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In a number of sections of Spokane the streets were
paved with red brick. These were made of a particular kind of clay and
formed in a special way to be very hard and water repellant which was
important in this climate of freezing and thawing cycles. The bricks
weighed as much as eleven pounds a piece. Grand Boulevard was bricked in
1909, South Monroe and Lincoln Streets in 1910, and 5th Avenue in 1911.
A few of the places where brick streets can still be
seen are: south Howard between 21st and 23rd, West 5th Avenue at Jefferson
to Adams, 6th Avenue and Cedar, and South Coeur d'Alene Street in Browne's
Addtion.
From: Exploring Spokane's Past, by Barbara F. Cochran
This is Fifth Ave. running into Cedar at the old house
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