You may remember these photographs from last year's Winter Walk Off:
This is Tacoma's once-grand Elk's Hall.
You may also remember that Mcmenamins purchased the building and plans were made to restore and repurpose the building. Last year a bit of activity got locals excited and then everything came to a halt as the company concentrated on other projects.
Not to long ago, work began again on the building, which I see every day on my commute and just after Christmas, scaffolding was erected around the building and it's now wrapped like a huge gift for the city of Tacoma.
There's not a lot of space for both parking and gardens but I know that Mcmenamins will do something really special with the space.
It even looks like they're working around this old Monkey Puzzle Tree.
