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I'd like to see Russia nuke the fuck out of that shit hole so we don't have to watch shit videos of some muppet driving around a dump. Get a life you knob jockey.
Nice Video, I'd like to see more of the old Down Town Tacoma! Especially the old mason buildings. That show evidence of half-buried Windows and doorways... pre-mudflood #tartarianempire #buildings #worldwide
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I was an exchange student in Tacoma in 2006. Haven't been back ever since. It was great being able to ride through DT Tacoma once again. Thanks for sharing!
WOW so beautiful ! I like how it’s not crowded/busy and the gloomy weather is perfect ! I’m not a big fan of the sun, I prefer the cold over the hot. I also like the fact on how quiet and calm it is, that is my type of environment ! And no traffic !? Wow !
I was born and raised in Tacoma, 1955 to 1972 and I cherish my childhood freedom there. It was safe, I would ride my little stingray bike from 43rd and McKinley Ave down to the docks with my fishing gear. I'd bring home good eating fish like Cod, Rock Cod, and others. Never had a problem with anyone concerning anything. I went to Mary Lyon Elementary and Stewart Jr High. Many of my classmates went on to be very high achievers due to the curriculum. What I really enjoyed as a Kid was the Air Force had fighter jets that would buz our school, they dont anymore. Mchord AF base and Fort Lewis Close by. The sports programs were really the best, the city had programs. They would come by the parks and teach all the kids, I remember they would come to Mckinley Park,,,,drugs were non existent and some due to these programs. I had the best childhood growing up in Tacoma. We moved to Eugene Oregon, where it is even more peaceful, but far less competent as the average Tacoman.
My sister and I were born at Madigan Army Hospital 1955 and 1958 respectively and grew up in a plain bungalow in rural Tacoma at 4410 S State St and S 44th Ave Lakeview WA. Dad was a master sergeant and Korean war vet who worked at American Lake teaching his battery how to fire howitzers. Mom was an acute care nurse who worked at a maternity hospital. I still have photos of the old house. Our house has now been obliterated by the current Tacoma Mall built in 1965. My folks shopped at B&I, visited Ivan, and took in shows at the old Star-Life Drive In S Tacoma Way and 84th St S. Life was much better back then, is it not? Today we're both retired with our own families travelling around the world.
I grew up in Tacoma, now I live in England. They're doing up the Ruston waterfront in North Tacoma now, but I much preferred it when it was slightly unkempt and undeveloped. Thank you so much for making this video!
I'm a french toursit who spend a weekend in Tacoma, my friend lives on End District street junction Mac Kinley way. We went to the bar "cheers", the place is rough but i loved the athmosphere of Tacoma !
Seems very eclectic in a good way but not as fringey and manic as Seattle. Love the small and big spaces, intermingling with water, and variety of architecture and your video showed all of this even in just a small part of downtown. makes me want to visit
Thats just perfect for me lol, i've always lived in extremely sunny and heaty Miami and im truly tired of it. I will move over there as soon as i can, possibly next year after my visit to Seattle.
Thank you for posting this!!..I was stationed at McChord Air Force base from 87-91 and had some good times in Tacoma!!..Iv'e been up and down these roads many times!! Windows up!!.."smells funny".........Thanks for the memories!!
+Daytona*Beach Glad you enjoyed and thank you! Definitely noticed the military aircraft overhead new Fort Lewis. Looks like a large base from looking at google maps
i'm moving there in the beginning of 2017. a lot of people fro seattle complain about the crime in tacoma. i'm from one of the worst neighborhoods in phoenix full of cartel members, gangs, meth cooks, lots of minor gang activity and so on. i can assure you my home town makes tacoma look like beverly hills and people giving it a bad rep ought to get out of their own bubble a bit more.
+Ken Hill sorry, i miss-typed that sentence ( i work graveyards, gimme a break haha) i meant to say that tacoma is VERY nice, especially when compared to my neighborhood in phoenix which i why i'm moving to tacoma. i was also trying to say that the only people who call tacoma "ghetto" are almost always just suburbanite, middle-class people from seattle from what i've noticed
The crime rate has went down in the past 5 years or so. There's something for everyone. You have the musuem district with the Washington state history museum, Tacoma art musuem aka TAM. Musuem of glass and I can't forget about the LeMay car musuem. And there's the theater district. If you go down Ruston Way, it goes by the water front and it leads up to Point Defiance where the zoo is. Bout 10 minutes south theres the tacoma mall.
Thank you for the video, all I can say is "memories" born and raised in Tacoma, first on 45th and pearl and 9 to 21 on south 8th and junett. Went to point defiance and Grant elementary schools ,Jason lee junior high & a bit at Foss. My kids & I are moving back in May of 19. My son was born in Tacoma but my daughter was born here in Alaska. I want my kids who are now 28 and 18 to experience life, Tacoma is home and I feel like I've robbed them of something amazing by raising them in this freezer box of solitude. So home we come, I thank you for the videos, they serve my homesickness well. Till we meet again Tacoma.
I was born and raised in the north end attended mason jr.high and graduated from Stadium High finished my education at University of Puget Sound.Spent my summers in Gig Harbor.Wonderful memories.
I'm from Yakima Washington originally. I love in Spokane right now but I've always heard about how ghetto and nasty Tacoma is. It sure looks nice to me, I might actually go visit now.
I lived in Washington just over a year in 2015/16. I hear it's gone to shit a bit with the opioid crisis, but these videos still make me feel very much at home.
Haven't been Tacoma in two decades. No car since retiring. I remember going to see Tacoma baseball at Cheney Stadium. Took photos of Tacoma Beltline Alco locomotives and walked into hilly shops. Rather large port. Saw Asarco Smelting Plant with tank cars galore. It's been cleaned up and is a park now. Sorta like Seattle's Gasworks Park at Lake Union.
