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D154000-33
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- 1968-02-13 (Creation)
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1968 Richards Stock aerial footage. Wright Park. Located near Tacoma's downtown business district, the park with its shady trees and meandering paths provided a tranquil setting for urban dwellers. Lawn bowlers took advantage of the smooth manicured playing field and in the winter, skaters would venture onto the park's frozen ponds. The glassed-in Seymour Conservatory, still in use in 2005, was filled with exotic blossoms as well as native Northwest foliage. The Greek ionic-styled First Church of Christ, Scientist, located on Division directly across from the park, was built in 1911. The City Waterway (now Thea Foss) can be seen on the upper left of the picture with part of the industrial Tideflats in view.
Aerial views; Wright Park (Tacoma); First Church of Christ, Scientist (Tacoma); City Waterway (Tacoma);