Written by James Bentley (Originally published in the Eureka Times, 2009 Fall issue) Tacoma’s First Port In its infancy, Tacoma, and especially Old Town along the mile-long docks, earned a reputation that was common to waterfront cities of the era: rough and tumble and unsafe to wander alone in. As the end of the nineteenth century drew near,…
Documentary: Crow’s Nest merchant navy officer’s club in St. John’s, NL
The half hour “Fifty Nine Steps to the Crow’s Nest” documentary tells the story of the “Crow’s Nest” merchant navy officers bar in downtown St. John’s. It is a fantastic film about a piece of St. John’s history, but, more importantly, a tribute to the memory of merchant mariners of World War II. Thanks to…