Memories of Tacoma’s Tower Records

July 3, 2025

KUOW listeners Whitney Keyes and Chris Porter share their memories of Tacoma Tower Records with us. “I grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and my favorite record store on the planet was the Tower Records near the Tacoma Mall. It was the go-to place to get the hottest 45s and albums — and check out cute boys! I LOVED going down every aisle, alphabetically in my fave music categories, looking at the covers — front and back of EVERY record.” Read more and view slideshow >

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