The Story of Spanway
In 1890 the area was originally named "Lake Park" as a planned community by the Lake Park Land, Railway and Improvement Company which bought all the nearby land east of the lake. The development company built a rail line that ended at what is now 162nd and Park Avenue. Tourists would take the train, a run of about ten miles (ten miles being one "span", in rail slang) from Tacoma, while traveling to Mount Rainier. By the founding of Mount Rainier National Park in 1899, the tourist reference that the last train depot was a "span away" from Tacoma, stuck as the name of the area.

With classic craftsmanship and arts & crafts design, these homes have many amenities:

• Open Protected Space
• Privacy Gated Community
• Front Porch Living
• Community Playground
• Sidewalks and Street Lights
• Territorial Views