A Tribute to Tacoma Public Works: a well grounded photo montage

I was walking across town today to visit with my family and celebrate my brother's birthday over at The Rock and as I was walking I was struck by the beauty of the streets. I mean that quite literally. I just started taking pictures of these things and I couldn't stop. I even continued on the way home. There were so many and they were all different and cool. If I had the money to do it I would frame these images and put them in a gallery show. I call it "A Tribute to Tacoma Public Works."

I hope that after looking at these photos you too can see the beauty in our Tacoma streets, and appreciate those who look after them.

Brick sidewalk


Ped X-ing

Weird Wall



Confined space
Tub Lite Street Lighting
Drain

Valves


TLO


COMM Fogtite Traffic Signal



When you pull into this parking lot, a voice says "Welcome to the G Lot."
I still giggle every time I think about it.

Tacoma Power



Telephone
Water


Irrigation Control Valve


Hydrant

I call this one "Life is grate"
Street Lig

Fog Tite Water Meter

Water meter

Rainbird




Fire Alarm


Stormceptor


Kam-Lok Atlas Foundry

Sewer 6957

Drain

Monitor Well
Water

CO
Traffic Signal


Outfall to stream dump no pollutants

Stand Clear

Yellow Poles guarding swirly grates

Babe Ruth

Alchemical symbol for Fire

Duke Ellington

Olympic FDY.co

Old Castle

Bingham Gas

wOw

Concentric circles
Missing tree

Tree hugger

Fog Tite

Beautiful man hole

Thanks Tacoma. Stay grounded and keep letting that creativity show through in unexpected places. You are beautiful even if some people don't yet appreciate you.



XOXO,
Duchess of Downtown

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