The 13th celebration of Armistice Day in Spokane is remembered for some monumental events. Although it was a Tuesday, almost all businesses in downtown Spokane closed in honor of the day's schedule. Most notable was the 12:30 p.m. unveiling of the 12-foot... See more
The 13th celebration of Armistice Day in Spokane is remembered for some monumental events. Although it was a Tuesday, almost all businesses in downtown Spokane closed in honor of the day's schedule. Most notable was the 12:30 p.m. unveiling of the 12-foot... See more
Then and Now: Monroe Street Bridge south approach Although downtown Spokane appears relatively flat, the native topography was not. A ravine sloped north from the area of Riverside Avenue and Monroe Street down to the south bank to the Spokane River. Over... See more
Then and Now: Brown Industries Spokane’s Brown Industries, started around 1889 as the Brown Brothers’ sheet metal business, grew into one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of buses, freight trailers and vans. The next generation, Thoburn C. Brown, bor... See more
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
