Ruston Way is a neighborhood on the west shore of Commencement Bay in the north end of Tacoma , Washington . The two-mile long shoreline paralleling the BNSF tracks and Ruston Way is the focal point . It comprises several parks , public docks ( Old Town Dock , Les Davis Pier ) , and numerous restaurants and office buildings . The Tacoma Fallen Firefighters Memorial , a 9/11 memorial , and the historic Fireboat No. 1 are all near the center of the long Ruston Way waterfront . A popular paved multi-use trail extends from Chinese Reconciliation Park on the south end ( where Schuster Parkway transfers to Ruston Way at Old Town ) to the 97-acre Point Ruston residential and commercial development to the north . The city boundary between Tacoma and Ruston cuts through Point Ruston , but the trail continues north toward the Tacoma Yacht Club
9/11
September 11 attacks
Ruston Way, Tacoma, Washington