Streetcar barn
Spokane’s first urban public transit was a horse-drawn streetcar that went into operation on April 10, 1887. It was operated by Spokane Street Railway and the fare was a nickel. The coach, pulled by two horses, could hold about 25 people.
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1949 - Spokane County has purchased the old streetcar barn at Boone and Cedar for use as a county garage and for storage space. The 1911 building was used by the Spokane United Railways for their streetcars, which were phased out in 1936 in favor of buses. In recent years, the building had been used by Quitslund Coach and Body to build buses. Purchase price of the building was reported as $53,300.
The Spokesman-Review Photo Archive Sr
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The 1911 streetcar barn, formerly used Spokane United Railway to store and repair streetcars on Boone Avenue at Cedar Street, is part of the Spokane County Central Shops, shown Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. The county, which bought the building in 1949, built a more modern facility just north of the old building in the 1980s.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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