Spent a lot of time doing this exact thing. Driving around this city. I never understood why there was barely anyone ever walking around downtown during the day. Not like Portland and Seattle. It does make it peaceful though
If you keep posting fine videos of one of my favorite cities, the secret will get out and people will move to Tacoma and it will no longer be such a nice place!
I'll be moving to WA within the month, and I'm kinda torn on where to live. At first, I was thinking of Vancouver (because of its proximity to Portland), but now I'm considering the Tacoma area (because of its ethnic diversity).
@@12Loony00 Good deal. 👍👍 Right now, it isn't anywhere near half as bad/boring/hillbilly as people were making it out to be. My only issue is cost of living vs pph (in any major and out-laying city in the US).
Is downtown Tacoma always a ghost town? There's hardly anyone there, lol, and Tacoma is a pretty big city. I've been to Tacoma a few times but not the downtown area. I might move to Tacoma next year, is it a good place to live for young people?
+samsquanch1996 It is a good place for young adults to move. Downtown can be quiet on weekend days and on bad weather days. On nice days there are a ton of people out.
No mall downtown, though an urban mall is proposed.. Tacoma Mall is less than 10 min away.. All of the hotels in the downtown core are in safe areas. Downtown is very safe and walkable.
Much bigger than advertised. Kind of Baltimore, or maybe Philly size. Tacoma comes off around the country as a 9 block by 9 block city. But Dec Baltimore or Philly sized. Less you saw this video you'd never know....
I really want to move to Seattle from Richmond, Virginia but I'm worried about the cost of living. Is Tacoma similar and worth checking out or am I better off staying in RVA?
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Thank for the video, it's been 12 yrs too long since I've been back there. I Loved it, Tacoma-Seattle. I'm told that the political climate has ruined it, please let me know.
totally agree, i had a temp assignment in tacoma, driving an Acura. I rarely saw any late model (especially) foreign cars in and around downtown....amazing
Ignore this comment as this is a personal msg for someone For michael Im so thankful to have you. You might be crazy or maybe youre not, it doesnt matter what your sanity is, youre still my heaven.
In case you don't already know, you should be aware that the Tacoma area has a terrible public disturbance noise problem. I am mainly referring to the following: 1) Loud subwoofer thumping noises that are blasted through walls and into homes by vehicles and can be heard for several blocks. 2) Loud exhaust noises from vehicles with mufflers removed or with loud "sport" mufflers. 3) Loud sound systems playing inside homes that can be heard inside homes that are many houses away. 4) Fireworks exploded any random time, day or night, 365 days a year, even when no holiday is near. The people doing this are intentionally trying to harass and menace everybody in the community! This is criminal behavior and there is a serious lack of enforcement of the Pierce County Code Chapter 8.72. Loud subwoofers heard from 50+ feet away are illegal. Unmuffled or loud vehicle exhausts, are misdemeanor crimes. The law is very clear and explicit here. The residents of Pierce County do not have to accept this criminality! Please read the law and contact government officials, including law enforcement, and demand that the law be enforced! Loud low-frequency thumping in particular causes violent and explosive emotions in people. There have been many violent incidents and even killings, occurring here and around the nation, that were touched off by loud music being forced into people's homes. No wonder decent people do not want to move here, crime is high, property values are low, and criminals figure if they can get away with public disturbance, they can get away with any other crime. We do not have to accept this constant disturbance of the peace. It is illegal! The quality of life will remain low here until the residents do something about this. Clips from the current version (2016/2017) of the Pierce County Code Chapter 8.72: Chapter 8.72 MOTOR VEHICLE, PUBLIC DISTURBANCE, AND PUBLIC NUISANCE NOISE 8.72.040 Mufflers. It is unlawful for any person to operate, or for any owner to permit any person to operate, any motor vehicle or motorcycle upon the public highways which is not equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation. 8.72.070 Exhaust System. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway if the vehicle exhaust system exceeds the maximum permissible sound levels set forth below for the category of vehicle, as measured at a distance of twenty inches (0.5 meter) from the exhaust outlet under procedures established by the State of Washington in Washington Administrative Code Chapter 173-58-080, "Close Proximity Exhaust System Sound Level Measurement Procedure." Motorcycles 99 dB(A)/Automobiles, light trucks, and all other motor vehicles 10,000 pounds or less 95 dB(A). 8.72.090 Public Disturbance Noises. It is unlawful for any person to cause, or for any person in possession of property to allow to originate from the property, a public disturbance noise. The following sounds are public disturbance noises:... C. Frequent, repetitive, or continuous sounds from starting, operating, repairing, rebuilding, or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, dirt bike, or other off-highway vehicle, or any internal combustion engine, within a rural or residential district, including vacant property adjacent thereto, so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of owners or possessors of real property... F. Any loud and raucous sound made by use of a musical instrument, whistle, sound amplifier, or other device capable of producing or reproducing sound which emanates frequently, repetitively, or continuously from any building, structure or property, such as sound originating from a band session, tavern operation, or social gathering and which unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of owners or possessors of real property in the area affected by such noise... H. Public disturbance noise from portable or motor vehicle audio equipment: While in park areas, residential or commercial zones, or any area where residences, schools, human service facilities, or commercial establishments are in obvious proximity to the source of the sound, it is unlawful for any person to negligently cause, make, or allow to be made from audio equipment under such person's control or ownership the following: 1. Sound from a motor vehicle or vessel sound system, such as a tape player, radio, or compact disc player, which is operated at such a volume that it could be clearly heard by a person of normal hearing at a distance of 50 feet or more from the vehicle or vessel itself; 2. Sound from audio equipment such as a tape player, radio, or compact disc player, which is operated at such a volume that it could be clearly heard by a person of normal hearing at a distance of 50 feet or more from the source of the sound; 8.72.120 Enforcement... C. The Sections of this Chapter relating to motor vehicles and vessels and noise emanating from vehicles and vessels, shall be subject to enforcement proceedings with or without a citizen's complaint. 8.72.130 Violation - Penalty. A. Any person violating any motor vehicle performance standard of this Chapter, or who shall create, keep, maintain, or allow to occur any noise related to motor vehicle performance standards, as defined herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
you're clearly not a tacoma native. keep tacoma loud! -grandson and namesake of the founder of the Tacoma City council, mayor and President of the school board
Parker Anderson And you admit what I am saying is true. Shameful. How can anyone be proud that the quality of life is so poor here? And the crime is great too?
