoma on another national map (elected to the Power Plant Hall of Fame) TNT 8/15/2001 p.B1 Steam plant closes over ash buildup TNT 9/1/2001 p.B1 Groups steamed over plant; environmentalists object to pollution exemption ... TNT 5/24/2002 p.A1 Tacoma attempts to restart its steam plant TNT 2/15/2007 p.D1 Tideflats steam plant sold for scrap 363.37 T142O p.159 (account of fire on 1/11/1976) 979.778 H628H Vol. IV p.70 (il)
  • Year Built: 1930
  • Decade Built: 1930s
  • Demolished: 2007

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