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McMenamins presents History Pub
Tacoma’s Gilded Age
Presented by Steve Dunkelberger
McMenamins Elks Temple
Spanish Ballroom
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
7pm/Doors 6pm
$7
All ages
“Tacoma was literally staggering under a boom of the boomiest,” wrote Rudyard Kipling while visiting the “City of Destiny” in 1889. Tycoons of industry, such as Rust, Weyerhauser, Thorne, and Wright, found their fortunes in land speculation and commerce. Yet some industrialists gained their riches by less-than-legal means. Many of these magnates stayed rich, while others lost everything in an era defined by extreme wealth disparity. Join us to hear their larger-than-life stories and the lessons they teach us today.
Steve Dunkelberger is a published author who has co-written two books on Lakewood, Washington and one about McNeil Island. He has a background in journalism and editing and is currently an instructor at Pierce College. Steve is a member of several local historical societies, as well as the Knights of Pythias, South Tacoma Eagles, and the Muscovites. You can follow “Steve's Drunk/Local History: Tacoma Edition” on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Spanish Ballroom, 565 Broadway,Tacoma,WA,United States
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