An unexpected sight is nestled behind a Fred Meyer in Tacoma’s South End.
In between the grocery store and a row of homes, passersby will see color. And lots of it.
The intersection of South 72nd and South D streets has for the last two years been home to about 700 feet of murals, community art space and gardening plots – affectionately referred to as “Tacoma’s skinniest park.” Part of the South End Neighborhood Council’s effort to beautify the once-blighted area that began two years ago, some say the community space has had an outsized impact…