Logan | |
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![]() Holy Names Academy Building, on the NRHP, in Logan. | |
![]() Location within the city of Spokane | |
Coordinates: 47°40′29.2″N117°23′47.6″W / 47.674778°N 117.396556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Spokane |
City | Spokane |
Population (2017 [1] ) | |
• Total | 10,831 |
Demographics 2017 | |
• White | 82.1% |
• Black | 3.2% |
• Latinx | 7.2% |
• Asian | 4.9% |
• Native American | 2% |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 99202, 99207 and 99258 |
Area code | 509 |
Logan is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located immediately northeast of Downtown Spokane and is home to Gonzaga University. The Spokane River runs along its eastern and southern edge. Due to its proximity to the city center, Logan is home to some of the oldest and densest areas in the city. It is known for its tree-lined streets, historic buildings and population of college students. In addition to numerous individual properties, there are two historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places located within Logan: the Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District and the Mission Avenue Historic District.
Logan is one of the central neighborhoods in Spokane, being located immediately adjacent to downtown and the rest of the city center. The Spokane River flows past Logan, first along the eastern edge of the neighborhood before turning to the west and providing the southern boundary. A stretch of Spokane Falls Boulevard and Trent Avenue, south of the river, act as the southern border of the neighborhood as well. Division Street, which carries U.S. Route 2 and serves as a major north-south thoroughfare in the city, serves as the western boundary. Euclid Avenue is the northern limit, from Division to Napa Street, though Illinois Avenue serves as that boundary from Napa to Crestline Street. [2]
The Spokane River Centennial Trail passes through Logan.
Mission Avenue passes through Logan as a tree-lined boulevard from Division Street on the west all the way to Mission Park on the east side of the neighborhood. Mission, along with Spokane Falls Boulevard, Sharp Avenue, Indiana Avenue and North Foothills Drive, are east-to-west arterials in Logan. The Division and Ruby Street couplet on the west edge of the neighborhood, and Hamilton Street passing through the heart of Logan, serve as arterials for north-to-south travel. Pedestrian crossings of the Spokane River are located at Division, the Spokane River Centennial Trail, Spokane Falls Boulevard, Trent Avenue, Iron Bridge and Mission Avenue.
Higher education dominates the geography of the southern half of Logan. The campus of Gonzaga University stretches from the Spokane River on the south to Sharp on the north and Ruby on the west to Hamilton on the east. A handful of campus buildings are located north of Sharp and east of Hamilton. [3] Gonzaga's campus forms the northern half of University District, which extends south of Logan to the Spokane campuses of Washington State University and Eastern Washington University. [4]
To the north and east of Gonzaga's campus lie the tree-lined, residential sections of the Logan neighborhood. The historic character fades as you reach the northern edge of the neighborhood, however, and residential areas transition into commercial and light-industrial zones. [5]
Hamilton Street serves as the neighborhood's main commercial and retail district. Zoned as part of Spokane's "centers and corridors" plan, higher density buildings are allowed on Hamilton than elsewhere in the neighborhood. [5] The stretch of Hamilton nearest Gonzaga's campus is home to most of the neighborhoods bars and restaurants, giving the area a college town kind of atmosphere. Jack and Dan's, a landmark Spokane bar in continuous operation since the end of prohibition, is located at Hamilton and Sharp. Formerly owned by John Stockton's father, the eponymous Jack Stockton, the bar has many ties to the Gonzaga community and is frequently mentioned during television broadcasts of Gonzaga basketball games. [6]
The terrain is mostly flat, though the northernmost edge of the neighborhood lies on a relatively steep incline leading up to the aptly named North Hill neighborhood.
