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
Then and Now: Aircraft over Spokane Fairchild Air Force Base has announced that its 2026 SkyFest air show will be June 6 to 7, showcasing current and historical aircraft. But since the first biplanes in the 1920s, Spokane skies have been a veritable airsh... See more
Then and Now: Fast Mail Train The Great Northern Fast Mail train No. 27 came through Spokane every evening in the early 20th century. Its route from Chicago to the West Coast took more than 47 hours but was the fastest way to send a letter before air mail... See more
Then and Now: Spokane Coliseum Metropolitan Opera soprano Patrice Munsel and the Spokane Philharmonic opened the new Spokane Coliseum in December 1954. Munsel grew up in Spokane but left at age 15 to study music in New York. After a 1943 audition, she bec... See more
Then and Now: Linder’s Lodge The rustic Bear Creek Lodge along North Mt. Spokane Park Drive, just outside the state park, was built in 1952 but closed in 2023 and sold to the park for a new headquarters building. Mount Spokane, at 5,887 feet, is the highe... See more
