Wow, this was probably the best 38 minutes i have spent on YT. Loved seeing all the changes, and what still look identical from 40 yrs ago. Thank you for posting.
We moved to Spanaway in 1978. I grew up there it's amazing how much you forgot. How much it changed. This was really cool 😎. Like going down memory lane. Thanks for putting up the video. I look forward to more.
40 years ago. Some businesses still exist under the same name, but many others are gone. There were a lot of family restaurants, small service stations everywhere. Small motels. Lots of big American cars and trucks, not as many imports. I remember every bit of this, the video brought it all back. Very cool.
The Baskin-Robbins by the old Parkland Theater. My dad took us there in the late 60's(?) and early 70's. Decades and several counties over, I took my boys there. Just before my dad passed away, I smuggled some ice cream to his room. Three generations.... I'm hoping to take my granddaughter there soon...
This is a cool video. I started visiting the Spanaway/Roy area in 1988 and moved here in 1997. You forget how much it’s grown until you see a video like this.
Wow.. what a piece of time captured here. I was stationed to then Fort Lewis Mar 1992. Definitely a surprise to see this. I now retired from the military and now a resident here in Tacoma/Spanaway. It's a treat to see this.
This is excellent! I grew up in Spanaway starting in '73. For anyone wondering, I figured out that the mile post counter is ticking off the hundredths of miles. There should be a decimal in the middle.
@26:13 mark- That wrecking yard on 208th and mountain highway on the right was my grandfathers for many years it was sams auto wrecking then. He built it then sold out to old man Rollins who turned it into all auto parts which you can see in the 1998 video of this same route. that place has changed over the years. It was so much nicer back then.
Used to live in the outskirts of Roy (1998 to 2006). This is basicly the route we took going to and from our house when we hit mt highway. So much had changed from this vid to when i moved out there and so much changed before we moved out. Recently went down Mt Highway on with a coworker stoned out of our mind thinking we could get to MT Rainier before sunset after getting off work at 5 in Seattle. But that trip brought back all the memories i had growing up in the area. Been planning to buy a Electric bicycle and have decided when i get one to ride out there and rekindle my old memories of the area. Saw the road that turns to Bethel High, the same corner that would become a Fred Myers and had a Blockbuster that closed down a few years after i left the area, no Wal-Mart before you hit the Roy Y. So much changed yet there are still a lot of things that are still around.
Good memories ❤️ our first house was just down the street from Gibsons, bought it in 1978 when we got married, sold it in 1985. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Cool video, it's amazing someone videotaped their drive that long ago. I loved seeing the old cars all over many new at the time. I was 10 back then a d we lived in Tacoma at that time. I wish I was there now
Father retired Ft Lewis in '83. Wow! Thanks for the trip down memory lane! ..... Small 7-11 on 176th and Pac Ave. Dragon's Lair inside. Honda motorcycle shop on the left. Winchell's Donuts just a little further down. Machine shop on the right could build a big block that would spin 7k. The smell of fresh rain air, and fir trees. Paradise Bowling if there's no league that night. Sticky feet at the Parkland Theatre. PLU swimming near by. Tiny's Tire. No Frugal's or Fox's yet? Coy's Furniture... Friend sold it for a few mill and bought a nice piece of land. GMC Truck center... Wonder if they're still in biz? Ahhh, the Calico Cat motel! Wagon Wheel. Little Park. Spanaway Speedway. Woods before they cut them down to build a new elementary. The smell of 2 stroke dirt bikes and their exhaust echoing in the woods. I wonder if Kelly knew that first kiss blew my socks off?! I was walking on clouds all day!
Thats crazy, the year i was born. I went to my godmothers 100th bday celebration. There were pics of when she was young, her first car a Bonneville that probably resides in the lemay museum. Her first home, pics of when shr first moved to tacoma, brfore i5 was built. Its crazy to see how much the area has been developed over the years.
I lived here from 2004 to 2016. Lived in Graham and puyallup. Drove up and down this road more times than I can count. I still have my dryer in the garage here in Florida that I bought there at poochels appliance 18:53.
