Photo blog archive for Jan. 1, 2015
THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 2015
FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 2015
Christmas in early Spokane
The place of Christmas in Spokane's winter celebrations was never questioned in the city's early history and newspapers, who never missed a chance to spread the Christmas spirit, published a variety of feel-good features and stories related to the holiday.
TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2015
The and Now: Wilson's restaurant 1
Fueling the early Spokane downtown crowd was a trio of waffle houses owned by Stuart D. Wilson.
FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 2015
Then and Now preview: Wilson's Restaurant
Early Spokane restauranteur Stuart D. Wilson ran three downtown waffle houses between 1918 and 1951.
FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 2015
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 2015
TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 2015
Then and Now this week: Little Hardware
John T. Little, a hardware and sporting goods dealer, left his mark on Spokane.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 2015
John T. Little: Hardware and Sporting Goods
John T. Little, a Kansan who adopted Spokane in 1902, opened a hardware store that also sold sporting goods.
MONDAY, OCT. 26, 2015
Then and Now this week: Spokane's first waterworks
Attentive readers of the Then and Now column will notice that this week's photo is a recropping of one that ran several years ago in this space.This photo, circa 1888, shows the city's first waterworks, perched on the southwest corner of Canada Island, which was then called Crystal Island, possibly named after the Crystal Laundry which sat nearby.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23, 2015
Then and Now preview: The first Spokane Waterworks
The first city water system was on Canada Island in a modest brick structure clinging to the side of the basalt bank. It was built a year before the great fire of 1889 and it was critical to the outcome of that terrible conflagration.
MONDAY, OCT. 12, 2015
Then and Now this week: The Morris and Co. Building
The modest building at 124 S. Jefferson has been an ice plant since 1969, but before that it was a meat wholesale facility since 1911.
THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 2015
Then and Now preview: Pacific Pak Ice plant
The building housing the Pacific Pak Ice plant was built in 1911 as a meat packing facility. Although the meat packing is gone, the ice factory still uses some of the original refrigeration equipment for ice storage.
TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 2015
Bridges tell the story of the past
Bridges carrying cars and railroads are still critical to Spokane transportation.
MONDAY, OCT. 5, 2015
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2015
Then and Now preview: Dishman, Washington
Dishman, except for some business and park names, is largely forgotten as a significant part of Spokane Valley. It is named for Addison and Wilton Dishman.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 2015
Then and Now preview: Do you remember Woolworths? 1
Do you remember the Woolworths store in River Park Square?
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 2015
Do you know this spot? UPDATE! 7
This set of stairs is somewhere in Spokane, well-traveled by those on foot.
MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 2015
Then and Now This Week: The Milwaukee Freight Office
The Milwaukee Freight Office stood on Trent Ave. through the boom years of the rail industry, but also the inevitable decline.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, 2015
Do you Remember the Milwaukee Road? 4
The Milwaukee Road was the common name for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.
MONDAY, SEPT. 7, 2015
Then and Now this week: Wraight's Variety Store
Ed Wraight started a discount store in Spokane around 1930 and survived the difficult years of the Great Depression.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 2015
Then and Now preview: Dime stores and the Depression 4
The thrifty-minded shopper in early Spokane saw the rise of the five-and-dime store.
TUESDAY, AUG. 25, 2015
MONDAY, AUG. 24, 2015
Then and Now this week: John Doran Hudson dealership
John Doran opened a car dealership around 1914, advertising Packards and Studebakers. But for most of his 13 years in business he sold Hudsons, a viable alternative to the popular Ford Model T.
THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 2015
Then and Now preview: The Mighty Hudson, an early giant in the auto industry
Do you remember the Hudson Essex, Terraplane or Wasp? In 1929, the Hudson was the third largest auto manufacturer behind Ford and Chevrolet.
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