Days Gone ByValley Fuel CompanyThis photo was taken in 1912. The location was the southeast corner of Rainier and Alaska Street in Columbia City, where the Post Office...
Days Gone ByOld Columbia City: City HallThis photo was taken about 1905 looking North along Rainier Avenue from Hudson Street. The building on the left housed the equipment for...
Days Gone ByThe Old Columbia School Bell To Ring AgainThe 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...
Days Gone ByBethlehem Lutheran Church: The Church that Faith BuiltNineteen ninety-six marked an important milestone for one of the area’s oldest churches. Bethlehem Lutheran Church celebrated its...
Days Gone ByHistory of Streetcar LineRainier Valley has seen a lot of traffic revision these last few weeks. We have many new traffic circles, sidewalks and curbs, thanks to...
Days Gone ByBill 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...
Days Gone ByGoings-on at the cricket club were frowned uponResidents of Rainier Valley are blessed with many beautiful parks and green spaces in which to play. This area was important to Seattle...
Days Gone ByRalph Nichols: Columbia City Football StarSeveral 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...