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Valley Fuel Company

This photo was taken in 1912. The location was the southeast corner of Rainier and Alaska Street in Columbia City, where the Post Office...

Old Columbia City: City Hall

This photo was taken about 1905 looking North along Rainier Avenue from Hudson Street. The building on the left housed the equipment for...

The Old Columbia School Bell To Ring Again

The Tower at the ‘Columbia School, seen here in 1906, was the original home of the bell that has since been kept in storage at Orca at...

Bethlehem Lutheran Church: The Church that Faith Built

Nineteen ninety-six marked an important milestone for one of the area’s oldest churches. Bethlehem Lutheran Church celebrated its...

History of Streetcar Line

Rainier Valley has seen a lot of traffic revision these last few weeks. We have many new traffic circles, sidewalks and curbs, thanks to...

Bill Phalen's Store: W.W. Phalen was a Business and Community Leader

One of Columbia’s most active and civic-minded businessmen was William W. Phalen: grocer, baseball player, and town mayor. Phalen settles...

Goings-on at the cricket club were frowned upon

Residents of Rainier Valley are blessed with many beautiful parks and green spaces in which to play. This area was important to Seattle...

Ralph Nichols: Columbia City Football Star

Several years ago I had the pleasure of listening to a gem of history as I interviewed Ralph Nichols Jr. The history he had to tell was...

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