Gallery of Foothills History

Early Foothills Businesses

A very special thank you to Holly Weiler for scanning and compiling these photos in 2005.

The Blacksmiths Shop at Forker & Moffat

H.P. Olsen’s "Blacksmith Shop" in 1909

The Foothills General Mercantile Store. Located on Forker Road at the south end of the old fill. Built by O.H. Allison in 1900 Later owned by ? Boswell, followed by George Judkins, followed by Mary E. Pipgras and her son Lester, and finally by ? Jackson.

Lumber from the Kronquist Sawmill being hauled into the Spokane Valley

Early scenes of the Foothills Community - Part 1

Picnic 1903: Left to right: Bertha (Johnson) McCabe, Pearl Munger, baby Bernice, Hildur Kronquist, Matilda Kronquist, Matilda Johnson, Mrs. Broberg, May Lind Dill, Mary Johnson, Hazel Johnson, Violet Johnson (Pipgras)

Charley W. Johnson residence at Forker/Judkin roads.

John Johnson’s home, located at the end of Lincoln Road (built around 1900)

Andew Anderson's Residence

James McMahon’s Residence

The Thompson Residence

The Rood Family Harvesting Apples

Mary Johnson in a field of wheat at the Johnson farm, corner of Forker and Judkins View includes the O.H. Allison store (built in 1905, burned in 1921), Rood’s Orchard, and the Olson blacksmith shop

Forker Road Bridge, 1915 (built in 1905, torn down in 1922) View includes the blacksmith shop, Tony Spaeth’s home, and the General Merchandise Store (burned August 1920)

View from John Johnson’s farm

View from John Johnson’s farm

The Original Blue Ribbon Circle The following photo was taken south of the Foothills Church at the old Kronquist sawmill in 1900 or 1901

Near the church. Young ladies of Foothills

Violet Johnson Pipgras’ baby picture

Early scenes of the Foothills Community - Part 2

Vivian Johnson with her cat, covered in apple blossoms.

On the hitching post, C.W. Johnson’s farm

Winter 1917, Forker & Judkins. Vivian & Violet Johnson, Fred Cook, Mary Kerr (Jacobson), Margaret Hattie, Mannie Anderson

Mary Johnson, Mary Kerr (Jacobson) – teacher, and Vivian Johnson (Myers), circa 1917

Bessie Sheridan, Mary Kerr-Jacobson, Ethel Fanton, Violet Johnson Pipgras, circa 1917

Family gathering at Charles & Mary Johnson’s home, January 27, 1918 From top: Lester Pipgras, Mary Johnson, Nils Anderson, Charley Johnson, Hattie Anderson, Violet Johnson, Mannie Anderson, Tilda Johnson, Fred Cook, Margaret Auerswald, Vivian Johnson, Mar

Photo taken at the John Johnson home at the end of Lincoln Road, circa 1918. Mrs. McCoy, Tilda Johnson, Linda Pynn, Mary Johnson

Tony Spaeth and C.W. Johnson on a hay wagon (with Big Jerry and Little Buster)

1918, Violet Johnson home

1918: Winter view of the bridge on Forker Road by the intersection with Moffat and Judkins (bridge built in 1905 and taken down in 1922). Sister Vivian Johnson

Apple Picking Time: Lester Pipgras & Violet Johnson

Mary Johnson and her daughter Vivian in their front yard near the intersection of Forker and Judkins Roads

Pearl Johnson Munger (the first white baby born in the Foothills), baby Lucille, and Mary Johnson. June 1919

1922: The Beldens rented an apple horse from the Johnson family (notice the old bridge on Forker Road – built in 1904-1905)

1922: Hazel, Violet and Mary Johnson sledding with Poly (dog) (Last photo of Mary Johnson before her death)

Back to School! The Frog Pond School, 1916, later moved to present location near the Foothills Schoolhouse (Millville School) to become the teachers cottage. Front row: ?, Gordon Hopper, Rollie Lindell, Ernest Hopper, ?, ?, Roy Lindell, John Hopper, Kikua

The Yellow School House Lincoln & Forker (burned down in 1939)

A teacher at the Yellow Schoolhouse (Lincoln & Forker Road)

Early scenes of the Foothills Community - Part 3

The Last Day of School: The following undated photographs depict the picnic and games that were held at the Foothills School just before school let out for the summer. Bike race: notice how little the background has changed!

