The Flour Mill- part of the Heritage Walk
Flour Mill, Heritage Walk, Spokane WA,sponsor
The Spokane Flour Mill, built in 1895, was one in a series of mills built along the Spokane Falls prior to 1900. Those mills helped establish Spokane as a city.
The flour mill was built after the Great Fire in 1889 on the north side of the river. The mill building is 4-7 stories high – 4 stories on the front side, and 7 stories on the river side – with a corbel gambrel roof. Since there was no electricity, a water wheel in the river was used to power the operations.
Although completed in 1895, the Flour Mill did not come into operation until 1900 because the property became entangled in a complex international lawsuit. It operated for 72 years and was renovated as a shopping mall and offices in time for the World’s Fair in 1974, at a cost of $2 million dollars.
http://www.discovery-school.org/flourmill.html
posted by Nadine S., Spokane’s Homegrown Tourist
Category: Y Yodio Experiences
Located in 621 W. Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA
Tracks:
- Yodio Track 1