Assisted Living in Spokane, WA

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Facts about Spokane

Spokane is also known as: Spokane County / Spokane city.

Spokane has been featured in movies like: Mozart and the Whale (2005), The Cutter (2005), End Game (2006), and Benny & Joon (1993).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Barbara Moore (actor and model), Joe Danelo (american football player), Jason Hanson (american football player), Steve Emtman (american football player), and Steve Gleason (american football player).

Spokane is home to the following sports teams: Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball and Spokane Indians.

Popular neighborhoods in Spokane include: Chinatown.

And featured attractions of Spokane: Benewah Milk Bottle, McCarthey Athletic Center, Mount Saint Michael, Joe Albi Stadium, and Fox Theater.

Spokane is represented by Mayor David Condon.

Spokane is a city in the state of Washington, in the northwestern United States. It is the seat of Spokane County. It is located on the Spokane River west of the Rocky Mountain foothills in eastern Washington, 92 miles arrived between 13,000 and 8,000 years ago, living off plentiful game. Known as the birthplace of Father's Day, Spokane is officially nicknamed the "Lilac City". David Thompson explored the area with the westward expansion and establishment of the North West Company's Spokane House in 1810. This trading post was the first long-term European settlement in Washington. Completion of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1881 brought settlers to the Spokane area, and that same year it was officially incorporated as a city with the name "Spokane Falls". In the late 19th century, gold and silver were discovered in the Inland Northwest. The local economy depended on mining, timber, and agriculture until the 1980s. Spokane hosted the first environmentally themed World's Fair at Expo '74.Many of the older Romanesque Revival-style buildings in the downtown area were designed by architect Kirtland Kelsey Cutter after the Great Fire of 1889. The city also features Riverfront and Manito parks, the Smithsonian-affiliated Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, the Davenport Hotel, and the Fox and Bing Crosby theaters. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane with Thomas Daly as the newly appointed Bishop as of 2015. The city is also the center of the Mormon Spokane Washington Temple District. Gonzaga University was established in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, and the private Presbyterian Whitworth University moved to north Spokane in 1914 from Tacoma, WA. In sports, the Gonzaga Bulldogs collegiate basketball team competes at the Division I level. Professional and semi-professional sports teams include the Spokane Indians in Minor League Baseball, Spokane Shock in arena football, and Spokane Chiefs in junior ice hockey. As of 2010, Spokane's only major daily newspaper, The Spokesman-Review, had a daily circulation of over 75,000.

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