Konke mayelana ne-Iconic ne-B & I yomlando e-Tacoma

I-Tacoma B & I ingenye yezimpawu zomuzi-nokho kuyinto encane yeqhawe elingaqiniseki langesikhathi esidlule ukuthi namuhla alinaki ukunakekelwa kancinci kwabaningi abadlulayo. Futhi kukhona isizathu salokho. Lesi sikhangiso esidumile sendawo sithandwa kakhulu kulezi zinsuku, futhi mhlawumbe okungaqondakali kwabanye kulawo amahholo ayo ahlala njalo-okuthula nokuhlanganiswa kwezinto ezitolo nezitolo. Noma kunjalo, lesi sakhiwo siyingxenye yomlando kaTacoma futhi kusadingeka ukuvakashelwa ngenxa yendawo yangaphakathi ye-quirky.

Uma ujabulela ukuthakazelisa, i-B & I ingase inikeze isipiliyoni esithengisayo sokuthenga okungafani kakhulu nokuya e- mall .

Umlando we-B & I

I-B & I ekuqaleni yavuleka njenge-hardware esitolo ngo-1946 ngabanikazi EL Irwin noML Bradshaw. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, isitolo sithenge izinto eziningi ezingekho ze-hardware-ngo-1948, i-carousel; ngo-1953, indlovu okuthiwa uSammy; bese kuthi amanye ama-chimps okuthiwa uCathy no-Murphy.

Emuva phakathi nesikhathi lapho wonke ama-Tacoma ephikisana khona nokubukeka okungcono kakhulu kokukhanya kukaKhisimusi , u-EL Irwin waze wanikeza umbukiso omuhle unyaka owodwa nge-carousel engamamitha angu-35 ngaphesheya kwe-B & I enamahhashi ayisithupha egibele kuwo, kanye no-12-foot isembozo sigcwele uSanta.

With izilwane eziningi kanye ezikhangayo lapha, kwaziwa ngokuthi B & I Circus Store futhi wayaziwa kude futhi kabanzi for umkhathi wokugubha. Ngawo-1960, isitolo saqala ukuletha ukubonakala okudumile, kuhlanganise noSheena, iNdlovukazi yaseJungle, iBurt Ward esivela embukisweni we-TV "Batman", kanye nomgcini webhokisi uJoe Louis.

Ekugcineni, ngalesi sikhathi, kwakungu-Ivan um gorilla owenza lesi sitolo sidume kakhulu. U-Ivan walethwa eB & I ngo-1964 njengengane futhi wahlala endaweni eyakhelwe ngqo iminyaka engu-28. Ngemuva kokungazange abe nomunye umlingani we-gorilla empilweni yakhe yonke, waqaphela izishoshovu zezilwane futhi wathuthela e-Zoo Atlanta.

Abantu baseTacoma bangase bakhumbule ukuvakashela i-Ivan.

Namuhla, umlando wesakhiwo ukhonjiswe ezindongeni zezindawo ezimbalwa ze-B & I, okufaka phakathi konke okuzungeze i-Ivan manje okungenalutho. Ngenkathi i-B & I ingasondeli abathengi nemindeni emhlambini, kusadingeka ukuvakashelwa-ukuhlola le ndawo yomlando ngokwayo bese kunika isikhonkwane esivamile esikhohliwe njengabantu beTacoma drive nge-South Tacoma Way ngaphandle kokuningi ukubheka ngalesi sikhangiso esikhazimulayo esisodwa.

I-B & I Namuhla

Kutholakala eNingizimu Tacoma, izindlu ze-B & I ikakhulukazi zemizila enesitolo sesitolo kanye nokudla. Ungathola ukuthi i-B & I ikhululekile futhi ingenalutho, noma ingagcwala abathengi, kuye ngosuku. Izitolo zivame ukugijima ngabathengisi bezitolo nje kuphela ukuqala endaweni yesebhizinisi, kodwa uzothola izitolo eziye zahlala iminyaka eminingi. Uzothola zonke izinhlobo zempahla ezithakazelisayo lapha-ama-wigs, izingubo, imemorabilia yezemidlalo, ubuciko, nokuningi. Ukukhethwa kuyingqayizivele futhi uzothola ngokuphelele izitolo akukho chain lapha. Kukhona ngisho nesitolo sesilwane lapha, okuthandayo okungenakukubona kwezinye izindawo. Amantombazane, ama-kittens, amazinyane, izilwane ezihuquzelayo, izinyoni kanye nabo bonke abahlala lapha.

Njengoba ugijima ezindlini, uzothola izingcezu zomlando we-B & I osele lapha nalapha ukukhumbula nokuhlonipha esidlule; lezi zifanelekile ukuyeka ukufunda noma ukubheka njengalokho okushiwo i-B & I namhlanje ehluke kakhulu kunalokho okwaqala.

Esinye sezici ezithandwayo kakhulu ze-B & I yi-arcade yayo-into ongayitholi indawo yonke indawo. Leli likhulu futhi ligcwele imidlalo yevidiyo ye-nostalgic ne-arcade fare. Uma uthanda ama-arcade ngawo-1980, lokhu kuyadingeka ukuvakashelwa.

Kukhona futhi nezinombolo zokudla; futhi, akukho minyango, kuphela ukuqhuba amabhizinisi ngokuzimela. Izindawo zokudla ezivela kumama weqiniso waseMexico kuya kumaNdiya naseMelika.