Didn't know there was still a scent of it anywhere, but when I was a kid (50+ years ago) Tacoma indeed flat-out stank. Even driving through, you'd roll up your windows and close the vents, and it was all over Tacoma, not just in some tiny enclaves of stink.
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I remember it well in the 70s, even in town. I recall the theory at the time was that the sulfur smell was from the pulp mills that were in operation at the time. But those are now gone, and the aroma remains, though it's less intense and more localized now.
It's been quite humorous seeing the internet react to the Aroma of Tacoma.
Hasn't actually been stinky for quite a number of years now! But if it keeps Tacoma feared, spread the word it still does lol
There was once a weed dispensary here that adopted the name "Aroma of Tacoma". Very fitting!
I bought a Tacoma in Tacoma, it had a bad aroma, so I drove my Tacoma through Tacoma to the Aroma of Tacoma while smelling the Aroma of Tacoma combined with the aroma of my Tacoma.
Oh shizz! I’ve smelled this while driving through!
I have driven through Tacoma many times, and I have never smelt this
It's a smell of the past at this point. Paper mill and the smelting plant got shut down!