Tag Archives: The Spotorialist

A Local Calling

By Crystal Clark This old phone box was standing on the corner of First and Jefferson, crying out for a bit of attention. A quick whip of string and tin can later we have a play on outmoded technology and the connections we make in our modern lives. My son is a natural in front [...]

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Hair Suit

This woman is a hair product representative and was on a sales call to a downtown Spokane salon. I have a friend who put her son through Gonzaga Prep doing this work. It is not for the faint of heart. How can you not agree, Spokane is gorgeous and so are the people in it.

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Framer of the Institution

Framer of the Institution

I compulsively chit-chat with strangers wherever I go. So while I was running an errand at the courthouse the other day, I saw this man in the stairwell and asked him, “Do you know why Spokane has such a fancy courthouse?” He started to explain, “Well back in the late 1890s they held a design [...]

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Workin’ Boots on Sprague

Workin’ Boots on Sprague

Some women just turn heads. The way this lady strutted down the street was enough to make me stop at the bike intersection of death to take her picture. Mural (background) by Tom Quinn Spokane is in a peculiar place where style cycles have sped up to where they are lapping our lag in following [...]

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Dark Side of the Sun

Dark Side of the Sun

Spokane is a city full of khaki, blue and gray. When people deck themselves out in black around here it is often meant to signify something. To some it is anti-social and threatening. To others it is a sign that someone isn’t bound by confining social norms and is more likely to accept you for [...]

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