Initially platted between 1884 and 1889, Logan is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Spokane. It was developed initially as a suburb of nearby downtown Spokane with wide streets and landscaped boulevards. Gonzaga University, then known as Gonzaga College, was established in the neighborhood in 1887. Water and electricity from the City of Spokane arrived in 1892. [7]
Logan is home to numerous properties on the Spokane Register of Historic Places. [8] The neighborhood has many homes built in the early 1900s displaying the Queen Anne, Craftsman, Foursquare and Bungalow architectural styles. The Mission Avenue Historic District, which stretches for six blocks on Mission Avenue in Logan, is home to a high density of these historic homes. In the neighborhood's southwestern corner is the Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District, which features a collection of warehouse buildings constructed in the first decades of the 20th century. Both districts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [8]
The growth of Gonzaga University since the men's basketball team's Cinderella run to the Elite Eight of the 1999 NCAA tournament has led to considerable change and new development in Logan. In the first years of the 2000s, much of the change took place off-campus, as the swelling student body expanded into rental housing off-campus. [9] The physical nature of the neighborhood has changed as well, with construction of numerous new facilities and buildings on and around Gonzaga's campus over the years since 1999. [10] This growth and expansion continues to the present, with Gonzaga involved in two construction projects as of 2021 worth a combined $116 million. [11]
In addition to the Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District and Mission Avenue Historic District, Logan is home to 4 individual properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[12] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed [13] | Location | Description |
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1 | W. P. Fuller and Company Warehouse | January 11, 1996 (#95001529) | E. 111 and E. 115 Desmet 47°40′03″N117°24′27″W / 47.6675°N 117.4075°W | Built circa 1915; part of the Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District | |
2 | Holy Names Academy Building | ![]() | May 2, 1986 (#86000959) | 1216 N. Superior St. 47°40′08″N117°23′28″W / 47.668889°N 117.391111°W | Built in 1891. |
3 | Spokane Public Library | August 3, 1982 (#82004291) | 525 Mission St. 47°40′20″N117°24′02″W / 47.672222°N 117.400556°W | Built circa 1913. Part of the Mission Avenue Historic District. | |
4 | Luther P. and Jane Marie Turner House | ![]() | December 23, 2003 (#03001343) | E. 1521 Illinois Ave 47°40′47″N117°22′20″W / 47.679722°N 117.372222°W | Built in 1916. |
As of 2017, 10,831 people lived in Logan across 3,349 households, 19% of which were households with children. People age 19 and under accounted for 28.7% of the population while those 65 and above accounted for 9.6% of residents. The former is above the citywide average and the latter is below. The median household income was $35,296, below the citywide average, and the percentage of children who qualified for free or reduced school lunch was 89.1%, well above the citywide average. 70.6% of households are rentals. 91.6% of residents were born in the United States or its territories. Of those who were not, 21.6% were from El Salvador, 14.9% from Ukraine, 9.6% from Mexico and 7.3% from Vietnam. [1]
Logan is home to three Jesuit educational institutions covering the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels. Gonzaga University offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs. Gonzaga Preparatory School, commonly known as G-Prep, is a Jesuit high school. St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School, commonly known as St. Al's, is a K-8 school. [14]
Public schools in the neighborhood are operated by Spokane Public Schools. Logan is home to Logan Elementary, which serves the entire neighborhood. Logan feeds into Yasuhara Middle School, which is also located in the neighborhood, and then into North Central High School in the adjacent Emerson/Garfield neighborhood. [15] [16]
U.S. 2 passes north–south as the western boundary of Logan along the Division/Ruby couplet. [17]
U.S. 395 passes north–south as the western boundary of Logan along the Division/Ruby couplet. [17]
State Route 290 passes east–west as the southern boundary of Logan along Trent and has its western terminus just south of the Logan neighborhood at Interstate 90. [17]
For cyclists, dedicated bike lanes run east to west through Logan on Indiana and Sharp Avenues. Shared use paths for cyclists and pedestrians also exist in Logan. The Spokane River Centennial Trail runs along the river connecting Logan with Downtown to the west and to points east as far as Idaho. The Don Kardong Footbridge and Iron Bridge carry automobile-free paths across the river, while a bridge carries the Centennial Trail over Hamilton Street at Gonzaga's campus. [18]
The neighborhood is connected to the rest of the city street system by four roads classified as urban principal arterials. The Division Street/Ruby Street couplet and Hamilton Avenue connect Logan to points north and south, while Mission Avenue and Spokane Falls Boulevard/Trent Avenue connect Logan to the east and west. Logan is connected to the wider world by U.S. Route 2 which is routed along the Division/Ruby couplet and Washington State Route 290 which runs along Spokane Falls Boulevard and Trent Avenue. From the intersection of Hamilton and Trent there is a bridge over the river which connects drivers to Interstate 90 on the south side of the river. [19]
The Spokane Transit Authority, the region's public transportation provider, serves Logan with five fixed schedule bus lines. [20]
Route | Termini | Service operation and notes | Streets traveled | ||
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1 City Line | Browne's Addition | ↔ | Chief Garry Park Spokane Community College at Bay | Operates daily | Mission |
25 Division | Downtown Spokane STA Plaza | ↔ | Fairwood Hastings Park & Ride | High-frequency route | Division/Ruby couplet |
26 Lidgerwood | Downtown Spokane STA Plaza | ↔ | Shiloh Hills Northpointe Shopping Center | Basic-frequency route | Spokane Falls, Hamilton |
27 Hillyard | Downtown Spokane STA Plaza | ↔ | Balboa/South Indian Trail Five Mile Park & Ride | Basic-frequency route; Five Mile Park & Ride via Hillyard | Indiana, Dakota, Illinois, Perry |
28 Nevada | Downtown Spokane STA Plaza | ↔ | Country Homes Whitworth University | Basic-frequency route | Spokane Falls, Hamilton |
The STA's City Line will also serve Logan when it begins service at the planned date of July 2023. The City Line will connect Browne's Addition in the west with Downtown, Logan, Chief Garry Park and Spokane Community College on the east. The City Line's fleet of all-electric buses will be scheduled to arrive every 7.5 minutes during peak hours. The City Line will enter Logan along Spokane Falls Boulevard, travel through the Gonzaga campus along Cincinnati Street before turning east on Mission Avenue. [21]
Town and Country is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,068 at the 2020 census.
