Jim Sheehan is a genuinely quiet guy who avoids the limelight

Jim Sheehan has already created a major upgrade to the east side of downtown Spokane. He helped launch the Main Market Co-op, runs the Community Building and its neighbor, the Saranac Public House.

We featured Sheehan’s latest project, the Saranac Commons, on today’s SR front page .

More than one reader emailed asking why Sheehan’s face wasn’t featured in the story. The answer is: he’s a modest guy. He doesn’t like to be the center of attention. We have had photos of Sheehan in previous articles. This time, I didn’t even bother him to consider being in a photo.

Here’s a 2001 photo from the SR files.