Raid at the Colonial Hotel.

ID: 5587 ~ Source: The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington
28 Jun 1909, Mon • Page 7

This file appears in: Sex Work in Early Spokane

The Colonial Hotel where Widner worked had quite the reputation and frequently appears in newspapers stories such as this one from 1909.

This file appears in: Sex Work in Early Spokane

Sex Work in Early Spokane

By Keith Shelton and the Spokane Historical Team

This building once housed one of the many popular brothels in the city of Spokane. One young prostitute, by the name of Abbie Widner, worked in this location that was then known as The Colonial Hotel. The Colonial was a three-story brick…