Hillyard is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington which existed as a separate town between 1892 and 1924.
Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington are officially grouped by the Spokane City Council into three main city council districts: 1, 2, and 3. Each city council district contains multiple, official neighborhoods that are recognized with a neighborhood council. Informally, neighborhoods are colloquially grouped by local geographical, geological, cultural, or historical features The list of neighborhoods below is organized based on the official designations by the City of Spokane. Unofficial neighborhoods and districts are listed within the official neighborhood in which they are located.
West Central is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. As the name suggests it is located centrally on the west side of the city. Downtown Spokane is immediately east of the neighborhood, and spreads into West Central along Monroe Street in the Kendall Yards area. The neighborhood is diverse, with single and multi-family residential zones dating back to the early days of Spokane, a new mixed use development on the site of a former rail yard, the Spokane County Courthouse campus and associated government buildings and a few commercial districts. The Spokane River gorge winds around the southern and western edge of the neighborhood. It is home to Nettleton's Addition Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in March 2006, and is also the largest historic district on the Washington State Heritage Register.
Division Street is a major north–south street in Spokane, Washington, United States. It travels approximately 11 miles (18 km) through a majority of the city, albeit non-contiguously through its southern portions, extending from the South Hill to Spokane's northern border and beyond into Spokane County, where it intersects with the North Spokane Corridor.
The University District, also referred as the U-District or Spokane University District, is a 770-acre area, tax increment financing, and innovation district in Spokane, Washington. It is located just east of its Downtown Spokane in the East Central and Logan neighborhoods, and is home to a number of higher education institutions and their surrounding neighborhoods.
Bemiss is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located within City Council District 1, which covers the northeastern section of the city. The neighborhood is bounded by Wellesley Avenue to the north, Market Street to the east, Illinois Avenue and the Spokane River to the south, and Perry Street and Napa Street to the west. It is located to the southeast of the Hillyard neighborhood and is often grouped into greater Hillyard.
Chief Garry Park is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located immediately south of the Spokane River. It is named for Spokane Garry and a park that has taken his name. The neighborhood was first established in 1912 but it wasn't until 1932 that it was officially named for Chief Garry.
East Central is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. As the name suggests, it is on the east side of Spokane and centrally located. The official neighborhood is expansive and covers multiple areas considered by locals to be independent neighborhoods, such as the Sprague Union District on East Sprague Avenue, the South Perry District, the Underhill Park area and the University District on the eastern fringe of Downtown Spokane.
Browne's Addition, often referred to shorthand as just Browne's, is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located directly west of Downtown Spokane and is one of the oldest and densest neighborhoods in the city. The area is known for its numerous historic mansions, many of which have been converted into multi-family apartments. The terrain is flat in the neighborhood despite the degree of topographical relief in the immediate surrounding area. Latah Creek cuts a deep valley to the west, separating Browne's Addition from the Sunset Hill portion of the West Hills neighborhood and the Spokane River gorge drops off dramatically to the north into the Peaceful Valley neighborhood. The South Hill area of Spokane rises to the southwest.