Parker Anderson Loud low-frequency thumping in particular causes violent and explosive emotions in people. There have been many violent incidents and even killings, occurring here and around the nation, that were touched off by loud music being forced into people's homes. In Parkland, at the University Park Apartments near PLU on February 23rd, 2015, a man whose sleep was disturbed by a neighbor's loud sound system, got in a fight with the man over the noise and stabbed the man to death. Members of my family have been present at three gang shootings in Parkland and Spanaway. The one I was present at was in August 2014 at the Spanaway McDonalds. We arrived right after the shooting, with five children in our van, right before a single Pierce County deputy rushed up and brandished an assault rifle. My brother was present at the gang shooting at the Parkland McDonalds on January 21st, 2013. My nephew, who is a child, was a bystander at a drive-by shooting in a residential neighborhood in Parkland. This is not a good place for bringing up children. How are residents of this area, especially traumatized crime victims, supposed to feel physically safe or secure in their homes, when the criminals openly announce their presence on the streets right outside our homes? The people producing the noise are intentionally trying to harass and menace everybody in the community. Crime and noise pollution harm people's health and wellbeing. The community is made poorer economically and socially. The list of crimes that police responded to each day in Tacoma is publically viewable on the internet. The daily count of crimes is high and constitutes an unacceptable level of crime. Enforcing against noise violators would prevent more serious crime, and would facilitate enforcement against other offenses.
+Adam Selene where are you from? do they have a poor education system there? if you don't like Tacoma don't be live there. look at the world's most extravagant city's and you could say the same thing about mufflers and music
Parker Anderson It has been documented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and others that boom car noise: Causes physical damage at the cellular level Can damage human organs Induces hearing loss Impedes learning and cognitive development processes Evokes hypertension Leads to aggressive behavior Causes stress and sleep loss Leads to depression These should be reason enough to ban the sale and use of this type of HI/LF noise maker. There are other clear reasons why this type of noise needs to stop: A person who has the right to not listen to this noise is totally unable to escape it; thus their rights are violated. Boom car operators are often associated with many other types of crimes. Boom car noise impedes the safety and awareness of motorists and pedestrians through blatant distraction. It is often too difficult, if not impossible, to identify the perpetrator of acoustic terrorism due to distances, speed, and physical obstacles, thus preventing the reporting of an offense. Even at its lowest volumes, this type of noise continues upsetting and irritating unwilling listeners like almost no other stimulus can. Sound technology (highly amplified, low frequency output) is outpacing current laws (measured in db-A). Military and educational system are advocating the use of boom car technology because it reaches the kids. The aggressive nature of the perpetrators has directly lead to the murders of innocent victims. Boom car noise is a continual offense to homeowners and recreation seekers. Boom car equipment manufacturers base their marketing platform on senseless aggression, social agitation, and the destruction of the well-being of decent citizens. Citizens are forced into grass roots campaigns against this type of noise due to wealth of industrial lobbyists. Boom cars are often used to announce the receipt of a new drug shipment to a neighborhood. Citizens are virtually limited in their autonomy to address this problem (legally). Amplified noise was used effectively as a weapon by U.S. forces to defeat General Manuel Noriega. Property values decrease in affected areas. Research on low frequency amplification for use as a non-lethal control by police was discontinued because of its physically destructive affects to bystanders and, potentially, the subject as well. Boom cars interfere with the motorist's ability to hear and respond to emergency vehicles. Noise was the number one neighborhood complaint and the number one reason people move, based on census figures. There is absolutely no redeeming social, spiritual, economic, or ethical value in the emission of repetitious thumping noises and vibrations that can be heard and felt for over a quarter of a mile. Property owners are driven to the point of having to move to other areas of a town or state to find temporary comfort. Not taking timely and appropriate action is the equivalent of demanding that American citizens, including war veterans who fought to ensure our peace and freedom, be subjected to the toxic fallout of the boom car operators instead of being able to enjoy peace that they fought so hard for, even inside their own homes. We the people have patently tolerated this insane situation far past the point of fairness, and have endured to the edge of our human ability to cope with this abrasive, aggressive, obnoxious, in-your-face activity. Many folks will be able to relate to this societal abomination on a more personal level... You are stressed out for being forced to listen to a constant, obnoxious, distracting, dull, percussive THUMP, THUMP THUMP, THUMP, THUMP throughout the day, every day of the week, every week of the month, every month of every year of your life. You are awakened from sleep at 2:30 AM, and/or robbed of restful sleep, and/or cheated of naps that are needed to compensate for lack of sleep. You are unable to enjoy dinners on the deck, quiet moments with your kids, garden therapy, or other restful activities in your own back yard. Sometimes you can't even enjoy a dinner inside a restaurant without being victimized. It is difficult to drive anywhere without some inconsiderate jerk infringing on your constitutional right to not have to listen to his "music" the entire time you are having to wait at the light, drive abreast, or even travel near him. You are prevented from performing business or personal endeavors (such as listening to your own music) even when you are IN YOUR OWN HOME, WITH YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS SHUT, AND YOUR HEADPHONES ON! Although many of you can actually feel the percussions in your sinus cavity and against your solar plexus, and pressure in your ears, you meet people who are seemingly unaffected by the booming bass, and so you think you are the only one hearing/feeling/experiencing it. Your attempts at reasonable communication with an offender (if you can identify where it is coming from) are met with rude indifference, manual gestures, or increased amplification. You are leery of confronting an offender for fear you might be shot. (Yup. There are definite criminal ties here.) You can hear/feel the thump but cannot tell police or the offender about your discomfort because you are not sure where it is coming from or how far away it might be. Calls to 911 are met with "there's nothing we can do about it," or "well, they're not breaking the law." Your quality of life is going south because you are constantly distracted from your pursuits by that constant NOISE! Even at low decibels, the percussive nature of the bass seems like someone pounding their fist against your house, agravating the occupants and making it difficult to concentrate on work, hobbies, communication, or other life issues. Your family and loved ones may be stressed because they see how increasingly frustrated you are and feel helpless to do anything about it.
