Along North Union Avenue near Tacoma’s Proctor neighborhood, tall trees form an arch, their canopies stretching out from wide street medians.
In mid-August, 18 blocks of this North End street were unanimously added to Tacoma’s Register of Historic Places by the Tacoma City Council, an unusual feat for a roadway. What makes this place special? And why did residents push so hard for the historic designation?
The News Tribune took a walk along the greenway Thursday to learn more, accompanied by longtime neighbor Jodi Cook and Marshall McClintock, with Historic Tacoma…