To find out the time in Tacoma, Washington, you have a few options. Sure, you can pull out a smartphone, or check your watch, but why bother with something so prosaic? Instead, head north to Commencement Bay on a sunny day, and you’ll be able to measure time using the City of Tacoma’s sundial. The sundial is a public sculpture, created and maintained by Metro Parks Tacoma. When the park was under construction in 1978, the project’s landscape architect, Tom Pulford, felt that it was missing a focal point. He…
