need a little help from Spokane-knowledgeable DUers

[DrDan]

Will be landing in Spokane around noon on Friday - headed north to Canada and on to Glacier.

No hotel reservations until Sat evening - so have some spare time that can be spent in the Spokane area or points north.

Looking for a good winery to visit - or not-to-miss restaurants.

Anyone with recommendations or advice?

Thanks

[raincity_calling]

1. Places to go

I don't live in Spokane any more (live in Seattle) but there are some favorite spots that I recommend:

Davenport Hotel for a drink in the Peacock room. A beautiful old hotel.

http://experiencespokane.com/ripples/ Good spot for lunch/dinner along the river

Make sure to go to the Riverfront Park along the river and to see the falls.

Walk around the Browns Addition neighborhood - beautiful old Victorian homes. There used to be a fancy restaurant in the area, situated in an old Victorian home.

[DrDan]

4. Thanks for the info

I no nothing about Spokane - so I certainly appreciate some local suggestions.

[XOEnterprises]

6. If you want a really good view of the Falls, I'd go

to the downtown library (if it's open) and head to the third floor. The wall facing the Falls is floor to ceiling windows, and you can get a great look of that part of the river and city from there.

The Davenport, for sure. I don't know that much about restaurants downtown, but there are a few cute diners in the Garland St. District, as well as the Wall St. Cafe, which is a few blocks off Garland on Wall. That's probably a bit out of your way, though, if you're planning on sticking close to downtown.

[raincity_calling]

2. Browns Addition

Here is a little blurb on Browns Addition:

Browne's Addition Historic District encompasses a well-preserved residential section south of the Spokane River gorge and immediately west of the city center. It was platted in the 1880's and intensively developPatsy Clark's, Browne's Additioned for well-to-do clients around the turn of the century. Within its boundaries is a concentrated architectural aggregate including nearly every residential style fashionable in the Pacific Northwest between 1880 and 1930. Moreover, the district is replete with coniferous and deciduous trees, mostly exotic stock, planted along the streets and in the neighborhood park in response to recommendations made to the Board of Park Commissioners by Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects of Brookline, Massachusetts in 1907.

Here is a website on historic spokane
http://www.historicspokane.org/NR_districts.htm

[DrDan]

5. thanks for the site - I will turn it over to my wife

looks like just the thing that would interest her - and the maps are a bonus.

[raincity_calling]

3. Peaceful Valley

I was looking at the historic website and it mentions Peaceful Valley.

When I lived in Spokane (1984-1987) PV was a hippie enclave with a nude beach along the river. Very low key. Most people in Spokane didn't know it existed.

Sounds like it hasn't changed much.