Cisco's Gallery in CDA, ID

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 original building to the right, bringing the total gallery space to 14,000 square feet.

Cisco's Gallery specializes in Native American and Western antiques, artifacts, fine art, and Western home furnishings, many of them quite rare and exceptional.

Fellow investigator Eric Crabtree (Spookan Spirit Seekers) and I made a brief visit to this amazing gallery and got voice responses on my voice recorder in several areas. One, we believe, was a Native American, and another was an artist.

Sometimes one comes across an item in a store with antiques that carries the energy of someone.

Psychic Medium Jennifer Von Behren picked up energy attachments on two items in the gallery. One was a religious item carrying the energy of a nonlocal priest, and the other was a statue by the Western saddle area that a Texas cowboy was linked to.

In the closed room with Native American artifacts, Jennifer saw five Native Americans.

A member of the owner's family is also present, watching over everything, as he is very proud of the owners' accomplishments and the gallery. He tells Jennifer that there is another male spirit there who, to his dislike, is very messy. This male spirit is attached to the building.

Aside from once being an IOOF Lodge, there were three retail units in the front of the building, and to the right was an appliance store.

There is another area behind a glass window where Jennifer feels there are many ghosts and where she can hear a lot of talking. This may be residual energy.

Upstairs in the kitchen area, Jennifer sees an older woman who likes to let people know she is there by opening drawers and cabinet doors and moving things.

She is not harmful, but she feels it's her space and does not like it being messed up, as it upsets her.

As with many old buildings that have so much history and so many former occupants, there is a great deal of residual energy.

Cisco's Gallery is by far the most amazing gallery I have personally ever been to.

Every unique item has its own history and a story to tell.

Cisco's Gallery is a must-visit when in CDA.

Their website is worth checking out as well, especially if you cannot make it there in person.

We want to thank owner Sam Kennedy for his time and all the information, as well as Debbie Mitchell from the Museum of North Idaho archives for the research help.

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