Comments on: Over Tacoma Then & Now: ASARCO/Point Ruston

By: udoka

udoka — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:01:02 +0000

i want to know what happened to the EPA report of 1983 where the people were given a chance to air their view. curious bout what the people agreed on actually.its part of my research work and i’ll be interested in getting answers… thanks

By: teddyhcraig

teddyhcraig — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:45:42 +0000

I remember when I was working there, several years ago, and the difference between how it looked then and how it looks today is just amazing. I am very interested to see how it will look once they have everything in place in a couple of years.

However, if the above video is right, and they have a bunch of people who can’t speak English and don’t understand what they are doing setting foundations; then, I would not want to live there! Nothing against the workers personally, but, I think that people that work on that site should be trained and do the job so that the buildings remain in an upright position! I’m just picky that way.

By: Joe F.

Joe F. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:21:19 +0000

I don’t see what that has to do with aerial views and the history of ASARCO. Off topic for sure… are you pushing some sort of agenda?

By: Oleg

Oleg — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:37:00 +0000

You guys should check this out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjDXfscn4GY

By: Morgan Alexander

Morgan Alexander — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:18:10 +0000

I’ve heard second hand about some of the interior details, which sounds amazing. As I understand it, the owners prefer their privacy. I wonder if they would be open to a virtual tour…

By: Sarah H.

Sarah H. — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:53:59 +0000

The Rust Mansion on I Street. Sorry I wasnt specific there. Any info?

By: Morgan Alexander

Morgan Alexander — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:43:40 +0000

Sarah- The Rust House or the Rust Mansion?

By: Sarah H.

Sarah H. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:24:02 +0000

Anything that mentions the Rust house is of interest to me!
Now if only someone would persuade the current owner to let the Historical Society include it on the Homes Tour, I would be in heaven. I’ve only seen 2 dark black and white photos of the inside.
Does anyone have details or info??

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:23:57 +0000

It is going to be wild to look back at these photos 20 years from now when the land is full of parks, condos, houses, mixed use…etc.

By: Erik Hanberg

Erik Hanberg — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:49:02 +0000

It is a cool way to look at it. Well done fellas.

By: RR Anderson

RR Anderson — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:39:58 +0000

Even so, great post. I love the history of Tacoma.

I like getting those “Ah ha! So that’s what that place was all about!” moments

By: Morgan Alexander

Morgan Alexander — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:48:57 +0000

Thanks RR- it’s funny the library wouldn’t make their database more user friendly!

By: RR Anderson

RR Anderson — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:11:04 +0000

very interesting! The links to the mansions are broken. You might try linking directly to the image in the library database..

from firefox right-click on the image and select “Copy Image Source”

that way you can bypass the cumbersome catalog search machinery (which i believe is reliant on session ID or something).