Virtual Tour: Tacoma's Underground
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Step aside Seattle, Tacoma has an underground too and it is amazing. It is a fragmented maze of different buildings and tunnels that could be connected but languishes in mystery. Want to know more? Join us tonight at 8pm.
Great Virtual tour. I live in South Tacoma and have heard of a abandoned train tunnel in the area that some people have been looking for. I worked underground in the gold mines in Idaho in the 1980's. I love the underground.
When I went to Stadium we used the old boys swimming pool. You DID NOT want to have 6th period gym. In those days the black guys wanted to have the slick back hair like white guys, so they used gobs of hair creams to get it slicked down. By the time 6th period rolled around, the surface of the water looked like an oil spill.
Very cool history and photos.
You have given me back my youth! I moved to Tacoma in 1975, courtesy of the US Army. I grew up in California, but when I hit Tacoma, I knew I had found my hometown. My moves didn't end there, as job opportunities took me across the country and Inow have lived in more states than I care to admit. But Tacoma will ALWAYS be my hometown. When Murrey Morgan wrote South on the Sound, I went to his book signing. I remember one quote of his (Not sure if it was in that book or a different one. But the quote was. "If I had to choose, I would invest in Seattle, but live in Tacoma." God bless you for reigniting my love affair with my favorite city!!
Just stumbled on your channel. Stadium class of '76. Tacoma's first axe murderer was a student at Stadium. Signed his name in the attic. Some of us are the reason those tunnels are so hard to get into today🤣🤣🤣
Some creepy stuff- I lived in the North end just off 6th Avenue, and one of the kids who hung around with us was named Ted Bundy. In 1961 a girl named Ann Marie Burr, who also lived in that area disappeared and was never found. Many people suspect she was Bundy's first victim.
I saw you all touring last night as I sat outside at McMenamins 👍
Hey! Was that you by the Spanish bar?
Thank you soo much for posting this I love learning about our cities history...You Rock!
Wow!!! I didn't know any of this and I've lived in the Tacoma area for almost 20 years!!! Amazing 👏 work my friend!
Always very interesting 💕👵
A old friend of mine that passed away told me that there was several tunnels that were used to get illegal immigrants and goods from the port to further into the city. He specifically said one of them was near the train tracks next to the homeless shelter off of pacific in the hills. He said they were blocked off in the 60s and 70s because kids were getting in and being kids.
Great video...but truth be told I was excited and waiting for you to start walking around in the tunnels. I wanted a live tour!!! Still incredible history.
Fair enough, hopefully that’s the next one now that I have more access.
Yes, we expected a “live” virtual tour as well, not just stills. That is what the title implies.
I remember the dance club (now Ferguson architecture) and the tile floor - danced there in early 80s
I usually watch these while working my laid back computer job...#workfromhome! LOL But I need to do it right one weekend and have a drink in hand and curl up in bed/couch and watch them! Maybe one of these times I will catch you going live!
Keep me posted! Now I have to be on the look out for you.
What a great telling of the history and topography of the buildings of Tacoma… I’ve never been there and now want to come as a tourist & hopefully get to tour some of these buildings!
Awesome tour!! Thank you for the great information. So interesting!!!
That's pretty cool!
I've seen some of these when I worked for the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce for 12 years. After that I worked in the Pantages theater. That bathhouse underneath that plaza old spaghetti factory must have connected to 10th and commerce. If you walk up the steps from pacific to commerce Street between 9th and 11th (there is art work of a giant drip). When you head up those steps there is a short metal door. Inside that is a hole in the ground that goes down to a tiled bathhouse. Forgive me if you mentioned it in this video, I don't think I've seen it in this video. There is so many little spots all over Tacoma. I used to go into the vaults in minute man press where we stored the shooting star lights that go up around Christmas. Yep you mention the lights lol. I used to put those up from 2002 to 2012. Honestly though I got a little sick of the grit of Tacoma and moved toward mt. Rainier. Sort of near Clay City. The coolest thing I seen in Tacoma was an old bar just past 9th in pacific that had an old hand carved bar with old bearded man faces for the pillars and cupid carvings. A bar called Paddy coins opened and used that bar, i really liked that place. I wonder where that bar went.
I love that bar. It’s called the Forum now.
@@PrettyGrittyTours does the forum have the wooden bar i mentioned?
@@AllinAllisAllweAllare it still does.
Very cool. Never knew that about Tacoma. Remember those grates in Yakima when I was a kid
The Swiss is a awesome place to party and dance
Underground entrances under Washington building 10th and PAC ave
Can you explain?
This is so fascinating and interesting. Thank you.
The University of Washington has caused The Swiss to shut down. We lost a lot of history because of the college. This started well before the shutdowns.
I'm never gonna be able to drive through tacoma the sane again! Bremerton, where I live, has an underground too. Unfortunately, rumor has it, it all leads to the shipyard so is very off limits.
I have heard some good stories about it though
Just found your channel and love it
Yay! Thank you!
These old buildings were built way before we ever got here they are all over the world they were flooded out with mud floods and that's why there is an underground in the city's also all had mysterious fires right around the end of the 1800s very peculiar time
The Bank of California building is super cool. My mom worked there in the mid 60’s
Hotel Olympus was updated in 1909 but it was not built then it had already been there
Pretty cool information
Aww... I miss Paddy's
Me too
@@PrettyGrittyTours Reuben and an Irish car bomb were my go-to
You have some great tour videos!! Thank you for making these. Have you got the chance to do any live tours?? I live down in Roy and would love to see some of these places with my Wife. Thanks!
