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Sarah Truax, stage and film actress, Spokane resident from 1912 to 1927. Mary Ann Wilson, American Nurse and TV Fitness Instructor. Michael Winslow, actor and comedian, known for Police Academy. Deanna Oliver, actress and writer, known for her role in The Brave Little Toaster and work with Animaniacs and Casper movie.
After the devastation of the fire, Spokane experienced a building boom, financed in large part by real estate investments from Dutch bankers. [ 37 ] [ 40 ] [e] In 1883, Herman A. Van Valkenburg, a Dutch businessman, came to Spokane to appraise railroad investments, and in 1885, formed the Northwestern and Pacific Mortgage Company.
Cowles Company. The Cowles Company is a diversified media company in Spokane, Washington, in the US. The company owns and operates The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, founded in 1894, and owned the Spokane Daily Chronicle until it was shut down in 1992. Built by William H. Cowles, the publishing business eventually constructed striking buildings ...
There are 156 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. 132 of these properties and districts are located within the city of Spokane, while the remaining 24 properties and districts are located elsewhere. Another 2 properties were once listed but have been removed. This National Park Service list is complete ...
Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington are officially grouped by the Spokane City Council into three main city council districts: 1, 2, and 3. Each city council district contains multiple, official neighborhoods that are recognized with a neighborhood council. Informally, neighborhoods are colloquially grouped by local geographical, geological ...
Zip's Drive-in. Categories: Companies based in Washington (state) by populated place. Economy of Spokane, Washington. Organizations based in Spokane, Washington. Companies based in Spokane County, Washington.
Spokane is still a major railway junction for the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad and is the western terminus for the Montana Rail Link. [84] Amtrak's Empire Builders at Spokane, WA. Spokane, eastern Washington and northern Idaho are also served by air through the Spokane International Airport at Geiger Field (GEG).
Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Mercer Island, Bainbridge Island, Vashon Island. Original statewide area code until 1957, when area code 509 was created for Eastern Washington. Further splits in 1995 to create area code 360 for most of Western Washington, and 1997 to form area codes 253 and 425. 564 will be added to the 206 area in 2025. 509.