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- 1936-09-02
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Tuesday evening, September 1, 1936, the skies lit up over Tacoma and a cloudburst brought down over 1/2 inch of rain on the city in less than 30 minutes. The downpour quickly overwhelmed the Tacoma storm drain system. Drivers coming off the 11th Street bridge found their cars up to their running boards in standing water. The streetcars were stalled for a short time, and water gushed into the entrances and basements of some of the stores on Pacific Avenue. (T. Times 9/2/1936 p.1).
Rain--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weather--Tacoma--1930-1940; Storms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);