Everytime I'm in Tacoma is dead on the streets...although I do like stadium high, had to go there few diff times to see where they shot some of 10things I hate about you. And emeril queen casino ain't to shabby. Not as good of a casino as northern quest in spokane.
Compared to this shit hole, yeah. So sorry you dislike my opinion of a complete dump. You should try and get out of U.S.A sometime, there are many beautiful places in the world.
Tacoma city officals have been advertising how wonderful Tacoma is. Looking to trap some more working people to move their so they get tax money to give to the welfare folks. Housing is cheap. Thats because not many good paying jobs for everybody. So Tacoma has become a half step up from the ghetto. I left after 22 years of poverty. Been great since I moved away in 2001. In all fairness to Tacoma. It was a nice place to live up until the mid 80's. Then the criminal elements and riff raff moved in daily. Its become a burglars heaven since. I was down there visiting friends. And went to Fred Meyers. Out of 40 people shopping there. There only 3 whites in the store. I think you understand what I am saying. So do not volunteer to become victims of the elements of Tacoma. Unless you want to become a bum who cant work. And wants to party and be irresponsible. Tacoma is great for that. The cops will also beat you once your inside the jail house. True story.
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I'd like to see Russia nuke the fuck out of that shit hole so we don't have to watch shit videos of some muppet driving around a dump. Get a life you knob jockey.
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Nice Video, I'd like to see more of the old Down Town Tacoma! Especially the old mason buildings. That show evidence of half-buried Windows and doorways... pre-mudflood #tartarianempire #buildings #worldwide
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I was an exchange student in Tacoma in 2006. Haven't been back ever since. It was great being able to ride through DT Tacoma once again. Thanks for sharing!
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I like those citys in WA an OR because I really love feeling after rain
WOW so beautiful ! I like how it’s not crowded/busy and the gloomy weather is perfect ! I’m not a big fan of the sun, I prefer the cold over the hot. I also like the fact on how quiet and calm it is, that is my type of environment ! And no traffic !? Wow !
What person likes the cold that much to be frozen?
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@@danielosei7939 People that aren't like you(as in, grow up and accept that not everyone shares your opinion).
@@danielosei7939 Those who cant stand cold weather are just weak
not like this anymore, too many homeless people now lol
I was born and raised in Tacoma, 1955 to 1972 and I cherish my childhood freedom there. It was safe, I would ride my little stingray bike from 43rd and McKinley Ave down to the docks with my fishing gear. I'd bring home good eating fish like Cod, Rock Cod, and others. Never had a problem with anyone concerning anything. I went to Mary Lyon Elementary and Stewart Jr High. Many of my classmates went on to be very high achievers due to the curriculum. What I really enjoyed as a Kid was the Air Force had fighter jets that would buz our school, they dont anymore. Mchord AF base and Fort Lewis Close by. The sports programs were really the best, the city had programs. They would come by the parks and teach all the kids, I remember they would come to Mckinley Park,,,,drugs were non existent and some due to these programs. I had the best childhood growing up in Tacoma. We moved to Eugene Oregon, where it is even more peaceful, but far less competent as the average Tacoman.
My sister and I were born at Madigan Army Hospital 1955 and 1958 respectively and grew up in a plain bungalow in rural Tacoma at 4410 S State St and S 44th Ave Lakeview WA. Dad was a master sergeant and Korean war vet who worked at American Lake teaching his battery how to fire howitzers. Mom was an acute care nurse who worked at a maternity hospital. I still have photos of the old house. Our house has now been obliterated by the current Tacoma Mall built in 1965. My folks shopped at B&I, visited Ivan, and took in shows at the old Star-Life Drive In S Tacoma Way and 84th St S. Life was much better back then, is it not? Today we're both retired with our own families travelling around the world.
Excuse me, I meant the old Star-Lite Drive-In on 84th St. S
I grew up in Tacoma, now I live in England. They're doing up the Ruston waterfront in North Tacoma now, but I much preferred it when it was slightly unkempt and undeveloped. Thank you so much for making this video!
you prefered it when it was full of factories and ruston was still poisoning it
I'm a french toursit who spend a weekend in Tacoma, my friend lives on End District street junction Mac Kinley way. We went to the bar "cheers", the place is rough but i loved the athmosphere of Tacoma !
this brought back memories. as someone who was born and raised in tacoma i used to walk these streets all the time. i sure do miss it
Seems very eclectic in a good way but not as fringey and manic as Seattle. Love the small and big spaces, intermingling with water, and variety of architecture and your video showed all of this even in just a small part of downtown. makes me want to visit
Beautiful city. Can't wait to go back there. Perfect weather if you hate the sun like me.
