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ID: 5896 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of the Spokane City/County Historic Preservation Office

This file appears in: The “Invisible Empire” on Riverside Ave: The KKK of the 1920s and 1930s in Spokane

The Hyde Building, located on W Riverside Ave between N Wall Street and N Howard Street

This file appears in: The “Invisible Empire” on Riverside Ave: The KKK of the 1920s and 1930s in Spokane

The “Invisible Empire” on Riverside Ave: The KKK of the 1920s and 1930s in Spokane

During the 1920s and 1930s, Spokane's Riverside Avenue was more than a bustling hub of downtown commerce—it was also a shadowy stronghold for the Ku Klux Klan. Behind unassuming office doors, the…