What if a neighborhood's story isn't written by headlines but by the people who unlocked the door each morning?
Join Tacoma historian Patty Mannie (4th generation Tacoman) for a vivid lecture on Stadium High School, Wright Park, and the distinctive entrepreneurs who shaped the Stadium Business District.
You may not recognize the names Mrs. Lois Scholl, Harold Allen, and Mrs. Lucy Darling. Most don't. And yet their impact still lives on—in the businesses they built, and in the way they encouraged others to build, too.
Come hear the compelling, often-overlooked stories that helped form this district's identity—how it grew, who carried it, and what it took.
After the lecture, we'll open the room for a live Q&A—bring your questions, your curiosity, your "Wait… is that why?" moments.
Because history isn't just back then. It's what you're standing on right now.
What might you notice once you know their names?