Tavish Ferris I always joke that we only 2 seasons here. Wet and not wet. Lol
Thats just perfect for me lol, i've always lived in extremely sunny and heaty Miami and im truly tired of it. I will move over there as soon as i can, possibly next year after my visit to Seattle.
Did I just see the Matador restaurant at 3min and 50sec mark?! Great nachos and a fun happy hour.
For rich people Tacoma is amazing. If you happen to live on the east side it is a very violent city.
Thank you for posting this!!..I was stationed at McChord Air Force base from 87-91 and had some good times in Tacoma!!..Iv'e been up and down these roads many times!! Windows up!!.."smells funny".........Thanks for the memories!!
Rex Spencer Only depends on witch way the wind is blowing. Lol
It's not as bad as it was like 10 years ago. My god.
Thank you so much for taking me down memory lane.....I was a Army Brat @ Fort Lewis hadn't seen that place since 1985'
+Daytona*Beach Glad you enjoyed and thank you! Definitely noticed the military aircraft overhead new Fort Lewis. Looks like a large base from looking at google maps
I keep telling people Tacoma is really a nice place even though it gets a bad rep. It's pretty cool place to hang out and even live.
+MrGrownman455 I agree! Really liked the city center!
Explain why it gets a bad rep.
i'm moving there in the beginning of 2017. a lot of people fro seattle complain about the crime in tacoma. i'm from one of the worst neighborhoods in phoenix full of cartel members, gangs, meth cooks, lots of minor gang activity and so on. i can assure you my home town makes tacoma look like beverly hills and people giving it a bad rep ought to get out of their own bubble a bit more.
FreeThoughtDIY Really? You are one of the few people that tell me Tacoma is bad. Most people tell me its quiet & peaceful
+Ken Hill sorry, i miss-typed that sentence ( i work graveyards, gimme a break haha) i meant to say that tacoma is VERY nice, especially when compared to my neighborhood in phoenix which i why i'm moving to tacoma. i was also trying to say that the only people who call tacoma "ghetto" are almost always just suburbanite, middle-class people from seattle from what i've noticed
The crime rate has went down in the past 5 years or so. There's something for everyone. You have the musuem district with the Washington state history museum, Tacoma art musuem aka TAM. Musuem of glass and I can't forget about the LeMay car musuem. And there's the theater district. If you go down Ruston Way, it goes by the water front and it leads up to Point Defiance where the zoo is. Bout 10 minutes south theres the tacoma mall.
Thank you for the video, all I can say is "memories" born and raised in Tacoma, first on 45th and pearl and 9 to 21 on south 8th and junett. Went to point defiance and Grant elementary schools ,Jason lee junior high & a bit at Foss. My kids & I are moving back in May of 19. My son was born in Tacoma but my daughter was born here in Alaska. I want my kids who are now 28 and 18 to experience life, Tacoma is home and I feel like I've robbed them of something amazing by raising them in this freezer box of solitude. So home we come, I thank you for the videos, they serve my homesickness well. Till we meet again Tacoma.
Superb quality video 👌❤️ thanks for TACOMA
I was born and raised in the north end attended mason jr.high and graduated from Stadium High finished my education at University of Puget Sound.Spent my summers in Gig Harbor.Wonderful memories.
I'm from Yakima Washington originally. I love in Spokane right now but I've always heard about how ghetto and nasty Tacoma is. It sure looks nice to me, I might actually go visit now.
There's definitely ghetto places here but that's where the lower income housing is. It's really nice here and the crime rates gone down a bit
I love the fall foliage! My most fave season is the fall.. Therefore, this video, is quite scenic.
Thank you very much for filming and sharing this video with us!
I'm watching it far away from distant European country of Ukraine!!!
so much more character than seattel imho
I lived in Washington just over a year in 2015/16. I hear it's gone to shit a bit with the opioid crisis, but these videos still make me feel very much at home.
Haven't been Tacoma in two decades. No car since retiring. I remember going to see Tacoma baseball at Cheney Stadium. Took photos of Tacoma Beltline Alco locomotives and walked into hilly shops. Rather large port. Saw Asarco Smelting Plant with tank cars galore. It's been cleaned up and is a park now. Sorta like Seattle's Gasworks Park at Lake Union.
Who else recognizes all of this
Jaceon spent alot of weekends just walking around aimlessly in downtown Tacoma
@sean k no officer I didn’t find, and or do any drugs in Washington state
all of it
My dear Tacoma :3
The hood
I was a tramp on the street for 8 years so many memories now I'm in sunny Texas
Spent a lot of time doing this exact thing. Driving around this city. I never understood why there was barely anyone ever walking around downtown during the day. Not like Portland and Seattle. It does make it peaceful though
That's why Tacoma is better than Seattle.
If you keep posting fine videos of one of my favorite cities, the secret will get out and people will move to Tacoma and it will no longer be such a nice place!
Iggy Reilly Exactly. #keeptacomarough
That is true. You don't want to call attention to the best places!
I'll be moving to WA within the month, and I'm kinda torn on where to live. At first, I was thinking of Vancouver (because of its proximity to Portland), but now I'm considering the Tacoma area (because of its ethnic diversity).
Go to Vancouver
@@12Loony00
That's where I chose. So far, so good. I just need to get used to being here and start learning/remembering street names.