Pretty cool to see from that Time. I Actually live few Minutes from where the video was taken. That area is considered Eatonville till you hit 304th Johnson’s corner/king feed.
I drive it every day. Some parts haven't changed much. Right at the "Roy Y", the auto wrecking yard just was taken out. The South end Ace Hardware building is exactly the same. Looks like it used to be something else. Same 7-11 on 138th st, and the skippers building is still there. They're proposing an international Airport larger than SeaTac international Airport as we speak. It would totally change this place forever. I hope it doesn't happen.
It was South end Hardware in the video still. I shop there frequently. In the last handful of years the roof collapsed on the building and had to be rebuilt. I was born in 85 in Tacoma and haven't seen it from this perspective. Very cool to see. As far as the airport do you have any more links to this proposal, not a fan of the idea either.
At 21:30, the Parkland Theater marquee says they’re showing The Road Warrior and Blade Runner. Thanks to my brother for sharing this cool video with me!
Wow! Tiny's Tire Center at 100th existed back then? I don't even recognize most of the streets back then. Incredible to see how this area has changed. Awesome post! Thank you for posting these videos!
I was living in Tacoma in 1982. Very familiar with Pac Ave and attended the old McKinley Elementary School, seen while you were on 38th. The Dome was still being completed at that time as well.
I drive this way often and honestly I can’t believe how much is the same…the businesses are different but the buildings are still here..biggest thing I noticed in Spanaway is that they added sidewalks and bus stop cut outs along the road and pretty much all the big box stores are recent ..traffic is way worse now but I couldn’t get over how much is the same.
WOW! We moved there in 1986. Looks like Big O's wasn't even there yet. Never really liked that place, but we made that turn on 224th to go to our house for half of my childhood. Lot of good memories, but a lot of bad ones as well. Bethel Braves class of 1993!
Hi, I have lived here most of my life and shocked from year to year mass changes I do now live back here in Spanaway and will be here for a long time to come!
I may not have been born yet, but come 2022 and I drive hwy 7, it sure does have some beautiful areas. Especially once you get out by the lake, Rife lake is amazing
Man has it changed from no stop light at 260th and mtn hwy no Fred Meyer on 224th O'Neill's still the main grocery store and a feild and trees where Walmart sits and coys furniture now a liquidation store
Wow. I live off 84th & pac. There's a Walgreens there now, instead of a bar. So much growth in 40 yrs. U guys see the gas prices. Under a buck in some places.
I wish I could go back to the 80s in Tacoma and see everything then.. so much has changed in spanaway and Tacoma since 82'... I think it would have been better to just leave stuff as it was and not build ugly buildings..
Yeah it was posted 3 months ago but the video tape is from 82 but yeah it's a junk down memory lane there's a lot of things that disappeared that's in the video and a lot of things that grew up
You mean Spunaway?? Funny a lot of the buildings are still there. They just filled in the gaps. $1.03 a gallon for gas, Paradise lanes is still there. Heck I just drove a lot of this two days ago. From Roy to I5 to Kent.
Grew up in Midland in the 60s close to here moved to Yelm in 74, 4923 minutes you can see Shoeland on the right where my mom bought all of our shoes thanks for the video really fun watching it
God bless the person who had the foresight to record this. What a great way to start my morning
Wow, this was probably the best 38 minutes i have spent on YT. Loved seeing all the changes, and what still look identical from 40 yrs ago. Thank you for posting.
You wouldn’t happen to be Daryl Walker from Puyallup would you?
We moved to Spanaway in 1978. I grew up there it's amazing how much you forgot. How much it changed. This was really cool 😎. Like going down memory lane. Thanks for putting up the video. I look forward to more.
That skippers sign was still there last time I was on this road a couple years ago. That 711 is still open. Miss that Shakeys 😪
wow, a lot of memories here. Parkland Theater, Rax, Taco Time, etc.
40 years ago. Some businesses still exist under the same name, but many others are gone. There were a lot of family restaurants, small service stations everywhere. Small motels. Lots of big American cars and trucks, not as many imports. I remember every bit of this, the video brought it all back. Very cool.
