Cisco's Gallery in Coeur d'Alene, ID, is owned by the Kennedy family, who started the gallery in 1996 after moving to CDA from Iowa, where they had owned The Market Place, a 10,000-square-foot antique mall. Cisco's operated for 13 years from a rented 5,000-square-foot building on Fourth Street until the IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) building next door became available. They then purchased and remodeled it, including adding the balcony. Later, they purchased the orig

I recently made a brief visit with fellow paranormal investigator Eric Crabtree (Spookan Spirit Seekers) to the Museum of North Idaho, located at the base of Tubbs Hill in Coeur d'Alene, ID. The newly renovated building, built in 1903, was once the home of prominent businessman J.C. White {1865–1953}, who owned most of the steamboats on Lake Coeur d'Alene. The museum has three levels that visitors can explore, with great exhibits telling the history and culture of the region,

I toured the French Renaissance-style mansion built for businessman and former Oregonian owner Henry Pittock (1834–1919) and his wife, Georgiana Pittock [1845–1918], in 1914. The mansion is located in the West Hills, once known as Imperial Heights, of Portland, OR, overlooking the Cascades, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Portland. The Pittocks had eight children, of whom one died in infancy and another at the age of 20. The mansion was occupied by the Pittock family from 1

McConnell Mansion, now a museum, was built in 1886 for William J. McConnell (1839–1925) and his family. The mansion had three private owners after the McConnells lost the house in 1897. The Adair family bought the house in 1901 and lived there until 1935, after which the Thomas L. Jackson family bought it and lived there until 1941. The last private owner was Dr. Frederic Church [1885–1966], who bought the house in 1941 and lived there until he passed away in 1966. He bequeat

Room 708, previously Room 730, is the oldest and the only guest room at the Historic Davenport Hotel that was not gutted during the remodel completed by the Worthys in 2000. This oversized room, located near the freight and service elevators, started out as a "sample room" for the salesmen's sample cases brought through the extra-wide doors. In 1935, it was converted to host parties and meetings and painted with circus-themed scenes in honor of Louie Davenport's friend, Walla

We have gotten many requests to investigate the oldest boutique hotel in Spokane that started out as a single-room occupancy hotel (SRO) for working-class laborers, the Montvale Hotel, built in 1899 by Judge John W. Binkley [1856–1931] on the West Downtown Historic Transportation Corridor. So we did a walk-through with Spokesman-Review reporter Cannon Barnett, photographer Jesse Tinsley, Montvale General Manager Zachary Neighbors, and Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren to see

Last October, we did a brief walk-through, along with Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren, of the 1891 Spokesman-Review Building and Tower with Spokesman-Review reporter Cannon Barnett. Neither the Review nor the Chronicle building has ever been investigated before, so in order to try and find out who the ghosts we saw in each area might be, one has to research the history of the buildings and the area they are in, as well as do an actual investigation to try and connect with

For the last 100 years, the one-of-a-kind, 125-foot Astoria Column has stood on top of Coxcomb Hill, overlooking the Columbia River and welcoming visitors from all over the world. This historical landmark was dedicated by the Great Northern Railway in 1926, with financial help from Vincent Astor {1891–1959}, a great-grandson of John Jacob Astor {1763–1848}, after whom Astoria was named. The beautiful artwork on the column, which tells the history of the area in 14 scenes, was

Hotel Elliott was built in 1924 by Charles Niemi, who leased it to Jeremiah Elliott {1859–1929} and his son, John L. Elliott {1892–1984}. Unfortunately, Jeremiah passed away suddenly five years later while in a Fixit shop on Exchange Street, after which the hotel was run by John L.; Margaret E. Elliott {1869–1950}, mother of John L.; Ruby Lane Elliott {1898–1988}, wife of John L.; Flora Elliott Short {1886–1970}, sister of John L.; and Flora's husband, Clarence E. Short {1884

Fort Stevens started out as Fort at Point Adams in 1863. However, in 1865, the name was changed to Fort Stevens to honor Washington Territorial Governor Isaac I. Stevens, who was killed in action during the Civil War. The fort was built as an earthwork battery, and it was one of the three forts built to protect the mouth of the Columbia River, the other two being Fort Canby and Fort Columbia. Fort Stevens was attacked by a Japanese submarine during World War II in 1942, but t