Brownes Addition (Spokane, WA)
By Kevin Ray, REALTOR & U.K. Real Estate Consultant
(Resident Realty)
Tall, stately shade trees, quiet mansions with deep porches, trendy commercial and retail center.  This is Browne’s Addition, Spokane’s first neighborhood.  It sits at the west end of Spokane, the only residential neighborhood within easy walking distance of downtown.  Subdivided in the 1880s, the houses were built for wealthy clients in the late 1800s and early 1900s.  Browne’s Addition is named for John J. Browne, a lawyer who settled in Spokane in the late 1800s.  He and Mr. A.M. Cannon bought 120 acres of land – which became Browne’s Addition and Cannon’s Addition (another stately residential neighborhood found on Spokane’s South Hill). At its height, Browne’s Addition was home to many of the wealthy merchants and business owners with downtown establishments. But boom times in Brown...
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By Scott May, M.S., CRS., REALTOR Coldwell Banker Bullard Newnan GA
(Newnan - Peachtree City and surrounding areas)
New Business Opens: Pacific Avenue Trading Company. The New store is at a very well recognized location near downtown Spokane at the corner of Maple and Pacific in Historic Brown's Addition and you can park right in front of Salon Solo.  Proprietor, Randy Holland has had the idea in mind for years and finally found the perfect location and space to bring to the neighborhood a very cool store! In keeping with the tradition of barbers and salon professionals, The store will not be open on Monday, however the rest of the week, including Sunday you can step inside between 10am and 5pm.  Randy at Pacific Avenue Trading Company sells anything from household appliances to furniture, clothing and shoes...even fur coats!  It's not necessarily all upscale items, nor is it total bargain store bot...
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By Scott May, M.S., CRS., REALTOR Coldwell Banker Bullard Newnan GA
(Newnan - Peachtree City and surrounding areas)
Salon Solo is now open for business at 1605 W. Pacific Avenue just inside Brown's Addition near the corner of Maple and Pacific.  Owner and Master Designer, Randy Holland has been a stylist for more than 20 years and has clients in Spokane and Phoenix Arizona where he flies to regularly to do hair.  He also was a partner in Studio 1929 that used to be located right next door to the Elk before it expanded into the salon's former location.  Studio 1929 then moved to the corner of Third and Monroe where it stayed for several years before Mark moved to his new digs farther North on Monroe.  Recently he has teamed up with twelve year stylist veteran Mark Zalomsky, also formerly of Studio 1929 to open up the new Salon Solo in the location of what was previously the Renaissance Hair Salon. Th...
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By BethAnn Long, Realtor, CRS, e-PRO, CLHMS Spokane Wa Real Estate
(RE/MAX of Spokane)
Take yourself back in time to a simpler day... Visit the EJ Roberts Mansion bed and breakfast located in historic Brownes Addition in Spokane, WA. Enjoy the quaint neighborhood, where movies have been filmed, and Spokane's first grand  homes were built along the river. Close by: Downtown Spokane, Riverside State Park, Riverfront Park, Spokandy, The Elk, The Campbell House and Mac Museum, and the pedestrian bridge over the river! This spectacular home is located in an area where you can stroll around and view some breathtaking Victorian and Craftsman style homes.  For information on rates and availablity here is their web site:   http://www.ejrobertsmansion.com/ Spokane WA ideas when you are staying at the EJRoberts mansion: a visit to the FLOUR MILL, lunch at Clinkerdaggers, a walk on t...
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