The Baskin-Robbins by the old Parkland Theater. My dad took us there in the late 60's(?) and early 70's. Decades and several counties over, I took my boys there. Just before my dad passed away, I smuggled some ice cream to his room. Three generations.... I'm hoping to take my granddaughter there soon...
WOW, that brought back a lot of memories!!! I driven that road so may time back then and remember it well.
This is a cool video. I started visiting the Spanaway/Roy area in 1988 and moved here in 1997. You forget how much it’s grown until you see a video like this.
Wow.. what a piece of time captured here. I was stationed to then Fort Lewis Mar 1992.
Definitely a surprise to see this. I now retired from the military and now a resident here in Tacoma/Spanaway. It's a treat to see this.
This is excellent! I grew up in Spanaway starting in '73. For anyone wondering, I figured out that the mile post counter is ticking off the hundredths of miles. There should be a decimal in the middle.
I drove that stretch from 77 to 88, every day! WOW
@26:13 mark- That wrecking yard on 208th and mountain highway on the right was my grandfathers for many years it was sams auto wrecking then. He built it then sold out to old man Rollins who turned it into all auto parts which you can see in the 1998 video of this same route. that place has changed over the years. It was so much nicer back then.
Amazing. That wagon wheel restaurant was an amazing place! I miss this old Pierce county before all the people started to move in
Yes more Pierce county ones if you have them these videos are awesome!
Agreed
This drive has changed so much. Looking at this video and how it is now shows me just how much this area has grown.
Rax! And I miss Sea Galley. Always played that sit down arcade game while we waited for a table.
Sea Gallery was my first job back in 1997, I was 16 years old.
This was almost like time traveling back to 82 , Thanks for posting this video
Used to live in the outskirts of Roy (1998 to 2006). This is basicly the route we took going to and from our house when we hit mt highway. So much had changed from this vid to when i moved out there and so much changed before we moved out. Recently went down Mt Highway on with a coworker stoned out of our mind thinking we could get to MT Rainier before sunset after getting off work at 5 in Seattle. But that trip brought back all the memories i had growing up in the area. Been planning to buy a Electric bicycle and have decided when i get one to ride out there and rekindle my old memories of the area. Saw the road that turns to Bethel High, the same corner that would become a Fred Myers and had a Blockbuster that closed down a few years after i left the area, no Wal-Mart before you hit the Roy Y. So much changed yet there are still a lot of things that are still around.
Good memories ❤️ our first house was just down the street from Gibsons, bought it in 1978 when we got married, sold it in 1985. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Amazing. Moved here when I was 5 Air Force brat. I am now 64 and still in Parkland almost cried when I saw the old Parkland theater and the Handout
Cool video, it's amazing someone videotaped their drive that long ago. I loved seeing the old cars all over many new at the time. I was 10 back then a d we lived in Tacoma at that time. I wish I was there now
The Royal Fork Buffet and the Wigwam across the street.
Man!!! I love these posts. Thank you!! Brought back a lot of memories.
Father retired Ft Lewis in '83. Wow! Thanks for the trip down memory lane! ..... Small 7-11 on 176th and Pac Ave. Dragon's Lair inside. Honda motorcycle shop on the left. Winchell's Donuts just a little further down. Machine shop on the right could build a big block that would spin 7k. The smell of fresh rain air, and fir trees. Paradise Bowling if there's no league that night. Sticky feet at the Parkland Theatre. PLU swimming near by. Tiny's Tire. No Frugal's or Fox's yet? Coy's Furniture... Friend sold it for a few mill and bought a nice piece of land. GMC Truck center... Wonder if they're still in biz? Ahhh, the Calico Cat motel! Wagon Wheel. Little Park. Spanaway Speedway. Woods before they cut them down to build a new elementary. The smell of 2 stroke dirt bikes and their exhaust echoing in the woods. I wonder if Kelly knew that first kiss blew my socks off?! I was walking on clouds all day!
Thats crazy, the year i was born. I went to my godmothers 100th bday celebration. There were pics of when she was young, her first car a Bonneville that probably resides in the lemay museum. Her first home, pics of when shr first moved to tacoma, brfore i5 was built. Its crazy to see how much the area has been developed over the years.
