The Turf Tavern

ID: 3012
This file appears in: B Street

Advertisements, such as this one, filled The Grand Coulee Daily Booster, encouraging workers to find relaxation after hours on "The Street."

Courtesy of The Northwest Room at the Spokane Public Library.

This file appears in: B Street

By Erin Pulley
B Street was the busiest street in the Columbia River Basin during the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the 1930s. Construction workers came to spend their money on this mud street, which featured ramshackle structures, loud music, and…