A House in Spokane

 

A house in Spokane, not necessarily atypical.

Oakley, Minnesota and Stewart Buildings

The Oakley, Minnesota and Stewart buildings on the West 400 block of 1st Avenue, Spokane, Washington circa 1910. The center building was named the Minnesota Building in the 1990's.

Sacred Heart Hospital

A view of Sacred Heart Hospital at the base of the South Hill in Spokane, late summer.

Skate Park, Hillyard

Skate park in Hillyard. Hillyard is located in northeast Spokane. The residential area of Hillyard grew up around the railroad repair and storage yards of the Great Northern Railway, the last intercontinental railroad to come to Spokane. The railroad yard and works are now gone. James J. Hill was the main owner of the Great Northern Railroad. The Great Northern is famous for its historic passenger train, the Empire Builder. The Great Northern is now part of Burlington Northern. The Empire Builder is now one of the main routes of Amtrak. See Great Northern Historical Society.

Air Force One

This looks like Air Force One. It was parked at Fairchild Air Force Base during the spring and summer of 2006. It is one of ten planes which make up the emergency command for the United States. Air Force One is one of the ten planes. Fairchild Air Force Base is located west of Spokane in an area known as the West Plains or Airway Heights (a very small city).

Old Electric Substation

A picture of an old electric substation turned into a home. It is in North
Spokane above the first hill north of Spokane River and downtown Spokane.

A Mobile Collection of Stuff

This car can be seen on the streets of Spokame these fall days of 2007. The car is filled with newspapers papers and plastic bags filled with all sorts of things. As best one can tell, the car is a home to its driver. Here, the car it is parked on Lincoln Street near the corner of Lincoln and Spokane Falls Blvd. The building in the background is the Spokane Library. The picture was taken on a Sunday afternnon. The car had been parked on Lincoln for several days moved from one parking space to another, back and forth (to avoid a parking ticket?).