The Hilltop Neighborhood is a historically diverse neighborhood in the Tacoma, Washington Central District.[1]
The National Register of Historic Places specifies the geographic area of Hilltop as located within the City of Tacoma and bounded on the east by Tacoma Avenue South, on the north by Division Avenue, on the west by Sprague Avenue, and on the south by the edge of the bluff, which roughly equates to South 27th Street.[2] Hilltop derives its name from its location on a high bluff overlooking Commencement Bay and the Port of Tacoma.
Hilltop is near the historic Tacoma Public Library main branch, Bates Technical College, the Pierce County Courthouse, and the new Pierce County Correctional Facility, all of which are located on Hilltop's east side. Hilltop is also the home of the Evergreen State College's Tacoma Campus. It is adjoined by Tacoma's more affluent Stadium District.
The T Line, a streetcar operated by Sound Transit, runs through Hilltop on Martin Luther King Jr. Way, between Division Avenue and South 19th Street. It opened as an extension of the existing line in September 2023 and connects the neighborhood to the Stadium District and Downtown Tacoma.[3][4]
- ^ "Our City: Neighborhoods". City of Tacoma. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic Resources of the Hilltop Neighborhood. Retrieved 6/12/12 from https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64500701_text
- ^ Lindblom, Mike (September 16, 2023). "Sound Transit's Tacoma streetcar climbs the Hilltop starting this weekend". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ Sailor, Craig (September 14, 2023). "Tacoma Link doubles in length Saturday. Sound Transit isn't delivering what they promised". The News Tribune. Retrieved September 18, 2023.