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The Spokane Falls were the tribe's center of trade and fishing. The Spokane consisted of three bands that lived along the Spokane River. [4] The Spokane people shared their culture and Salishan language family with several other tribes, including the Coeur d' Alenes, Kalispels, Pend Oreilles, Flatheads, Kootenays, and Colvilles among others. [4]
Its location helped spur its growth in its early decades during Spokane's "Age of Elegance" from the late 1880s until World War I. Homes built in the area were massive in scale, grandiose in appearance, and luxurious in function. Homes of that nature were constructed through the 1920s along the hillside from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue.
Spokane River Centennial Trail constructed. [16] Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission created. 1990 - Spokane Hoopfest begins. [19] 1995 Community Health Association of Spokane active. [20] Spokane Arena opens. 1996 - City website online (approximate date). [21] [22] 1997 Spokane Preservation Advocates organized. Spokane Valley Mall in ...
Spokane (/ s p oʊ ˈ k æ n / ⓘ spoh-KAN) [8] is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States.It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, 92 miles (148 km) south of the Canadian border, 18.5 miles (30 km) west of the Washington–Idaho border, and 279 miles (449 ...
First Night Spokane's New Year's Eve party downtown lasted from 2001 to 2017. It was a family-friendly celebration of art and entertainment on New Year's. In 2003, the celebration attracted 25,000 ...
Apr. 28—Spokane had an early mass transit system that was fueled by hydroelectric power and multiple streetcar services, going back to 1887. When the first electric streetcars appeared, they ...
Hill purchased the Spokane and Inland Empire in 1909, retaining Graves as local president. Spokane and Inland Empire gradually reduced electric-powered passenger operations. In 1909, two Spokane and Inland Empire trains collided head on at Gibbs, Idaho (near Coeur d'Alene) killing 16 people and injuring over 100. This was the deadliest railroad ...
Parkwater Field was the scene of several historic aviation events in Spokane during the 1920s. In 1924, Spokane beat other Washington cities to become the headquarters of the state's Air National Guard/116th Observation Squadron. The Guard designated its portion of Parkwater Field as Camp Earl Hoisington.