I moved to Federal Way From Kingston, Jamaica- LA. I have friends in Vancouver.
@@12Loony00
Good deal. 👍👍 Right now, it isn't anywhere near half as bad/boring/hillbilly as people were making it out to be. My only issue is cost of living vs pph (in any major and out-laying city in the US).
Its cheaper than Jamaica n Cali though
Is downtown Tacoma always a ghost town? There's hardly anyone there, lol, and Tacoma is a pretty big city. I've been to Tacoma a few times but not the downtown area. I might move to Tacoma next year, is it a good place to live for young people?
+samsquanch1996 It is a good place for young adults to move. Downtown can be quiet on weekend days and on bad weather days. On nice days there are a ton of people out.
+Jacob Rose do they have a mall there? and is it a safe place to stay where it's not expensive?
No mall downtown, though an urban mall is proposed.. Tacoma Mall is less than 10 min away.. All of the hotels in the downtown core are in safe areas. Downtown is very safe and walkable.
Jacob Rose are there any natural disasters there?
Ken Hill Natural disasters can happen anywhere
Much bigger than advertised. Kind of Baltimore, or maybe Philly size. Tacoma comes off around the country as a 9 block by 9 block city. But Dec Baltimore or Philly sized. Less you saw this video you'd never know....
Love the tour! Think I may go for a visit soon. Great video!!!
I really want to move to Seattle from Richmond, Virginia but I'm worried about the cost of living. Is Tacoma similar and worth checking out or am I better off staying in RVA?
whoa...why does that kid kick that truck at 0:46 !?!?
10:39 TRS Tacoma Rubber Stamp ,my sister and younger brother work there. I moved away after spending almost 25 years there, and sure do miss it.
Wondering what the temp was that day. Looked kinda cold
No U&I bar anymore across from the Greyhound bus station on Pacific
Be there in June! Cant wait, Miss my daughter.
Why nobody on the streets?
Dudegiga Car dependent cities usually have relatively empty downtowns in the afternoon.
Cause it gets fucking cold
should have kept going up Saint Helens st to Division Ave to see Stadium H.S.
Nice! You have captured the essence of Tacoma. Few people realize that the "taco" was invented in and named after Tacoma!
:D - Haven't heard from you in a while - Hope you're doing well Khu NoPie! :)
The taco was invented in Mexico City.
Born but not bred. Great to see the city i was born in
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Where is the U&I and the Grey Hound Station?
Beautiful City
Nice video. Thank you for sharing.
What mount do
You use ?
Tacoma is a beautiful city. I love how quiet and safe it is. Btw, You were driving by my neighborhood. Thank you for the video.
I miss this place
Small Seattle.
Thank for the video, it's been 12 yrs too long since I've been back there. I Loved it, Tacoma-Seattle. I'm told that the political climate has ruined it, please let me know.
Will always be my home💗
is it just me... or a lot of people have older cars in this city?
I think it's a northwest thing or something because I live in Portland and it's the same way
totally agree, i had a temp assignment in tacoma, driving an Acura. I rarely saw any late model (especially) foreign cars in and around downtown....amazing
It’s a high poverty city that’s why
yea we broke lmao
I live in Tacoma
No you don’t
@@bensanderson7144 what makes you think different
@@RuunAwayJay what part of Tacoma do you live in?
My hometown...
15:49 is this grand theft auto 6
Ignore this comment as this is a personal msg for someone
For michael
Im so thankful to have you.
You might be crazy or maybe youre not, it doesnt matter what your sanity is, youre still my heaven.
Did you like Seattle or Tacoma better ?
Birthplace of Jerry Cantrell, Alice in Chains Guitarist.
Looks a lot like Scranton PA
That was my first thought. Or Wilkes-Barre.
I live there bc I saw the history museum and the children's museum same for the glass bridge
I love tacoma
Grew up here inSalishan in the 50’s don’t recognize Tacoma.
Peep the Acura at 0:21
In case you don't already know, you should be aware that the Tacoma area has a terrible public disturbance noise problem. I am mainly referring to the following: 1) Loud subwoofer thumping noises that are blasted through walls and into homes by vehicles and can be heard for several blocks. 2) Loud exhaust noises from vehicles with mufflers removed or with loud "sport" mufflers. 3) Loud sound systems playing inside homes that can be heard inside homes that are many houses away. 4) Fireworks exploded any random time, day or night, 365 days a year, even when no holiday is near. The people doing this are intentionally trying to harass and menace everybody in the community! This is criminal behavior and there is a serious lack of enforcement of the Pierce County Code Chapter 8.72. Loud subwoofers heard from 50+ feet away are illegal. Unmuffled or loud vehicle exhausts, are misdemeanor crimes. The law is very clear and explicit here. The residents of Pierce County do not have to accept this criminality! Please read the law and contact government officials, including law enforcement, and demand that the law be enforced! Loud low-frequency thumping in particular causes violent and explosive emotions in people. There have been many violent incidents and even killings, occurring here and around the nation, that were touched off by loud music being forced into people's homes. No wonder decent people do not want to move here, crime is high, property values are low, and criminals figure if they can get away with public disturbance, they can get away with any other crime. We do not have to accept this constant disturbance of the peace. It is illegal! The quality of life will remain low here until the residents do something about this.
Clips from the current version (2016/2017) of the Pierce County Code Chapter 8.72:
Chapter 8.72 MOTOR VEHICLE, PUBLIC DISTURBANCE, AND PUBLIC NUISANCE NOISE
8.72.040 Mufflers. It is unlawful for any person to operate, or for any owner to permit any person to operate, any motor vehicle or motorcycle upon the public highways which is not equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation.
