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Spokane Willy's photos
Will Maupin, User:SpokaneWilly, is a freelance journalist who writes for the Spokane, Washington-based newspaper Inlander.
He's edited Wikipedia since 2005, and also contributes many photos to Commons. He regularly takes photos of sites on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and other local sites in the Inland Northwest region. In a recent article he declared his plan "to visually document our region for Wikipedia" this summer.
Spokane is located between mountain ranges and only gets 16.5 inches of rain each year. But it does not have a water problem, as documented by Maupin's photos. The Spokane River runs right though the city.
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The Upper Falls Power Plant -
North bank of the Spokane River -
An old hydroelectric turbine
So he takes lots of photos of bridges.
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The Union Pacific bridge in Spokane Valley -
The Seven Mile Bridge -
Post Street Bridge
He also likes to document many of the city's gathering places.
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Shadle Water Tower -
The Gathering Place Monument -
Liberty Overview -
Doyle's Ice Cream Parlor
Churches, houses, and local institutions are among his favorite subjects.
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NRHP-listed house on Augusta St. in Spokane -
St. Aidan's Anglican Church
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House in the Peaceful Valley neighborhood of Spokane -
A house, in the American Foursquare style, in Corbin Park -
Woman's Club -
Corbin Art Center
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Hutton Elementary -
Hallett House
As he wrote in his column:
| “ | Over the past few years that I've been working to document the geography and history of the Inland Northwest, one notable building or town at a time, I've found that it's actually a ton of fun. | ” |
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