Location: 304 4th Ave W Local Register Avalon Office Building, 1950s, Southwest Regional Archives Avalon Office Building today (2017), photo by Deborah Ross The Avalon Office Building was erected in 1928 adjacent to the Avalon Theater. It originally housed restaurants but in later years was the home of various commercial endeavors, including C.R. Harris Paint and the Christensen…
Location: 108 Franklin St. NW Local Register; Popular Culture Avalon Annex building, 1964, Southwest Regional Archives Christensen Radio/Avalon Annex Building today (2017), photo by Deborah Ross The Avalon Annex was added in 1949 to the Avalon Theater and Avalon Office complex, extending along Franklin Street. It housed a number of commercial establishments, including Christensen Radio and Fox’s clothing store. It was the…
Location: west side of Columbia St. between 10th and 9th Avenues Religious communities St. Michael Parish, around 1890, from centennial booklet, 1976 Site today, photograph by Deborah Ross (2017) St. Michael Parish had three structures on the west side of Columbia St. between 10th and 9th Avenues, between 1879 and 1965. The parish was created in 1875,…
