The area consists primarily of businesses and apartment buildings, some with views of Commencement Bay.

In addition, the river's mouth at Commencement Bay occupied an extensive tidal flat and wetland estuary delta.

Over the last 20 years, the port has invested more than $160 million in projects designed to improve the environment in and around Commencement Bay.

Tacoma straddles the neighboring Commencement Bay with several smaller cities surrounding it.

It is surrounded on one side by Commencement Bay and all other sides the city of Tacoma.

Commencement Bay has become home to one of the most active commercial ports in the world.

It is an inlet of Commencement Bay.

Her first power vessel was the St. Patrick, a steamer that operated in the Commencement Bay.

The county seat is Tacoma, which is also the county's largest city, on Commencement Bay.

He continued buying up all the available land along Commencement Bay in anticipation of the railroad.