Main Street
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A view of the main street in Cheney in 2017 looking east. This picture shows how much the city has grown since the 1800s. From the last picture of main street we can see that the roads are now paved, there are cars, and traffic lights, as well as many buildings on both sides of the street.
This file appears in: Cheney Fire of 1889
Cheney Fire of 1889
In 1889 Cheney was a young and fast-growing town, actively competing with nearby Spokane to be the largest city in the region. Cheney’s ambitions were delivered a devastating blow on April 18th of that year.
A fire began in the early morning at…