Proctor District, Tacoma, Washington facts for kids
The Proctor District is a business district in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. Primarily a center for locals to shop, the District has cultivated a small town "urban village" character.
Charitable Organizations and Community Services
Mason United Methodist Church hosts several services for the public:
Tacoma Discovery Shop is a thrift shop that supports the American Cancer Society
Safe Place for Newborns Fire House 13 is a designated Safe Place for Newborns.
Farmers' Market
Proctor has a lively farmers' market, the second largest in the city, which runs from the last weekend in March through the second-to-last weekend in December on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Arts
The Proctor Arts Festival
- Hosts 'a free, accessible and celebratory experience of the arts for the public.' with its 17th Annual Juried Art Show in summer of 2015
- The Mason United Methodist Church has a notable Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ
- The historical Junior Daffodil Parade is an integral part of spring for the District.
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