Then and Now: Sprague Way cutoff The number of automobiles and commercial trucks in the United States almost doubled in the decade after World War II and Spokane saw its share of daily traffic jams in the postwar years. Eastbound traffic entered Spokane f... See more
Then and Now: Early Spokane schools A photo collage shows five of Spokane’s early schools around 1901 and each building reflects new acceptance of public education in a prosperous city with optimism about its future. None of these buildings stand s today,... See more
Then and Now: Consuelo Apartments The Social Security Act of 1935 changed the care of older people and allowed entrepreneurial caregivers to make a living while doing it during the Great Depression. One of those was Jane Bagnall, born in Canada around 188... See more
Then and Now: Spokane Technical and Vocational School After World War II, Washington state expanded opportunities in job training and college degree programs. Spokane Trade School opened in July 1940 with a $70,000 state grant. Fifteen hundred students si... See more
Then and Now: Sweeny/Finucane House Spokane’s city traffic planners proposed extending Stevens Street up over the South Hill bluff in 1959 for safer travel and to relieve congestion on Grand Boulevard. But a historic home was in the way. The stately brick... See more