8.72.070 Exhaust System. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway if the vehicle exhaust system exceeds the maximum permissible sound levels set forth below for the category of vehicle, as measured at a distance of twenty inches (0.5 meter) from the exhaust outlet under procedures established by the State of Washington in Washington Administrative Code Chapter 173-58-080, "Close Proximity Exhaust System Sound Level Measurement Procedure." Motorcycles 99 dB(A)/Automobiles, light trucks, and all other motor vehicles 10,000 pounds or less 95 dB(A).
8.72.090 Public Disturbance Noises. It is unlawful for any person to cause, or for any person in possession of property to allow to originate from the property, a public disturbance noise. The following sounds are public disturbance noises:...
C. Frequent, repetitive, or continuous sounds from starting, operating, repairing, rebuilding, or testing of any motor vehicle, motorcycle, dirt bike, or other off-highway vehicle, or any internal combustion engine, within a rural or residential district, including vacant property adjacent thereto, so as to unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of owners or possessors of real property...
F. Any loud and raucous sound made by use of a musical instrument, whistle, sound amplifier, or other device capable of producing or reproducing sound which emanates frequently, repetitively, or continuously from any building, structure or property, such as sound originating from a band session, tavern operation, or social gathering and which unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of owners or possessors of real property in the area affected by such noise...
H. Public disturbance noise from portable or motor vehicle audio equipment: While in park areas, residential or commercial zones, or any area where residences, schools, human service facilities, or commercial establishments are in obvious proximity to the source of the sound, it is unlawful for any person to negligently cause, make, or allow to be made from audio equipment under such person's control or ownership the following:
1. Sound from a motor vehicle or vessel sound system, such as a tape player, radio, or compact disc player, which is operated at such a volume that it could be clearly heard by a person of normal hearing at a distance of 50 feet or more from the vehicle or vessel itself;
2. Sound from audio equipment such as a tape player, radio, or compact disc player, which is operated at such a volume that it could be clearly heard by a person of normal hearing at a distance of 50 feet or more from the source of the sound;
8.72.120 Enforcement... C. The Sections of this Chapter relating to motor vehicles and vessels and noise emanating from vehicles and vessels, shall be subject to enforcement proceedings with or without a citizen's complaint.
8.72.130 Violation - Penalty. A. Any person violating any motor vehicle performance standard of this Chapter, or who shall create, keep, maintain, or allow to occur any noise related to motor vehicle performance standards, as defined herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
you're clearly not a tacoma native. keep tacoma loud!
-grandson and namesake of the founder of the Tacoma City council, mayor and President of the school board
Parker Anderson
And you admit what I am saying is true. Shameful. How can anyone be proud that the quality of life is so poor here? And the crime is great too?
Parker Anderson
Loud low-frequency thumping in particular causes violent and explosive emotions in people. There have been many violent incidents and even killings, occurring here and around the nation, that were touched off by loud music being forced into people's homes. In Parkland, at the University Park Apartments near PLU on February 23rd, 2015, a man whose sleep was disturbed by a neighbor's loud sound system, got in a fight with the man over the noise and stabbed the man to death. Members of my family have been present at three gang shootings in Parkland and Spanaway. The one I was present at was in August 2014 at the Spanaway McDonalds. We arrived right after the shooting, with five children in our van, right before a single Pierce County deputy rushed up and brandished an assault rifle. My brother was present at the gang shooting at the Parkland McDonalds on January 21st, 2013. My nephew, who is a child, was a bystander at a drive-by shooting in a residential neighborhood in Parkland. This is not a good place for bringing up children. How are residents of this area, especially traumatized crime victims, supposed to feel physically safe or secure in their homes, when the criminals openly announce their presence on the streets right outside our homes? The people producing the noise are intentionally trying to harass and menace everybody in the community. Crime and noise pollution harm people's health and wellbeing. The community is made poorer economically and socially. The list of crimes that police responded to each day in Tacoma is publically viewable on the internet. The daily count of crimes is high and constitutes an unacceptable level of crime. Enforcing against noise violators would prevent more serious crime, and would facilitate enforcement against other offenses.
+Adam Selene where are you from? do they have a poor education system there? if you don't like Tacoma don't be live there. look at the world's most extravagant city's and you could say the same thing about mufflers and music
Parker Anderson
It has been documented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and others that boom car noise:
Causes physical damage at the cellular level
Can damage human organs
Induces hearing loss
Impedes learning and cognitive development processes
Evokes hypertension
Leads to aggressive behavior
Causes stress and sleep loss
Leads to depression
These should be reason enough to ban the sale and use of this type of HI/LF noise maker.
There are other clear reasons why this type of noise needs to stop:
A person who has the right to not listen to this noise is totally unable to escape it; thus their rights are violated.
Boom car operators are often associated with many other types of crimes.
Boom car noise impedes the safety and awareness of motorists and pedestrians through blatant distraction.
It is often too difficult, if not impossible, to identify the perpetrator of acoustic terrorism due to distances, speed, and physical obstacles, thus preventing the reporting of an offense.
Even at its lowest volumes, this type of noise continues upsetting and irritating unwilling listeners like almost no other stimulus can.
Sound technology (highly amplified, low frequency output) is outpacing current laws (measured in db-A).
Military and educational system are advocating the use of boom car technology because it reaches the kids.
The aggressive nature of the perpetrators has directly lead to the murders of innocent victims.
Boom car noise is a continual offense to homeowners and recreation seekers.
Boom car equipment manufacturers base their marketing platform on senseless aggression, social agitation, and the destruction of the well-being of decent citizens.