Bike racer at finish line with the school in the background

The littlest girls in a footrace

The bigger kids race

The oldest boys race

Foothills School, 1953-1954

Foothills School, 1954-1955

Foothills School, 1955-1956

Foothills School, 1956-1957

Building the school playgrounds, undated newspaper photo.

Building the school playgrounds, undated newspaper photo.

The Play-ground at the Foothills School

Dani Atwood & Elaine Shaw check out the playground equipment in 1990

March 25, 1953: the men put on a program for the PTA: “The Ladies Men” Participants: Howard Capell, Dean Riddle, Johnny Luther, Leo Tiede, Mannie Anderson, Malcolm Jacobson, Howard McLaughlin, Lester Piopgras. Photo taken at the Central Grange Hall on Big

Golden anniversary, Foothills Community Church, November 7, 1954

Foothills “Roots”: Harvesting, Leo ?, Aug 1974

Lloyd Lancaster & Crew Harvesting bluegrass, August 1974

Burning the grass fields on the Dodd Farm, August 1970

Foothills Events: The Blue Ribbon Circle pictured in the community center with the old quilt (right-hand corner), 1980 1st row: Emily Anderson, Liddia Maiers, Lula Domke, Violet Pipgras 2nd row: Hattie Cheek, Louise Bislerfeldt, Elsie Wruble, ? Olinger, ?

Blue Ribbon Circle "Style Show" in honor of old and new circle members 1910-1980 Rene' Shearer in her Grandmother's dress

Susan Smith (Candy's sister) in Marion's dress

Pat Woollette

Pat Woollette

The 1990 Style Show L-R: Tina howard, Kam Nilson, Erin Britton, Char Boykin, Elisha ?, Kathie Anderson, Laurel Welch

The Original Foothills Fun Day: 1987

Students extract their revenge on Mr. Legrant

1988

Howard Capell gives cart rides

1988

1988

1988

Halloween Hayride, 1988

Attacked by “Bandit” Rich Swingle!

Also Attacked by Dangerous Wild Animals!

Early scenes of the Foothills Community - Part 4

Trouble in the Forest!!! (Candy Howard, Dawn Morrow, Heather Morrow and Steve Damitio)

It’s a scary Halloween!

Foothills Spaghetti Feed, April 2, 1989

Foothills Halloween Party, 1989 Dani Atwood

1989

1989

The Arnold Family

Carey Olinger & Jerry Claridge

The Following Pictures Show the Work Day for the Center, held in November 1989

1989

1989

The 1992 Work Day Dale Preedy

1992

Rich Swingle under the Community Center, 1995

Siding Project, September 1995

Getting the Cottage Ready to Rent, Spring 1997

Thank you!

The Foothills Community Yard Sale, May 1990

Lining up for the Foothills Fun Walk, June 1990

The Harvest Hayride, October 27, 1990

The Bonfire Following the Hayride

Halloween Party 1991

Firestorm: October 16, 1991

The Shaw Home off MacMahan Rd.

Miscellaneous Views of Spokane Photo taken from Evergreen Road with Cement Mill and Riblet’s Point in the background.

Clara Perkins and Violet Johnson Pipgras at Newman Lake – all wet after going for a swim

Upriver Dam

The Spokane River

Vivian & Violet Johnson near Upriver Dam, 1917 (notice the trees in the river!)

The rocks near Riblet’s Point with a bike in the foreground

Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA