Minnehaha is a neighborhood in the city of Spokane, Washington, United States. It is located in the city’s northeastern section. The Spokane River flows along the southern side of the neighborhood, while the topography rises along the slopes of Beacon Hill to the northeast, forming a natural border between the two communities. A predominantly residential neighborhood, it shares a primary business district with the neighboring districts of Bemiss and Hillyard on Euclid Street, which is also a residential neighborhood. Minnehaha Park is located in this area, while the Minnehaha Rocks, which are adjacent, are just outside the neighborhood’s boundaries.
The Spokane People had lived in the area that is now known as Minnehaha for thousands of years, long before European settlers arrived in the area.
During the late 1890s, Edgar J. Webster, a lawyer and early resident in Spokane, established a residence in what is now known as Minnehaha Park and discovered a mineral spring on the land. Following the finding, Webster transformed the region into a spa resort.
As a result of its location outside of Spokane’s city limits, and the availability of the Ross streetcar line, which provided convenient access to the area from the city center, Minnehaha gained a reputation as a place where wild and colorful activities, which were generally frowned upon within the city limits, could take place.
Webster’s health spa and resort, on the other hand, were well-known as a temperance destination. The dancing hall on the property was destroyed by fire in 1889, but a stone structure from the property’s heyday as a health resort still exists in Minnehaha Park. Even though there was never an orphanage on the grounds of the site, it has become well-known for claims that it is haunted by the spirits of children who formerly resided at an institution on park property.
The days of the health spa and resort came to an end between 1909 and 1913, when the city purchased the site and began the process of transforming it into a public park. In 1924, construction began a decade after the original plan. Between the time the city purchased the land and the time it finally got around to developing it, a number of movie studios rented the area in order to make feature films.
Since its inception in 1997, the North Spokane Corridor project has had a significant impact on the surrounding community. The freeway’s construction began in 2001 and is anticipated to be completed by 2029, according to the Department of Transportation. It is predicted that approximately 500 homes and 150 businesses will have been demolished in Minnehaha and the other areas that the freeway route will travel through by the time work is completed.
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