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Davenport Hotel, Spokane Washington

October 29, 2025October 28, 2025 by Daryl

For this year’s Lord Huron concert in Spokane, we decided to stay in the historic Davenport hotel.

Categories History, Travel Tags Davenport Hotel Spokane, The historic Davenport Hotel in Spokane Washington, Where was Crab Louie first served? 2 Comments

Small Towns: Odessa, Washington

October 28, 2025 by Daryl

Odessa is a small town of 896 in central Washington that may be best known for its Deutschesfest thanks to the Volga Germans that moved here a century ago and named it after Odessa, Ukraine. According to the Odessa Wikipedia page, one of the highlights is Polka music is provided by the Oom Pas and … Read more

Categories History, Travel Tags rural America, small towns, Small towns in Washington state - Odessa Washington 1 Comment

Small Towns: Harrington, Washington

October 28, 2025 by Daryl

We almost drove past this town of 429 people on State Route 28, but at the last minute, I thought “let’s see what’s here,” and I’m glad we did! There’s not much going on in Harrington but for history buffs, there’s something to it. Driving down Harrington’s “main street” also known as North 3rd Street, … Read more

Categories History, Travel Tags Old neon sign in Harrington Washington, rural America, small towns, small towns in Washington state, Small towns in Washington state - Harrington Washington 2 Comments

Vintage Neon Sign Gallery

October 23, 2025October 15, 2025 by Daryl

Here’s some vintage neon signs we’ve spotted around (mostly) the west!

Fiddlers Inn Seattle WA
Portland OLD TOWN
Pike Place Market Seattle WA
Roslyn Cafe WA
Shell Cambridge MA
Paramount Seattle
Rainbow Motel Ellensburg WA
Legion Club Choteau MT
Old Fawn Club sign, Cottage Grove, OR
Grove sign, Cottage Grove, OR
Dairy Freeze sign North Bend WA photo
Miranda Gardens Cottages sign, Miranda, CA
Rexall Drugs sign, Choteau, MT
Electric Hotel and Public House sign in Harrington, Washington
Dusty's In-N-Out sign in Ephrata, Washington
Whisperin Palms sign in Ritzville, Washington
Pastime Sports Center sign in Ritzville, Washington

Categories History Tags gallery of vintage neon signs, vintage neon signs in the west 1 Comment

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