#pierce county

[eopederson2]

Postcard, Alder Dam, La Grande, Pierce County, before 1963.

[eopederson]

Abandoned Northern Pacific Railroad Shops, South Tacoma, Washington, 1972.

Tacoma was the original Puget Sound terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and the shops were among the most important in its system. They had been abandoned some years prior to this photo and were demolished shortly thereafter.

[tintenfischie]

Semi-rural Pierce County, WA.

[screamingatmyfandom]

I don't know which person manifested main character energy in my area but I'm literally living through a Hallmark movie plot as a background character.

For context, I live in Washington state, specifically behind one the main headwaters for many lakes, rivers, creeks, and watersheds in the area. It is also a major marshland that prevents major flooding when it rains, which is always, bc it's Washington.

This place is just forest and marsh, and our small neighborhood that's accessible by travelling down a one lane road through a swamp. (We have one singular lamp that lights that road like Narnia, especially in the fog XD).

Recently a big company came out and went door to door going "Hey, just letting you know that we're gonna be building a facility 10 ft from your houses. We chose this cute little neighborhood because there would have been pushback from bigger ones! So guess we'll be neighbors soon!"

To which we collectively went "No? N-no, you're not allowed to build back there. We almost weren't allowed to build back here when the neighborhood was first established. There are native plants and animals that live here, along with about 60% of pierce county's usable water. Also that "cute little neighborhood" remark sounded really condescending?"

So now here we are, about 2 months later, protesting with actual signs and a website because they still tried to build there, then stopped and nearly got in trouble for doing illegal things.

So. To whichever person is living out their main character Hallmark fantasy in Washington state, could you please hurry up and kiss the love interest and realize that you hate your corporate job so the black bears in my neighborhood can go back to the forest and stop curbstomping my trash can? Thank you.

[postcardaday]

Picking Daffodils, Puyallup Valley, Washington Pierce Country, of which Puyallup is a part, produces 1/3 of the Nation's crop of Daffodils. There are 500 acres of this fertile valley cultivated to produce 300 varieties and about 100 million Daffodils.

[queersatanic]

Tacoma killer cops acquitted in 2020 strangling death of Black man

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/verdict-delivered-in-tacoma-police-trial-over-manuel-ellis-death/

TACOMA – A Pierce County jury on Thursday acquitted three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis, concluding a grueling, historic trial that tested the state’s new police accountability law. The jury considered second-degree murder charges against officers Matthew Collins, 40 and Christopher “Shane” Burbank, 38, and manslaughter charges against officer Timothy Rankine, 35, as well as Collins and Burbank. The verdict marked the dramatic conclusion of a nearly four-year saga that began March 3, 2020, when Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in a south Tacoma intersection after struggling with and repeatedly telling police he couldn’t breathe.

[maritimeorca]

From the archives Via Flickr: Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) at Northwest Trek

[classicalhighways]

SR-7 between Eatonville and La Grande, Pierce County, Washington, USA