Old Tacoma Washington Framed Print: Tacoma High School Red Brick, Early 1900s Vintage Postcard

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Vintage Tacoma High School Red Brick framed print, restored from an original early 1900s postcard: "Tacoma High School, Tacoma, Wash."

This print shows the red brick high school with its pointed slate roofs, framed by young trees. It's reproduced from an original antique postcard in our own collection, scanned at 1200 dpi and carefully restored: we removed dust, specks, and the printing dot pattern and brightened the faded inks, while keeping the original color and printed caption.

A LITTLE HISTORY
This is Tacoma High School, known today as Stadium High School. The building started life as a railroad hotel: in 1891 the Northern Pacific and the Tacoma Land Company broke ground on a grand château-style hotel on the bluff above Commencement Bay. The Panic of 1893 stopped the work, and a fire later in the decade gutted the unfinished building. Instead of tearing it down, the school board turned it into Tacoma High School, which opened in September 1906. The Stadium Bowl opened next door in 1910, and the school was soon renamed for its stadium. It's still a working high school today, and movie fans know it from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).

THE SET
The same postcard is also on a mug, an ornament, a puzzle, a coaster, a tea towel, a poster and a canvas.

Details:
- Restored reproduction of an antique early 1900s Tacoma postcard
- The postcard is shown on a cream border, like a mounted print
- Museum-quality matte paper behind a protective acrylic cover
- Kiln-dried pine frame in black, walnut, or white
- Hanging hardware is built into the back of the frame, so it arrives ready to hang
- Restored by us, printed and framed by our production partner
- Ships to US addresses only

Please note: this is a new print, not the original postcard. Small marks of age are part of the original card's character. Colors may vary slightly between screens and printed products. Sizes and frame colors are shown in the listing options.

Gift idea: A great gift for Tacoma history buffs, old-house owners, and anyone who loves the City of Destiny, or a piece of home for a Tacoman who moved away.