Hands down favorites of course were the the Quatemoc and the Pallada, the graceful giants of the tall ships from Mexico and Russia which arrived with their crews standing in the rigging and causing the heart of every mother present to drop to her stomach, and capturing the heart of everyone else.

The crew of the Russian Barque Pallada
welcomes us to their home town.

Tacoma loved Tall Ships. And, the Tall Ships loved Tacoma!. and so, we made history of a sort on those warm summer days, but of course, this is not the first time the Tall Ships visited Tacoma. 100 years ago and more they were an every day fact of life on the Puget Sound.

Stadium high school has been part of Tacoma for more than 100 years. It's in the process of having a facelift now.