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• Landmarks: A charmer in Cheney

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S8 If a person thought it unlikely that a small community in the region might be home to a residence that embodies the finest grandeur and elegance of high Victorian architecture, …

• Landmarks: Nine Mile Falls Dam at core of enclave

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The 16 miles from downtown Spokane to the Nine Mile Falls Dam on the Spokane River was once considered such a long journey that a little village was created on … 1

• Old downtown SRO hotel dates to boom of 1890s

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 During Spokane’s early days, the central business area was populated by many single-room occupancy hotels to accommodate the burgeoning numbers of individuals flocking to the area to seek employment. Most …

• Salvaged history

  April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 When it comes to home renovations, Sherry Knott picked perhaps the most challenging one possible. Having once lived in a row house in Philadelphia that she loved, she always wanted …

• Exterior of residence retains look of former powerhouse

  April 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 When it comes to home renovations, Sherry Knott picked perhaps the most challenging one possible. Having once lived in a row house in Philadelphia that she loved, she always wanted … 8

• Landmarks: Many sites honor Spokane Garry

  March 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 There are a number of landmarks around town honoring the legacy of Spokane Garry, the storied leader in the Spokane Tribe of Indians who is also considered the region’s first …

• Landmarks: Barn a popular photo setting

  March 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 If this old barn and rock house look somehow familiar, you probably have seen them before – even if you’ve never stopped by their location on the Moran Prairie. Every … 1

• Gym-turned-studio building once part of Catholic school

  February 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The old parochial school gym building in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood is not only beautiful, it is a wonderful example of a strikingly different kind of early-Spokane architecture. St. Joseph’s … 1

• Landmarks: Modest crypt for former governor

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 As gravesites for notable individuals go, the one for former Washington Gov. Marion Hay is rather modest. In the crypt section of the mausoleum at Spokane’s Riverside Memorial Terrace, the …

• Landmarks: Arnesons honor former house of playwright

  January 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 The American foursquare-style Dyar-Kiesling home just off Rockwood Boulevard celebrates its centennial this year. Beautifully kept, with many of its original features intact, the house is a wonderful tribute to …

• Students pass pillars of EWU’s past into their futures

  December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The Pillars of Hercules are commonly considered to be those large promontories in Spain and North Africa that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. But Cheney has its …

• Clock Tower originally kept trains on time

  December 15, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Probably the best 360-degree view of the city from the downtown area is atop the 155-foot-tall Clock Tower in Riverfront Park. And pretty much the only person who gets to …

• Landmarks: Neglected gristmill near Cheney succumbs to age

  December 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 There was a time when the old Dybdall gristmill was known throughout the region for producing the finest baking flour available. But that was a long time ago, and today … 1

• Landmarks: Schoolhouse still occupies original county site

  November 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Once it was just one of 18 one-room schoolhouses serving the rural population in a small region of northwest Spokane County, but today the Central School District No. 49 schoolhouse … 1

• Former Chevy dealership provides developer unique property

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Back in the 1920s Spokane’s original Auto Row encompassed an area bounded on the north and south by Sprague Avenue and the Northern Pacific viaduct and, east and west, by …

• Landmarks: Friendships shaped man

  October 6, 2011 in News on Page S10 Walter Crumm led what would probably be considered an unremarkable life, living in a boarding home in Browne’s Addition and spending his days in downtown Spokane. But he had something …

• Night blaze damages pair of iconic eateries

  September 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 Two historic Garland District restaurants – one a Depression-era icon and the other a popular diner featured in several Hollywood films – were heavily damaged Sunday night by fire. Spokane … 9

• First Miss Spokane lived in now-restored Craftsman house

  September 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 The house in the Marycliff-Cliff Park National Register Historic District on Spokane’s South Hill is but one of several lovely Craftsman-style homes gracing the neighborhood, but this one, also listed …

• Landmarks: Avalanche caused historic train disaster

  August 25, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 This special group of 10 includes a father and daughter, a nurse, a banker, railroad workers and others, ranging in age from 3 to 63. What they have in common …

• Landmarks: Legion building renovator raises the roof

  July 14, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The tall French Renaissance Revival-style building at the corner of Riverside Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Spokane has many elegant adornments – typical of the early 1900s era in …

• Determination preserves home as development surrounds it

  June 30, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Nestled among the complex of buildings that make up the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center is an elegant house dating back to the early days of Spokane’s history. The white, … 1

• Landmarks: Apostolic Faith Mission founder buried locally

  May 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 One of the most-visited graves at Riverside Memorial Park is that of the Rev. John G. Lake, who died in Spokane in 1935. “A lot of people don’t know who …

• Homesteader house built in 1879 sits atop Five Mile Prairie

  April 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 On one of the highest rises on the 3,400-acre plateau that constitutes Five Mile Prairie sits the oldest inhabited house there – the J.F. Strong house. Original construction began in …

• Govedare sculptures grace fields

  April 14, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S16 Not all landmarks are statues or buildings or artifacts from an earlier time. Some of them start out their existence as works of art and somehow, over time, become something …

• Ben Burr helped build rail lines in Wash., Idaho and Mont.

  March 31, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 A while back a reader wrote: “I would like to know who is Ben Burr and what exactly is his claim to fame. There are streets and parks and things …

• Landmarks: Baseball’s ‘Handsome Harry’ is buried in Spokane

  March 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 There’s one thing that baseball fans do better than just about anyone else. They keep statistics – and there’s a boatload of them available for Harry Howell, the man who …

• Landmarks: Woman’s Club building

  March 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Everyone who has driven down Walnut Street on Spokane’s lower South Hill has gone past the Woman’s Club building on the corner of Ninth Avenue. In the heart of Spokane’s …

• Landmarks: Actor’s murder-suicide left behind fame, forgiveness

  February 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane is the final resting place for a well-known stage, screen and television character actor. You know his face when you see it, even if his …

• Owner has hopes for future of Lowell School building

  January 6, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 When Lynda Peterson moved into a new home in the southwest area of Spokane a dozen or so years ago, she spotted the former Lowell School at 2225 S. Inland …

• Jolly old elf is holdover from Crescent display days

  December 12, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 Technically, Santa is supposed to be up on the rooftop, but for the past 22 years, he’s stood proudly in the parking lot at the White Elephant store on East …

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