Rockwood is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located on the south side of the city to the southeast of Downtown Spokane and expanding southeasterly from close to the city center. Its proximity to downtown makes it one of Spokane's older neighborhoods, with mature trees lining most of its streets. Due to its location on the hill leading up from the Spokane River Valley, the street grid breaks down in many places around Rockwood. The most notable of these is along the winding Rockwood Boulevard, which was designed by the Olmsted Brothers and weaves its way from the northwesternmost corner of the neighborhood through the center and across to the eastern border, highlighting the basalt bluffs and other natural topography.
Manito/Cannon Hill is a neighborhood on the South Hill of Spokane, Washington. It is named after the two public parks that dominate its setting: Manito Park and Cannon Hill Park. Manito/Cannon Hill is a predominantly residential neighborhood made up mostly by single-family homes and city park land.
Cliff/Cannon is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located immediately south of Downtown, Spokane, and on the lower reaches of the broader South Hill. The neighborhood is home to a medical district with Sacred Heart and Deaconess both having their main hospital campuses along Cliff/Cannon's denser northern edge. To the south the neighborhood becomes more residential. City parks break up the residential zoning of the southern half of Cliff/Cannon. It is adjacent to the Cannon Hill area of the neighboring but separate Manito/Cannon Hill neighborhood. The Marycliff-Cliff Park Historic District, a National Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located within the neighborhood.
Emerson/Garfield is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located immediately north of Downtown Spokane's North Bank and extends out into the inner northwestern portion of the city. Emerson/Garfield is a diverse neighborhood with residential, commercial and civic zones all bordering one another, with density ranging from single-family homes to multi-use buildings. Due to its location in the central area of Spokane, Emerson/Garfield is criss-crossed by numerous arterials and thoroughfares. Along those main roads are numerous commercial and retail districts of importance to both the neighborhood and city as a whole.
Lincoln Heights is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. It is located in the southeastern portion of the city in a broader area commonly known as the South Hill. As the name suggests, Lincoln Heights lies on the slopes and atop the crest of the South Hill area. Lincoln Heights is home to a mix of single-family residential, multi-family residential, and commercial areas and a significant amount of park land. The Lincoln Heights Shopping Center and surrounding area is one of the largest and most important commercial and retail districts on the entire south side of Spokane.
North Hill is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington. As the name suggests, it is atop a hill on the north side of Spokane, within which it is centrally located and crossed by numerous major thoroughfares. It is home to parks, commercial districts and single family residential areas. The historic Garland Theater is located in North Hill, and the city's main north–south arterial, Division Street, is home to a major commercial district along the eastern edge of the neighborhood.
Audubon/Downriver is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington, located on the northwest side of the city. There is a diversity of land use in the neighborhood, with single-family residential areas dating from the early 20th century through the Post–World War II economic expansion era, regionally important commercial districts, smaller neighborhood retail areas, numerous schools, large parks, a golf course, conservation areas and part of Riverside State Park along the Spokane River. The neighborhood is the site of the corporate offices for Rosauers Supermarkets, a regional grocery store chain with stores located across the Northwestern United States.
Nevada Heights is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington, located on the north side of the city. Its southern border is atop a bluff that runs east–west across the north side of the city, which gives the neighborhood its name. Nevada Street, a major north–south arterial, runs through the neighborhood. The neighborhood is largely residential, but also home to large retail districts, medical facilities, schools and parks. Being surrounded by the city of Spokane on all sides, the neighborhood is well integrated into urban area.
Northwest is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington, located in the northwestern portion of the city. Largely single-family residential, Northwest is also home to Spokane's VA Medical Center, the Dwight Merkel Sports complex, a large public sports facility, and portions of Riverside State Park along the Spokane River. The neighborhood contains developments that span from the post-World War II housing boom in the east to more contemporary, suburban-style developments in the west. It was also home to Joe Albi Stadium from 1950 until 2022, which served as the Spokane region's main high school sports stadium over its seven decades of use.
The Desmet Avenue Warehouse Historic District is a 2 acres (0.81 ha) historic district in the Logan neighborhood just outside the city center of Spokane, Washington which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The listing includes six contributing properties, two of which have subsequently been demolished. The district was notable for its tight collection of early-20th century structures over just two city blocks that all served like purposes. Of the four remaining structures, only one is still used for a purpose similar to what it was built to serve. The two easternmost structures are now part of the Gonzaga University campus, which surrounds the eastern half of the district to the north, east and south.
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