Salishan
Salishan is a neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington that was originally created as a World War II housing project but, starting in 2002, has been demolished and rebuilt into a new neighborhood of homes, apartments, services, and parks on new infrastructure.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Tacoma, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Salishan, Tacoma, Washington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tacoma Dome and Engine House No. 11.
Tacoma Dome
Stadium
Photo: Broran28, Public domain.
The Tacoma Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is located south of Downtown Tacoma, adjacent to Interstate 5 and Tacoma Dome Station. Tacoma Dome is situated 1½ miles northwest of Salishan.
Engine House No. 11
Fire station
Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.
The Engine House No. 11 in Tacoma, Washington, also known as Fire Station No. 11, at 3802 McKinley Ave, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
America’s Car Museum
Museum
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
LeMay - America's Car Museum is a museum in the city of Tacoma, Washington. The museum is adjacent to the Tacoma Dome and opened on June 2, 2012. Many of the cars on display were donated to the museum by the family of Harold LeMay. America’s Car Museum is situated 1½ miles northwest of Salishan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lincoln International District and Fife.
Lincoln International District
Neighborhood
The Lincoln International Business District is a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, near historic Lincoln High School. Centered on S. 38th St and Yakima, the Lincoln International District is home to the majority of Tacoma's Vietnamese businesses and community centers. Lincoln International District is situated 2 miles west of Salishan.
Fife
Photo: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fife is a town of 11,000 people on the southern Puget Sound of Washington State. Fife, an eastern suburb of Tacoma, consists primarily of businesses such as car dealerships, warehousing and industrial facilities, motels, drive-through smoke shops, quick-dining restaurants, a Native American casino, and various other highway-side businesses.
Tacoma
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tacoma, a major port on the Puget Sound, is the third-largest city in Washington State, with about 220,000 residents. It has a dynamic art scene and a great ballet.
Salishan
- Category: locality
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.21767° or 47° 13′ 4″ northLongitude
-122.40554° or 122° 24′ 20″ westElevation
289 feet (88 metres)Open location code
84VV6H9V+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 150964884OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7404850
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Salishan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Salishan”
- French: “Salishan”
- Japanese: “セイリッシュ”
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