Bolkans and memories of the Perry District
A family of second generation Norwegian Americans ran a cafe in the Perry District in the 1940s.
A family of second generation Norwegian Americans ran a cafe in the Perry District in the 1940s.
Here's a record that has been languishing in the dust bin of souvenirs from Expo '74. It was
On the southwest corner of Stevens and Front, there was Tennessee House.
Do you remember when Montana crude was refined into gas in Hillyard?
The Whitten Block was built by L.B. Whitten, one of Spokane's earliest entrepreneurs. He died in 1927. But his family's story takes a sad turn with mental illness and a murder.
Check out this week's Then and Now about the first Harley Davidson dealership in Spokane.
The Whitten Block is named after early businessman L.B. Whitten, who moved to the Northwest from Virginia in a mule-drawn wagon. He showed up in Spokane in 1880.
Spokane has had motorcycle riders, clubs, dealers and fans since they were invented. Do you remember Brush Cycle?
You would have to be over 100 to have attended Blair Business College.
This week's Then and Now column is about Newman Lake
The Collings Foundation brings three airplanes--a B-17, a B-24 and a P-51-- to Spokane International Airport for a few days.
The store at Newman Lake Resort is closed for the season because the owners have health problems. Perhaps its a business opportunity?
This week's Then and Now column is about Mount Spokane and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
The Great Depression brought thousands of young men to the Inland Northwest to work in the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was FDR's project to get idle young men off the street, somewhat isolated, in camps across the West, where they planted trees, built trails and shelters and other projects. About 200 camped at Mount Spokane.
This week's column is about Greenough's grocery store on the South Hill. It was open from 1929 until 1985.
Do you remember when Greenough's IGA was at Sixth Avenue and Washington?
This week's column was about Playland Pier. Next week's Then and Now feature is about...
That's how the cracker crumbles.
The language has changed a lot through the years.
What you can see when you're 13-stories above the streets of downtown Spokane.
This week's Then and Now column is the former Spokane College at what is now the Manito Shopping Center.
Monday's Then and Now Column will focus on Spokane College
The story of R.L. Rutter and Rutter Parkway.
Looking ahead to the next Then and Now column.
The most recent Then and Now feature was about Burgan's Furniture.
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