From the archives: Downtown Spokane and beyond
Photos of downtown Spokane and a few more spots from The Spokesman-Review's archives.
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1883. An unknown tightrope walker works his way across the Spokane River on a rope stretched from the Howard Street Bridge to the north bank. The daredevil walked out to the middle of the rope just above the crest of the falls, knelt, then lay down flat on his back. The stunt was part of a July 4th celebration.
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The streets of downtown Spokane were bustling when this photograph was taken about 1905. The Tennessee House, which offered patrons furnished rooms, is pictured on the southwest corner of Trent and Stevens.
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City Hall was located on the northeast corner of Trent Avenue and Howard when this photograph was taken about 1904. At the time, Trent was named Front Avenue, fronting the Spokane River. The building was constructed in 1893. The fire station was located on the left with the four large arches. The police station was in between with two arches.
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June 7, 1945. A view of Shacktown looking east toward the falls. At the time this photo was taken 20 men lived in Shacktown, which was on the banks of the Spokane river near the Monroe street bridge. Five of the 20 men collected pensions, the others worked in the war industry or were unemployed. The pierlike structure in the river is there to catch stray wood that may come down the river. The wood is dried and used for fires in the winter. Shacktown was dismantled by the city in 1951.
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On July 2, 1921, a crowd thronged outside Review Tower, at left, on Monroe St. in Spokane to hear the announcement of Jack Dempsey's win over Georges Carpentier in boxing's first million dollar gate fight.
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Downtown Spokane aerial view. Looking east to west down Riverside Ave. No date given.
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February 13, 1957. A view of the Maple Street bridge under construction. Building began July of 1956, and the bridge opened for the first vehicles to cross on July 1, 1958. The cost of the bridge was $6,000,000. It is 1,716 feet in length and was the tenth pedestrian and vehicle bridge within city limits at that time.
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1912 photo. Photo shows the Latah Bridge, on Spokane's west side, under construction. The bridge was completed, and opened in 1913. The bridge cost $424,000 to build and was the subject of several articles in national engineering magazines. The bridge was 1,100 feet long, longer than the Monroe street bridge.
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This picture was taken looking north on Cedar and Fourth near downtown Spokane, when runoff water was still choking catch basins and storm sewers from a flash flood in May 1957. In June of that same year, President Eisenhower declared Washington's Grant and Lincoln counties and Idaho's Clearwater and Idaho counties as disaster areas due to the rash of storms and flood damage.
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Spokane's new $4.6 million airport terminal opened to hundreds of visitors in May 1965. At the time, three airlines served Spokane - Northwest, United and West Coast. The new terminal was designed by local architects Warren C. Heylman and William Trogdon after they visited 15 similar-sized cities to assess their terminals.
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On Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1930, thousands jammed the streets of Spokane for the unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln statue. The bronze memorial cost $25,000. A reviewing stand held the dwindling gray-haired band of men who fought with the Grand Army under the 16th president of the United States. Armistice Day, Spokane 1930.
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On December 18,1915, the Division Street bridge collapsed under the weight of two passing street cars. Five people were killed in the accident caused by the failure of steel supports that had been strengthened only a week before by city workmen.
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Spokane Falls businesses made great progress in rebuilding the downtown area just a year after the devastating fire of 1889. The Ziegler Building, pictured on the left with awnings, was the tallest high-rise built immediately following the fire. It stood on the northeast corner of Riverside and Howard.
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