Citizens are forced into grass roots campaigns against this type of noise due to wealth of industrial lobbyists.
Boom cars are often used to announce the receipt of a new drug shipment to a neighborhood.
Citizens are virtually limited in their autonomy to address this problem (legally).
Amplified noise was used effectively as a weapon by U.S. forces to defeat General Manuel Noriega.
Property values decrease in affected areas.
Research on low frequency amplification for use as a non-lethal control by police was discontinued because of its physically destructive affects to bystanders and, potentially, the subject as well.
Boom cars interfere with the motorist's ability to hear and respond to emergency vehicles.
Noise was the number one neighborhood complaint and the number one reason people move, based on census figures.
There is absolutely no redeeming social, spiritual, economic, or ethical value in the emission of repetitious thumping noises and vibrations that can be heard and felt for over a quarter of a mile.
Property owners are driven to the point of having to move to other areas of a town or state to find temporary comfort.
Not taking timely and appropriate action is the equivalent of demanding that American citizens, including war veterans who fought to ensure our peace and freedom, be subjected to the toxic fallout of the boom car operators instead of being able to enjoy peace that they fought so hard for, even inside their own homes.
We the people have patently tolerated this insane situation far past the point of fairness, and have endured to the edge of our human ability to cope with this abrasive, aggressive, obnoxious, in-your-face activity.
Many folks will be able to relate to this societal abomination on a more personal level...
You are stressed out for being forced to listen to a constant, obnoxious, distracting, dull, percussive THUMP, THUMP THUMP, THUMP, THUMP throughout the day, every day of the week, every week of the month, every month of every year of your life.
You are awakened from sleep at 2:30 AM, and/or robbed of restful sleep, and/or cheated of naps that are needed to compensate for lack of sleep.
You are unable to enjoy dinners on the deck, quiet moments with your kids, garden therapy, or other restful activities in your own back yard.
Sometimes you can't even enjoy a dinner inside a restaurant without being victimized.
It is difficult to drive anywhere without some inconsiderate jerk infringing on your constitutional right to not have to listen to his "music" the entire time you are having to wait at the light, drive abreast, or even travel near him.
You are prevented from performing business or personal endeavors (such as listening to your own music) even when you are IN YOUR OWN HOME, WITH YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS SHUT, AND YOUR HEADPHONES ON!
Although many of you can actually feel the percussions in your sinus cavity and against your solar plexus, and pressure in your ears, you meet people who are seemingly unaffected by the booming bass, and so you think you are the only one hearing/feeling/experiencing it.
Your attempts at reasonable communication with an offender (if you can identify where it is coming from) are met with rude indifference, manual gestures, or increased amplification.
You are leery of confronting an offender for fear you might be shot. (Yup. There are definite criminal ties here.)
You can hear/feel the thump but cannot tell police or the offender about your discomfort because you are not sure where it is coming from or how far away it might be.
Calls to 911 are met with "there's nothing we can do about it," or "well, they're not breaking the law."
Your quality of life is going south because you are constantly distracted from your pursuits by that constant NOISE!
Even at low decibels, the percussive nature of the bass seems like someone pounding their fist against your house, agravating the occupants and making it difficult to concentrate on work, hobbies, communication, or other life issues.
Your family and loved ones may be stressed because they see how increasingly frustrated you are and feel helpless to do anything about it.
Bkit dto sa Tacoma mas maraming tao compare to Seattle.gusto ko dto sa tacoma.madami pang sasakyan
L.like.thanks
Easy living !
Everytime I'm in Tacoma is dead on the streets...although I do like stadium high, had to go there few diff times to see where they shot some of 10things I hate about you. And emeril queen casino ain't to shabby. Not as good of a casino as northern quest in spokane.
Stadium High School is a #premudflood #tartarianempire building
Why don't you say the streets as you go by? Tacoma changed quite a bit .Did not recognized most streets.
muito legal.....
ola me gustaria conocer por aya.. esta hermoso... .. pero no tengo papeles😃😃saludos
que?
hola
التصلب اللويحي واحد يتوق and the home works
me and you kenny chesney
yo yo Tacoma lough out loud koja3laho gold
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downtowns are soo amazing suburbs are boring
1 rotten hamburger
someone please help this pitiful place
what do u mean bro? its a good ass town
right shit hole
Yeah? I wonder where u are from must be heaven
Compared to this shit hole, yeah. So sorry you dislike my opinion of a complete dump. You should try and get out of U.S.A sometime, there are many beautiful places in the world.
Ewww disgusting. Im glad im from Chicago.
Seattle is better!
I hate living here.
If you you were to spend some time away in a different area you will really miss it.
gloomy and lifeless
chaoticB81 That's exactly why I love it. Too much sun makes people ungrateful. Haha
Tacoma city officals have been advertising how wonderful Tacoma is. Looking to trap some more working people to move their so they get tax money to give to the welfare folks. Housing is cheap. Thats because not many good paying jobs for everybody. So Tacoma has become a half step up from the ghetto. I left after 22 years of poverty. Been great since I moved away in 2001. In all fairness to Tacoma. It was a nice place to live up until the mid 80's. Then the criminal elements and riff raff moved in daily. Its become a burglars heaven since. I was down there visiting friends. And went to Fred Meyers. Out of 40 people shopping there. There only 3 whites in the store. I think you understand what I am saying. So do not volunteer to become victims of the elements of Tacoma. Unless you want to become a bum who cant work.
And wants to party and be irresponsible. Tacoma is great for that. The cops will also beat you once your inside the jail house. True story.
Jon Gallant just 3 whites you say? Sounds great
Hmm, how do you know cops beat you while inside jail?