Karen Vialle, former mayor of Tacoma, discusses the problems that Tacoma was facing when she became mayor. She mentions the Safe Streets Campaign and Neighborhood Improvement Committee as responses to those problems.
Message: Are you with us this year. Mountain Hikers meet to talk it over Tues. Night June 9 at 8: AH Denman will give us a steri-opticon trip to Olympics & Mt. Tacoma. Come and bring a friend. Yours, C.F. Nevius.
Built in 1909, dedicated in 1910 -- the Stadium Bowl, located at 211 N. E St., originally was said to have held as many as 60,000 people at events held there. Modern capacity is 15,000. circa 1914.
Printed on front: Stadium High School and Stadium, which will seat 50,000, Tacoma, Wash.
Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school. circa 1907.
Message: I commenced school yesterday, and it seemed funny not to see you there. Practice by the high school football team was started last night. "Dick."
Addressee: Archie R. Kelsey, 120 Walnut St., Austin, Illinois.
