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The Seattle riot of 1886 occurred on February 6–9, 1886, in Seattle, Washington, amidst rising anti-Chinese sentiment caused by intense labor competition and in the context of an ongoing struggle between labor and capital in the Western United States.
A fair sized Chinatown existed in the U.S. city of Spokane, Washington, for years that started when the railroad came through in 1883.It consisted of a network of alleys between Front Avenue (today's Spokane Falls Boulevard) and Main Avenue that stretched east from Howard Avenue to North Division Street.
1936 Bon Voyage Banquet for Mr & Mrs Joe Shoong & family. As a strategy for keeping prices low, Shoong had most of the stores’ merchandise manufactured in a company-owned factory in San Francisco's Chinatown rather than importing goods from outside of the U.S. [8] In an interview for the Oakland Tribune in 1924, Shoong explained, “From manufacturer direct to the consumer, is the plan ...
Dec. 24—At 3:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, China Dragon bar manager Mandie Dever braces herself for chaos. She paces behind the bar and waits on the handful of patrons seated at the bar's tables. It ...
Aug. 29—In 2017, Spokane County promised to pay Costco about $5 million if it built one of its wholesale retail stores in its jurisdiction. Now it's time to pay up. County CEO Scott Simmons said ...
This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of Washington.Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Spokane hosted the first environmentally themed World's Fair in Expo '74, becoming the then-smallest city to ever host a World's Fair. With falling silver, timber, and farm prices, the city economy began a decline that would last into the 1990s. Spokane is still trying to make the transition to a more service-oriented economy.
It is located in the southwestern corner of the City of Spokane and part of the broader area known locally as the South Hill. [2] Southgate is one of the newer neighborhoods in the city, with development first taking hold in the post-World War II housing boom and continuing into the present day. It is a mix of single-family residential, multi ...