Old City Hall | ||||||||||||||||
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 The station in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Commerce Street Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°15′28″N 122°26′25″W / 47.25769°N 122.44041°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Sound Transit | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Pierce Transit | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 22, 2003[1] September 16, 2023[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | August 1, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Theater District/South 9th Street (2003–2022) | |||||||||||||||
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Old City Hall station is a light rail station on Link light rail's T Line in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The station officially opened for service on September 16, 2023;[2] it is located at the northern end of downtown and named for the Old City Hall building, which it is adjacent to.[3][4]
The station replaced a station known as Theater District/South 9th Street station, located two blocks to the south. That station officially opened for service on August 22, 2003; it was located at the northern end of downtown and named for the several nearby performing arts venues.[1] The station closed on August 1, 2022, as part of work to connect the T Line with its extension to the Hilltop neighborhood, due to its close proximity with the new Old City Hall station.[5]
Artwork at the original Theater District station reflected the Theater District:[citation needed]
- Seats at the station resembled fold-up theater seats
- Bronze plaques in the ground were reproductions of historical theatrical posters
- Projectors projected theatrical scenes on screens at night
- ^ a b Corvin, Aaron (August 23, 2003). "Tacoma Link makes its debut". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on September 1, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Tacoma's Hilltop Link extension now open for Pierce County commuters". KCPQ. Fox Television Stations. September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Sound Transit Motion No. M2017-118" (PDF). Sound Transit. November 16, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Tacoma Link Expansion" (PDF). Sound Transit. July 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Sailor, Craig (October 11, 2022). "Tacoma street cars return to the rails Tuesday after 10-week absence". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.