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December 11, 2008
Historian lays out Tacoma buildings' past
By SOREN ANDERSEN
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
AP Photo/The News Tribune, Drew Perine
Michael Sullivan poses in a doorway of one of his favorite Tacoma buildings, the Casablanca Apartments, known for its ornate tile work.
TACOMA — Michael Sullivan has this theory about historic old buildings: They're not just mute collections of wood and glass and brick and steel, they're storehouses of memories. As such, they're worth protecting and saving.
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