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• Then and Now photos: Get the goods

  June 17, 2013 in City on Page A5 Although the first transcontinental railroad connected through Spokane in 1882, north-south travel was still laborious and slow, by saddle or in wagons, for long trips to places like Colville and … 1

• Then and Now photos: Horse slaughter

  June 10, 2013 in City on Page A5 In 1858, Eastern Washington was still closed to outside settlement, but hardy trappers, prospectors and traders traversed the region. After Indians killed two prospectors, Lt. Col. Edward Steptoe was sent … 139

• Then and Now photos: Paulsen’s place

  June 3, 2013 in City on Page A5 The 1908 photo shows the Granite Block at far left, next to the newly completed August Paulsen building. Paulsen, a Danish immigrant, arrived in Spokane in 1892. He immediately began …

• Then and Now photos: War and peace

  May 27, 2013 in City on Page A5 When war broke out in Europe in 1914, Americans began debating the idea of preparedness. Some, like Theodore Roosevelt, advocated expanding the military in anticipation of the spreading conflict. President … 11

• Then and Now photos: North Division Street

  May 20, 2013 in City on Page A5 Before bridges crossed the gorge in the 1880s, the Spokane River was a challenging obstacle for people on the north side of the Spokane. Some hardy homesteaders lived on the …

• Then and Now photos: Riverside Avenue

  May 13, 2013 in City on Page A5 Imagine a newcomer to Spokane stepping off a train in 1928 and turning west onto Riverside Avenue at Monroe Street and taking in the panoply of buildings that rival the … 8

• Then and Now photos: Hillyard

  May 6, 2013 in City on Page A5 In 1892, James J. Hill, the architect and president of the Great Northern Railroad, arrived in Spokane. He told a newspaper reporter: “I am coming here to get your business … 31

• Then and Now photos: Playfair track

    April 29, 2013 in City on Page A5 Ever since humans managed to shinny onto the back of a horse, riders have wanted to race. Endurance, flat-track, harness and steeplechase racing became popular in many different cultures around … 24

• Then and Now photos: Otis Orchards

  April 22, 2013 in City on Page A5 Settlers William and Johanna Pringle homesteaded in eastern Spokane County in 1883, near a railroad stop called Otis. In 1903, Mark Mendenhall and Laughlin MacLean contracted to use a drainage … 3

• Then and Now photos: The Rookery

  April 15, 2013 in City on Page A5 Francis Cook, publisher of the Tacoma Herald newspaper, was lured to Spokane in 1879 by the offer of free land from city father James N. Glover. He was offered the … 12

• Then & Now: Service stations popular until 1970s

  April 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 There were cars before the advent of the gas station. Early fuel stops were general stores where a motorist could fill a gas can. The debut of Ford’s Model T … 7

• Then and Now photos: Spokane Valley

  April 1, 2013 in City on Page A5 When white immigrants began settling permanently in the Spokane area in the 1870s, it was a particularly hardscrabble group who chose the rural Spokane Valley to eke out a meager … 4

• Then and Now: Dennis Phillips

  March 25, 2013 in Sports Basketball enabled 1968 Ferris graduate Dennis Phillips an opportunity to circle the globe as a player; to become a coach, educator and administrator privy to the mire of collegiate sports. …

• Then and Now photos: A city is born

  March 25, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s story began on the corner of Howard Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard. Original settlers James Downing and Seth Scranton drove the first surveyor’s stake there in 1871. It was … 49

• Then and Now photos: Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk

  March 18, 2013 in City, Sports on Page A5 Kelly Olynyk was described by this newspaper in 2009 as “a versatile Canadian capable of playing several positions.” It was but one line in a look ahead to the 2009-10 … 4

• Then and Now photos: Drive-in departs, restaurant remains

  March 11, 2013 in City on Page A5 The invention of the automobile changed everyday life in small and large ways. Independent travel, instead of horses, buggies or trains, became the norm. Travelers needed gas, convenient food and … 31

• Then and Now photos: Downtown still stacks up

  March 4, 2013 in City on Page A5 The twin stacks of the Central Steam Plant were completed in 1916 by the Merchants Central Heating Co. The 225-foot stacks used 333,340 bricks and extended above the elegant facility … 6

• Then and Now: Operation Walkout

  February 18, 2013 in City on Page A5 In 1954, the nuclear bomb was on everyone’s mind. Would the Russians attack without warning? Spokane was chosen as the first city in the nation to attempt a complete evacuation … 29

• Then and Now photos: The Mint bar

  February 11, 2013 in City on Page A5 During Spokane’s boom era of the 1880s through the early 20th century, downtown Spokane was packed with workers, mainly men, living in single-resident occupancy buildings, called SRO hotels, when not … 1

• Then and Now photos: Hazelwood Farms

  February 4, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s Hazelwood Farms was a leading Northwest dairy business when its founders, David and George Brown and John L. Smith, decided to subdivide and sell off their land holdings on … 3

• Then and Now photos: Sunset Highway

  January 28, 2013 in City on Page A5 In the 19th century, east-west travel across Washington was on unsurfaced, ungraded roads. Routes were mostly military wagon trails like the Mullan Road and the Naches Pass Road. But railroad … 11

• Then and Now photos: The Pavilion

  January 21, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s Expo ’74 continues to recede in the rear-view mirror, but the silhouette of the former United States Pavilion reminds us of that glorious summer of exhibitions, concerts, rides, famous … 8

• Then and Now photos: Coeur d’Alene waterfront

  January 14, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A5 The natives of the region, who called themselves the Schee-Chu-Umsh, lived and camped around Lake Coeur d’Alene for many generations before the first white men, likely French explorers or trappers, … 2

• Then and Now photos: Post Street Bridge

  January 7, 2013 in City on Page A5 In 1880, a vote was held to decide the seat of newly created Spokane County. Cheney and Spokane Falls, both important railroad towns, wanted it. Spokane was declared the winner, … 12

• Then and Now photos: Broadview Dairy

  December 31, 2012 in City on Page A5 Allen H. Flood, born in 1854 and the grandson of Revolutionary War soldiers, moved to Washington from Maine in 1889 for work. He drove oxen in lumber camps, laid out … 8

• Then and Now photos: View from the Tower

  December 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 1926: Slow-moving electric streetcars, clattering Ford Model Ts and crowds of shoppers bundled against the cold. 2012: Quiet front-wheel-drive autos, hybrid diesel-electric transit buses and pedestrians intent on their cellphones … 7

• Then and Now photos: Riverside Avenue

  December 17, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Robertson, Morgan and Bell buildings still stand on the 300 block of West Riverside Avenue. All date to Spokane’s boom era of the early 1900s. Glen Dow Academy of … 10

• Then and Now: Spokane Bakery Co.

  December 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 Businessman David Ackerman, born in 1873, believed that factory bakeries would “hasten the day when the housewife shall bake no more.” He bought Spokane Bakery Co. in 1906 and started … 27

• Then and Now photos: Liberty Theater

  December 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 Movie ticket prices can be outrageous, but in 1923 someone called the cops. Patrons claimed the Liberty Theater on the 700 block of Riverside jacked up the ticket prices for … 5

• Then and Now photos: The ONB building

  November 26, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Old National Bank was founded in 1891 and opened its signature building at Stevens and Riverside in 1911. It was a skyscraping marvel, and thousands came just to see … 8

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