Talk:Aroma of Tacoma

Or, "Tacoma aroma"
That is the phrase I have heard. I cannot cite an online source, however. Oh well. :) Better alterative quality, IMHO. Terry Thorgaard (talk) 17:23, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

I was also under the impression that the stink had subsided (Again, personal anecdotal information only (Sorry), having been there for a few days in 1964, and most of 1974-1976). Is there any information on the intensity over time? Terry Thorgaard (talk) 13:20, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I just added an Associated Press article that refers to "Tacoma Aroma" in the title. That's the name I've heard for many years. Stylus Magazine (2005) said it's locally called "The Aroma". Brianhe (talk) 21:11, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Others
May be analogous to "the essence of Monfort," associated with Greeley, Colorado (due to the proximity of cattle feedlots formerly operated by a company called Monfort Beef). Sca (talk) 14:23, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

added use of term as "corruption" and limerick by Chicago Tribune, 1946 and link.
I made some changes today by my making a slight change to the first sentence of this article and then adding another nuance to the term Aroma of Tacoma with a link for reference... but then it was reverted abruptly by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sphilbrick for no apparent reason... why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FunkyWags (talk • contribs) 03:25, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Is the aroma gone, or still present?
A KNKX (Tacoma public radio) piece from a few days ago says "many say some version of [the Tacoma aroma] has lingered", though arguably it has been improving since the 1970s. It's premature to put it in the past tense. ☆ Bri (talk) 18:49, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. I do think the lede is now slightly out-of-step with the history section. The Seattle Times piece about the closure of the paper mill says: "The odor has subsided in recent decades, especially after a nearby smelter closed its doors in the 1980s — though Korsmo said you can still find it if you sniff closely enough.
 * “There are definitely days on Ruston Way where it smells a bit off,” she said, referring to the nearby waterfront street. “But I’m told it’s nothing like what it used to be.”" We can wait for more official/formal sourcing definitively saying something like 'the tacoma aroma is a thing of the past' or similar. Suriname0 (talk) 19:20, 20 November 2023 (UTC)