The building currently known as the Luzon Building located downtown at 15th & Pacific has been known by many names over the years: the Scandinavian-American Bank, Pacific National Bank, Metropolitan Savings Bank, Golden Chopsicks. Perhaps the name most associated with the building was the Fun Circus.

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Certainly it can be argued that without the vision that created the UWT campus and the ability of the state to re-use many long neglected downtown buildings, Tacoma’s current revitalization might not have happened, or at least to the degree that it has happened.

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Sometimes it’s easy to forget how far we’ve come. Thankfully, Stephen Cysewski captured Tacoma on 35mm film for us to meditate on.

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Sometimes it’s easy to forget how far we’ve come. Or how far gone Tacoma was. Thankfully, Stephen Cysewski captured Tacoma at the lowest of lows on 35mm film for posterity. We’ll be featuring one of his images periodically to keep us in Zen. Here’s one to reflect on, as you head over to Pacific Grill for dinner.

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