Then and Now: Inland Empire By-Products Corp. After settlement in the 1870s, the Spokane region was dotted with hundreds of dairies as small as a few hand-milked cows. Farmers hauled their fresh milk to the nearest train stop to send the product to a proc... See more
Then and Now: Newberry store opens The year 1950 was one of the busiest building years in Spokane history. Recent projects included the 13-story Ridpath tower, an expanded Spokane and Eastern Bank, a seven-story addition to the Crescent department store, ... See more
Then and Now: Tire Market The southeast corner of Monroe Street and Second Avenue was the center of the early auto industry in Spokane. Downtown car dealers, repair shops and parts houses proliferated as automobiles became ubiquitous in American life. The... See more
Then and Now: Anita Bryant in Spokane Today’s social media platforms serve many social, religious and political controversies to comment on. Before the internet, debates played out in public places and newspaper editorials and television talk shows. One p... See more
Then and Now: Culmstock Arms One of Spokane’s most dignified apartment blocks, the Culmstock Arms, was erected by Walter M. Clist, who was construction supervisor on the Davenport Hotel in 1914 and general contractor on the Fox Theater starting in 1927. C... See more
