Salvation Army Capt. Kyle Smith (left), retired Major Tom Peterson (center) and Mark Morrison (right) perform April 2, 2010, with the Spokane Citadel Brass Band on the corner of Riverside Avenue and Howard Street in downtown Spokane. They gathered on the Salvation Army's original spot to commemorate the group's first Spokane mission in 1891.
(Dan Pelle)
Ron Mensch wraps up Samantha Garritty to stay warm as they take in the Salvation Army concert on the corner of Riverside and Howard in downtown Spokane. (Dan Pelle)
The Spokane Citadel Brass Band performs on the corner of Riverside and Howard on April 2, 2010. They gathered on the Salvation Army's original spot to commemorate the group's first Spokane mission in 1891.
(Dan Pelle)
Charles Bacon enjoys a hot dog and the Spokane Citadel Brass Band performing on the corner of Riverside and Howard. (Dan Pelle)
A plaque in the sidewalk on the corner of Riverside Avenue and Howard Street in downtown Spokane marks the spot where the Salvation Army first began in Spokane on Aug. 22, 1891. (Dan Pelle)
The Spokane Citadel Brass Band performs in downtown Spokane. (Dan Pelle)
The Spokane Citadel Brass Band and others gathered in downtown Spokane on April 2, 2010, on the corner of Riverside Avenue and Howard Street to commemorate the the Salvation Army’s first Spokane mission in 1891. The site is where the evangelical Christian group began its Spokane mission in August 1891.
It’s unclear whether any souls were saved, but “Onward Christian Soldiers” rang out from brass instruments as the Salvation Army held an outdoor service Friday in downtown Spokane. A handful of spectators braved Good Friday cold and rain on the corner of Riverside Avenue and Howard Street, the very spot where the evangelical Christian group began its Spokane mission in August 1891.
It’s unclear whether any souls were saved, but “Onward Christian Soldiers” rang out from brass instruments as the Salvation Army held an outdoor service Friday in downtown Spokane.