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    3 CD box set with 40 songs about Olympia WA plus a detailed 80 page book with the history behind the songs and a plethora of great photos. With over 100 Olympa musicians. Stunning!

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I was born in Iowa and my family moved back to Olympia when I was
in the second grade, so 1960 or so, I have never known a Tumwater
without a freeway. We lived all over Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey ‘til I
got to junior high. When I was a kid, we used to run across the Tumwater freeway to get to the corner store to buy penny candy. No big, right? Not many cars.
Downtown Tumwater? What was that? Well, now I know! On the
internet, there are people who try to make this look like a big conspiracy. Ha!

O’Connell, Emmett. (2021) Interstate 5 did not destroy Tumwater’s downtown. It was already dead. Killed by isolation.
Retrieved from www.olympiatime.com/2021/07/interstate-5-did-notdestroy-tumwaters.html
Trosper, Don. (2021) A Freeway Runs through It. pp. 119-121. The Tumwater We Never Knew. Tumwater, WA.: The Olympia-Tumwater Foundation.

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Some people think that downtown Tumwater was destroyed by I-5 when it came through in 1958
Some others point out Capital Way had totally bypassed downtown Tumwater by ‘38
The business area then became Capitol and Custer, and clear down at
Trosper Road, Southgate
By the early 50s “downtown” Tumwater was really pretty dead
The City Council signed the plan!

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from Olympia - A True Story, released October 14, 2022
The True Olympians

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Tom Dyer and The True Olympians Olympia, Washington

The True Olympians were formed shortly after Tom Dyer moved back to his hometown Olympia in 2006. Their focus is primarily recording, though they do play yer occasional live show. Current members: Tom - vox, guitar etc,, Gene Tveden- bass, b-vox, Joe Cason - keys, b-vox, Lisa Ceazan- vocals, and Jeff Parkhurst - drums, b-vox. Jeff is the band's 4th drummer. ... more

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