This drive is so different today. Thanks for the memories 😎
I wish I could come home. This makes me homesick. I grew up in this area.
Me too
21:27 I finally have the name and location of what is the Parkland movie theater. I've always wondered where that is.
I saw The Little Mermaid and The Babe movie there as a kid
I lived here from 2004 to 2016. Lived in Graham and puyallup. Drove up and down this road more times than I can count. I still have my dryer in the garage here in Florida that I bought there at poochels appliance 18:53.
Pretty cool to see from that Time. I Actually live few Minutes from where the video was taken. That area is considered Eatonville till you hit 304th Johnson’s corner/king feed.
I drive it every day. Some parts haven't changed much. Right at the "Roy Y", the auto wrecking yard just was taken out. The South end Ace Hardware building is exactly the same. Looks like it used to be something else. Same 7-11 on 138th st, and the skippers building is still there. They're proposing an international Airport larger than SeaTac international Airport as we speak. It would totally change this place forever. I hope it doesn't happen.
That wrecking yard is gone now? Another covid victim I wonder?
No we do not need an airport i pierce co where traffic is bad enough already.
It was South end Hardware in the video still. I shop there frequently. In the last handful of years the roof collapsed on the building and had to be rebuilt. I was born in 85 in Tacoma and haven't seen it from this perspective. Very cool to see. As far as the airport do you have any more links to this proposal, not a fan of the idea either.
@@dw3403 Roy Y auto wrecking had a huge fire several years back that took it out
At 21:30, the Parkland Theater marquee says they’re showing The Road Warrior and Blade Runner. Thanks to my brother for sharing this cool video with me!
Gee, I don't know how many Keg parties we found just from hanging out at Paradise Bowling Alley on Saturday Night in the 1980's.😊
Wow! Tiny's Tire Center at 100th existed back then? I don't even recognize most of the streets back then. Incredible to see how this area has changed. Awesome post! Thank you for posting these videos!
Wow, this brings back memories. I used to make that drive 5 days a week.
I wish someone had video of the 4th of July in 1982 freedom fair that was one heck of a crazy night.
Moved to our house off 173rd & "B" in 1971. This sure brings back some memories.
I was living in Tacoma in 1982. Very familiar with Pac Ave and attended the old McKinley Elementary School, seen while you were on 38th. The Dome was still being completed at that time as well.
It would be great if someone could record what it looks like now and compare side by side.
Surprising extremely similar. Especially when it goes thru parkland and south end Tacoma. Freakishly similar.
I drive this way often and honestly I can’t believe how much is the same…the businesses are different but the buildings are still here..biggest thing I noticed in Spanaway is that they added sidewalks and bus stop cut outs along the road and pretty much all the big box stores are recent ..traffic is way worse now but I couldn’t get over how much is the same.
might get shot lately.
I'm up for that challenge I live a mile down from where the video starts. Crazy to watch this
He gets his videos from state archives so the state probably has recent videos of this road
Any more footage from the Tacoma area? Or Puyallup?
Not at the moment. The archives did post a small 2 minute clip or so from Tacoma on their official Facebook page awhile back.
Lot of memories..I have traveled that road almost every day sense 1978
Whoa! So cool😎 thanks for uploading, loved seeing how my neighborhood used to be.
WOW! We moved there in 1986. Looks like Big O's wasn't even there yet. Never really liked that place, but we made that turn on 224th to go to our house for half of my childhood. Lot of good memories, but a lot of bad ones as well. Bethel Braves class of 1993!
20:36 MY GREAT GRANDMA OWNED THAT WHOLE AREA BACK THEN WITH THE MOTEL AND THE 76 GAS STATION!!!! thanks for uploading this
Thank you for your video, we move here 1985 I was a kid like 5 I remember down 224 st.
Moved to tacoma in 2017, holy crap so much has chaged!!!
Hi, I have lived here most of my life and shocked from year to year mass changes I do now live back here in Spanaway and will be here for a long time to come!
