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Photographer: Courtesy Spokane Public Library, Northwest Room
Caption: Marker detail: Spokane Public Safety Building
Additional Description: The Spokane Public Safety Building, designed by architect Willis A. Ritchie (who also designed the Spokane County Courthouse), was completed in 1894 and demolished in 1913 to make way for the Union Station. The fire department occupied the annex on the left. The complex was at the northeast corner of Howard and Front, in the heart of Spokane's “red light district,” and was surrounded by saloons. This area, referred to as Spokane's “skid row,” was revitalized for Expo '74. Nothing in the foreground remains except the Great Northern Clock Tower, visible behind the Public Safety Building.
Submitted: April 22, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p518320
File Size: 1.811 Megabytes

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