Through the past, Darkly...
...one last trip through the ol' memory books...

Dear Readers: I guess a few people stop here quite regularly to see what my latest case of insanity involves. I mean, someone's reading this thing...I've had over 14,000 hits on this blog over the last year. And I really appreciate you stopping by. I hope that something I've written has had some affect on you, and hopefully that affect has been of a positive nature.

I am going to be ending this blog soon. I am moving away to another area sometime this month. Coeur d'Alene is such a big part of me, but it is no longer the town it used to be. During my travels several years ago, I found a place even more beautiful than this. I've returned there over the years for vacations. I made the decision a couple months to try living there. I've never really lived anywhere else, than in this immediate area. It's something I must try, before I get too old and unhealthy.

Why I'm doing this, I'm not really sure. I suppose the best overall explanation I can give is that "I need a change of scene" for a whole lotta reasons. Will I return? I don't know. As the years have passed, it seems my life has just zoomed by. Other than you, my computer friends, I don't really have any "connections" here anymore. So, I feel that it's time to be elsewhere. I can live this life anywhere. So I'm going to try.

But before this blog ends, I am presenting a little ten-part series involving Coeur d'Alene history. I think of it as a gift to all this blog's readers who've been so supportive. Recently, I found an old magazine article, penned 1906, would you believe. It showcases the city for its readership in a most effective way. People have cursed the fact that our area is getting too big, in part, due to publicity generated by the media in other markets...well, stuff like that was happening around the turn of the century.

So, over the next ten days, you can travel back thru time in the "wayback" machine with me. I haven't read these articles yet, so this little history series will be an education for us both. Below, you'll find the article in all its resplendent glory. Most likely, the end of the page will chop a sentence in half, but I figure you'll be so intrigued that you'll stop by tomorrow for installment #2. Be sure and click on the page; the article gets bigger and it's easier to read the type. So, here goes: Installment #1 of Coeur d'Alene history, circa 1906:



You might have caught the reference to the impending completion of Coeur d'Alene's City Hall in this article...that building, as you know, now houses Cricket's Restaurant, and some other small businesses, and the cornerstone says "erected 1908", I believe. A grand old building. Soon to be dwarfed by hi-rises. What a shame.

Come back tomorrow for installment #2. This is quite a long and informative article; each page has at least one picture. I've seen enough of all the articles to know they're very informative. Our town, 100 years ago. Cool, huh?