Elaine Korn of Spokane sits in her new Big Red Classic Radio Flyer wagon. Colin Mulvany/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Lochlan, almost 2, and Dotsie, 4, Arneson pose in their Radio Flyer for Father’s Day pictures this year. (Ryan Arneson)
Virginia Smith plays in her much-loved wagon in the late 1920s. (Photo courtesy of Kay Aucutt)
In 1990, artist Ken Spiering touches up a huge red wagon he was building at Riverfront Park. Childhood Express was commissioned by the Junior League of Spokane. (PHOTO ARCHIVE / SR)
Larry Burcham gets a ride from his granddaughter in about 2008. (Photo courtesy of Larry Burcham)
Larry Burcham’s granddaughter in about 2008. (Photo courtesy of Larry Burcham)
Ryan Arneson plays with his red wagon in the late 1980s. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Arneson)
Bill Mihalic added custom graphics to his grandson Maksim’s Radio Flyer. The boy received a 100th anniversary edition wagon for his first birthday in June. (Bill Mihalic)
Bill Mihalic added custom graphics to his grandson Maksim’s Radio Flyer. The boy received a 100th anniversary edition wagon for his first birthday in June. (Photo courtesy of Bill Mihalic)
Jan Brandvold waits for a tow from one of her big brothers in 1953. The family’s wagon was from the 1940s and survived 12 children, she said. (Photo courtesy of Jan Brandvold)
The Junior League of Spokane celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Childhood Express Red Wagon in Riverfront Park. (Photo courtesy of Maria Cahill)
The Junior League of Spokane celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Childhood Express Red Wagon in Riverfront Park. (Photo courtesy of Maria Cahill)
The crying baby is Mira Copeland, pulled by Rachel Cortelyou, 1985. (Margie Heller)
Denise James is pictured with her mother, older sister Vicki and dog Stray in about 1957. James said as the sisters got older, they’d fill the wagon with water and sit in it. (Photo courtesy of Denise James)
Under the watchful eye of our boxer, Mandy, son Greg Nelson is giving his wagon a tuneup. This photo was taken in the early ’80s when Greg was 3 or 4. (Mary Nelson)
When we moved here in 2005, my husband, Patrick Van Inwegen, built our 2-year-old son Alex a twin bed based on the Big Red Wagon in Riverfront Park. This photo is from his 4th birthday. (Victoria Van Inwegen)
When we moved here in 2005, my husband, Patrick Van Inwegen, built our 2-year-old son (Alex Van Inwegen) a twin bed based on the Big Red Wagon in Riverfront Park. He’s still using it. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Van Inwegen)
Frances Thomas’ children play in a Radio Flyer at grandma’s house in the summer of 1958. (Photo courtesy of Frances Thomas)
When Cris Faulkner takes granddaughter Aralynn, 2, for a ride in the wagon, she wants to get out and pull it herself. (Photo courtesy of Cris Faulkner)
Jenny Earlscourt in her red wagon in the early 1960s. It was a favorite toy for her and her five siblings. (Jenny Earlscourt)
Ronald, Raymond, and Arlene Schmitt were the first set of triplets born at Sacred Heart Hospital. This photo is from summer 1942, when they turned 1. (Courtesy of Arlene Mowatt)
The iconic red wagon turns 100 this month. To celebrate, we asked our readers to share photos of their familes enjoying their Radio Flyers.