Then and now: Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse

The Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse was originally envisioned as a joint federal and municipal building, but voters failed to pass a $10.4 million bond to combine the two governmental buildings.

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Mon., Oct. 14, 2019

The steel girders of the new federal courthouse, in the upper center of the photos, is seen looking south from across the Spokane River gorge and the Monroe Street Bridge in this 1966 photo. The boxy architecture of the nine-story building was panned by locals for its homely exterior, but has been a part of the Spokane skyline since it opened in October of 1967. The building was renamed the Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse in 2001.

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The Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse, in the upper center of this Oct. 11, 2019, photo, was opened in 1967 and recently passed the 50-year mark, making it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The building received a $45 million renovation in 2012.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review