MORE OLD HOMES SELL IN NORTH TACOMA!

I did an interesting exercise for a client this morning! I researched in 10 year increments, homes that have sold in North Tacoma since 2008, by age. I wanted to see if more OLD homes have sold than newer. This is what I found:

1900 and below/150 homes sold

1900 to 1910/422

1910 to 1920/ 361

1920 to 1930 /329

1930 to 1940 /93

1940 to 1950/ 284

1950 to 1960/ 291

1960 to 1970 /259

1970 to 1980 /196

1980 to 1990 /175

1990 to 2000 /73

2000 and newer /280

YAY! I think it's pretty clear! 1900-1910 wins!!

GEORGE WASHINGTON VISITS THE NORTH SLOPE!

George Washington visited the North Slope on Tuesday and cut down the flowering Cherry Tree that grew in our back yard. At least that's our story and we're stick'n to it!

For the folks who have asked us about taking down a tree without the approval of Landmark Preservation, Hellooooo! It was NOT an old growth indigenous species. It was a rather young flowering cherry that was planted in our yard by the owners before us. It contracted a disease last year that we just couldn't get on top of and it had to come down. The flowering cherry became an nonflowering cherry and was in danger of infecting other trees. It was a mercy killing of sorts. Sooooo....lay down your arms and thank us instead!

Just do what we're doing and blame it on George.

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NORTH SLOPE!!!

I can't tell you how many people I talk to at my North Slope open houses that love this historic area! They actually stay and listen to me spew on about the activities in our North Slope, the people who live here and our passion for preservation. We really do feel like a big family with a really extensive call tree. If someone jacks a car in our neighborhood, it spreads like wildfire! We pride ourselves in getting the word out, identifying the culprit and getting him apprehended before he can drive out of the neighborhood! Ha ha...well....that's a bit of an exaggeration but, you get the idea.

There has been a bit of reorganization in the North Slope Historic Board over the years, and then reorganization yet again, but, it is all with the intention of providing the best balance of representation for the residents of our area.

So if you are interested in finding out about ALL that the North Slope Historic Neighborhood has to offer it's residents, AND have a voice and a say about it, come on!!! Get involved! Come check us out! You can find out how by checking out our website or by our cute little old fashioned newspaper called the "Trolly Times." Call me if you want any information (I am a board member, by the way) or have any questions. I can make sure you get the "Trolly Times" delivered to your home or emailed to you each time a new one comes out.