Then and now: Old Union Stockyards
Opening around 1915, the Spokane Union Stockyards was the hub of livestock sales in the region. It was renamed the Old Union Stockyards in the 1930s and again renamed Stockland in the 1960s. The livestock market changed radically over the years and after the heyday of the 1930s and 1940s, volume began to decline in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, a much smaller version of the business operated under the name Stockland, which finally closed in 1999. Little is left to indicate the stockyards were there.
Section:Gallery
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1927 – Looking west from the center of the Spokane Union Stockyards in east Spokane, cattle can be seen funneling into pens before their purchase. In the distance, the giant Armour meatpacking plant can be seen, and another large plant, Carsten’s, is visible beyond that.
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2019 – The area of the former Old Union Stockyards is now a busy industrial area. It is shown here beside the railroad corridor through east Spokane, which is used for vehicle storage lots, heavy machinery businesses and the county water reclamation plant. In the distance in the upper center of the photo is the smokestack of the former Armour meatpacking plant.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review