Absolutely! Our live tours are back. We take some time off in November and then back to it in December.
i m new to ur shit.. i loved it.. i live in grays harbor, i think u should talk about aberdeen an hoquiam wa.. lol.. thank u again
Hell yes I should. Thanks for coming along
We've visited the Seattle Underground multiple times and had no idea Tacoma underground tunnels too. Thanks for this virtual tour! Have you visited Port Gamble, WA? That town is amazing and has so much history. It would be a great virtual tour due to its history and ghosts.
All the old cities that were built before we got here have an underground.
Love your channel would like more wish I could help spread
i just found out tier is a creepy house on Tacoma tide flats
Went to stadium back in 1975-77. That girls pool was disgusting back then. It was like being in a dungeon. Always wondered if the water was clean and pure. Also on the 3rd floor where the auditorium was there were some entrances to narrow hallways with all of it being made of wood. My friends and I snuck in and made it to the Attic on the 4th floor. Creepy feeling going through it. What were they hiding in there I always wondered. It's not unusual to have tunnels connected to theaters back in the old days. Also my niece used to live in The Winthrop Apartments off of 9th and Commerce not far from Olympic Hotel. The Winthrop used to also be a Hotel. She would see ghosts there. I always got a creepy feeling when I was there to visit her. The energy was pretty dark there which affected my niece a lot. Was glad when she moved out. Those elevators are so slow there too. You can't go in there without a key and you have to call the tenants and they have to come down and open the door to let you in. The Tacoma Armory would be a good deep dive. Are there any underground places along South Tacoma Way too? Going to Stadium you had to go up and down stairs all day which kept you in great shape too.
The Mecca on Commerce is really haunted as well.
That's Tacoma
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Did you do a episode of the old western state hospital in Lakewood?
Your info on the illusive "train" tunnel is not quite accurate. Your information still has about 40% mis-information....
1) The tunnels route was directly under what is today called Center street.
2) While the Northern Pacific railroad controlled the southern route into Tacoma via the "Prarie Line" that ran along todays South Tacoma Way through Gallagher Gulch, effectively blocking the Union Pacific's access to Tacoma(port of Tacoma). So the Union Pacific R/R decided to build a tunnel from a Portal/point SW of the current location of the Tacoma/Pierce County Humane Society following roughly Center street, and Jefferson street to a Portal/pointpoint at the NE corner of 25th street and Jefferson street.
I grew up in Tacoma in the 60's and 70's, and lived there untill very recently... I know where most of the "skeletons" of that town are buried... Let's just say, Over the years? I've been known to get more than a few Tacoma cops lost in Tacoma.... (true statement". giggle
I grew up on 46th and Portland avenue East side of Tacoma can you please tell me where the hell is China lake
It took me forever to find it when I moved here. It is in between S 19th and S 12th off of S Winnifred. It has a nice trail.
Are you talking about the Snake lake water reserve by cheney stadium my bad I just looked it up I know exactly where it's at thank you lol
I have to see my phone I watched three of your videos and they were both an hour long and I grew up like I said Portland avenue and I didn't know half the stuff that you were spewing, the knowledge I thank you for that. And when you start doing actual tours in person please let me know man I would love to attend.... Just a little side note of the Central station down for Pacific avenue my grandfather in the early forties got hit by one of the trains that was leaving the station survived but his cousin did not. My grandfather's name was Warren Curtis Bjerge
@@stevenminchew4274 my man, I am sorry to hear about your grandpa’s cousin. Trains were so dangerous back then. I appreciate what you said. We are back open and doing tours again so hopefully we get to see you out there.
Are you a tour guide for "pretty gritty tours" ? when do you think they will start the tours again ? Thanks
I am. My hope is to have in person tours running again by late March but we will have to see.
Oh my gosh I wonder if you could get into the Drake buildiing on Pacific ave. (My uncles used to own and run a very popular night club) they both died sadly but I have vauge memories and would love to see inside again.
12:32 min to 12:50 I'll keep my money, Thank You!
Could all be used as fall out shelters. Why haven't they developed a portion for that.
I sincerely hope you will humor my question. Which location has the deepest underground area? I want to know where to take me and my dog if there is a worse case scenario and I bet I don't need to explain what I mean in this current geopolitical climate. Where would you personally go if you were trying to seek underground shelter in Downtown Tacoma area? Just assume I can get into any building if the need arouse. Of course this is all hypothetical, I won't be doing this. Really cool videos you do. Please humor me!
That is a good question. So many of the buildings here in Tacoma have their underground partially exposed because the hill creates daylight basements. There are two fallout shelters that were constructed underneath the Winthrop Hotel and beneath the Ansonia apartments I think. Both should still be there. The basement with the thickest walls is probably the bathhouse beneath the Pacific Plaza parking garage.
@@PrettyGrittyTours Thank you! So which one do you want to meet at when we get the warning? I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous but it's really not a bad plan to have! Apparently we'll have about a half an hour or less.
Never been in the tunnels huh? The Yakima tunnel, under Stadium? Glad to hear that legal disclaimer *Wink wink* 😁
Where was Tacoma's Chinatown located?
It used to run from the south end of Old Town down along to the North end of Thea Foss park.
If you ever need a urban exploration partner to gain access to any of these places I am down to help! Of course we will keep everything aboveboard wink wink. Awesome video.
aye brother ik i’m 2 years late but you got any cool spots like did you get access to any tunnels?
Do you know any history about Longview Wa ?
Tulalip Wa
Shelton
Do any homeless people stay down there? Just wondering!
No, it’s very hard to access