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Flashback: Monroe Central Grade School
This photo shows the north and west sides of the Monroe Central Grade School, c1924. The school was built in 1916 by Howard S. Wright, whose company later built the…
Flashback: Washout of first Milwaukee Railroad Bridge
This photo was taken looking south from the Buck Island side of the Skykomish River, with High Rock at upper left. The first Milwaukee Railroad Bridge washed out in a…
Flashback: Monroe High School basketball starters, 1952-53
Entitled the “Big Five,” from left to right: Richard King, Most Inspirational Player, 6’5”; Bob Boyden, 6’2”; John Kirby, Captain, All-State, 6’2”; Nick Nicholson, 6’; Ron Earlywine, All-State, 5’11”; and…
Flashback: SR 522 reroute, after
This photo looks east on Main Street from Blakeley Street in approximately 1963. The photo pairs with photo 1519 (published in the Nov. 13, 2012 Monroe Monitor) to give a…
Flashback: SR 522 reroute, before
This photo looks east on Main Street from near Blakeley Street. It pairs with Monroe Historical Society photo 1520 to give a before-and-after look at a time when SR 522…
Flashback: Monroe Congregational Church
The Monroe Congregational Church was organized in 1905. They opened their church, which still stands on S. Lewis Street, in 1907. This early photo was taken before Lewis Street was…
Flashback: Cascade Tunnel breakthrough
Under Capt. Jones, the pictured crew broke through into the Mill Creek Tunnel of the Great Northern Railroad’s 7.8 mile tunnel under Stevens Pass on March 4, 1927. The tunnel…
Valley General Hospital, 1965
At far left is the 1961 addition to the original stucco building that was constructed and opened in 1925 on the grounds of the Snohomish County Poor Farm. The name…
Flashback: Snohomish County Poor Farm Building
At the time of this photo, 1909, the County Poor Farm had two buildings. This one housed the women, the superintendent’s family and the sick rooms. The men lived in…
Flashback: The Hotel Monroe
Later photos show the Hotel Monroe standing near the northeast corner of Main and Lewis Streets on Main Street; however, it is unclear if it was built there or moved…
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