Thank you for sharing this video. I saw my fiance driving. He was murdered 3 years later. We lived on 22nd.
Crazy how little its changed... so many houses and businesses are the exact same
I recently started passing thru this area and appreciate the glance back . I. 53 and from Seattle so not familiar with the old roads much
Awesome footage. I wish you could find more Pierce County or Thurston County videos but I'll take what I can get. Thanks.
wow, my workplace in on pacific ave and its just crazy to see it back then with a gas station next to it
And Lincoln Tree Farm!? Wow!
I know, right? I went to school there in 86. I love that place.
Wow Tiny's Tires, Kimbell's Collision,and Spud's Pizza Parlor are all still there!
my hometown 40 years ago next month. i was 1 year old when this was recorded and next month i'll be 41.
Did they just pass Johnson's Corner?
Great video!
I may not have been born yet, but come 2022 and I drive hwy 7, it sure does have some beautiful areas. Especially once you get out by the lake, Rife lake is amazing
Man has it changed from no stop light at 260th and mtn hwy no Fred Meyer on 224th O'Neill's still the main grocery store and a feild and trees where Walmart sits and coys furniture now a liquidation store
I lived in the red house across from O'Neils.
I was born on the 30th that year lol.and I live in Washington
They had Wendy's in Spanaway Opens in 1980s and in 2017 it's returns
Wow amazing
Do have any videos from the early 2000s and mid 2000s?
No, however the WSDOT has still images from those years that can be requested directly from them.
Any Video In The 1970s And 1960s
Unfortunately 1982 was the earliest year that the WSDOT began using video.
Wow. I live off 84th & pac. There's a Walgreens there now, instead of a bar. So much growth in 40 yrs. U guys see the gas prices. Under a buck in some places.
I wish I could go back to the 80s in Tacoma and see everything then.. so much has changed in spanaway and Tacoma since 82'... I think it would have been better to just leave stuff as it was and not build ugly buildings..
I actually live off 246th...and moved out here in 1991. Alot has changed since then.
I love how everything south of 304 th has not changed at all!!! Lol!
Ah, the calico cat .
😂
Back when roads were uncrowded...
Right
Wow!! There is a good chance my ex was slaving away at the Jack in the Box at S. 56th St when this video was shot so long ago. It's just bizarre.
Mine too 😅
Grew up in parkland and lived a mile east of the Shakeys pizza
Yeah it was posted 3 months ago but the video tape is from 82 but yeah it's a junk down memory lane there's a lot of things that disappeared that's in the video and a lot of things that grew up
The SpanaPark hood. I used to deliver groceries to to SpanaPark . noticed the Wagon Wheel is gone now. that was my lunch stop if I had money on me.
So many landmarks are gone.
It has changed considerably in 41 years, but haven't we all?
You mean Spunaway?? Funny a lot of the buildings are still there. They just filled in the gaps. $1.03 a gallon for gas, Paradise lanes is still there. Heck I just drove a lot of this two days ago. From Roy to I5 to Kent.
Slumaway
Would be cool to do a split screen from today in sync.
Now look at it how it's grown.
It was thirteen days after I turned two-years-old.
21 days before I turned three. 😂
I was 3 years old during this time
I was five. Did you grow up there? I went to bethel c/o 96
Almost 4 decades ago.
So cool.. my stomping grounds.. I was surprised I didn't see me! Lol.. great video 📹
I told my wife the same thing 😂
32:01 I lived in those janky apartments tucked in the back 😂
Seems like yesterday!
Spuds Pizza and the Wigwam
The Hong Kong restaurant is still there
No Dream Girls at Fox's.
I don't see any homeless people like today in Spanaway...
I saw a Gremlin at 19:18
Spuds Pizza!🙂
International airport planned here.
$1.11 a gallon at the Texaco!!! Lol
This was exactly 19 years after JFK was assassinated
Grew up in Midland in the 60s close to here moved to Yelm in 74, 4923 minutes you can see Shoeland on the right where my mom bought all of our shoes thanks for the video really fun watching it
Such a cool video. So much has changed
good job!!