Stories by author "Renee Cebula": 5
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Workers' Memorial: "Making a Living Should Not Include Dying."
Since 1989, Spokane unions and workers have observed Workers' Memorial Day to remember those who have died on the job or as a result of work-related illness. The Workers' Memorial here at Mission…
The Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (Amtrak Station): Barely visible beneath frequent remodels, Spokane's Amtrak station is originally the Great Northern Railroad depot.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, now the Amtrak Station, was the site of two events in the dramatic labor history of Spokane.
In April of 1894, "under the flare of gasoline torches,"…
Spokane Public Bath House
The Spokane Public Bath House was part of the Spokane Parks' master plan, a result of the vision of the Olmstead brothers of the famous family of landscape architects responsible for New York's…
The Balkan Hotel
The Balkan Hotel was built in 1909 as a Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel. SROs were lodging houses that provided basic rooms for laborers that often were single males. The hotel was built at a time…
The Woodward Building: The many lives of a Spokane commercial building
One of the oldest buildings in Spokane, the Woodward has hosted everything from frontier saloons to Chinese-American clubs in its almost 130-year history.