The Tacoma aroma! We lived in Redmond several years ago and looked at investment properties on the Hilltop area. After witnessing several gang members and experiencing the vile odor, I'll never forget my wife's take on the situation-"GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"
We live in the Olympia, Wa area...have not been to the Tacoma Mall in years(I just dont like those big gigantic malls)...but whenever we go into Tacoma for other reasons, or drive by Tacoma on the freeway, the first thing that hits us is the incredible awful smell...I dont know exactly why it smells so bad when one is just getting into Tacoma...someone once told me it has something to do with paper mills or such...I just dont know tho...it just smells bad...
One thing I'll say good about Tacoma is that they really did fix the aroma. The smelters are all but shut down and it doesn't stink anymore!