Spokane Moments

The Iron Heart of Hillyard

🚂 The Iron Heart of Hillyard 📍Hillyard | Born 1892 Before Hillyard was a Spokane neighborhood, it was a city built around steam. Founded by James J. Hill, “The Empire Builder” himself, Hillyard was the creation of the Great Northern Railway. Hill picked the spot to build a massive rail yard and

The Clock Tower That Wasn’t Meant to Stay

🕰️ The Clock Tower That Wasn’t Meant to Stay 📍Riverfront Park | Built 1902 Before there was a park, there was a train station—and before Instagrammable icons, there was a massive Great Northern Railway Depot dominating downtown Spokane. When the city prepped for Expo '74, the train station was