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Mel Mertens of Panhandle Neon puts a thermometer in place on the Elder Building in downtown Coeur d’Alene to keep track of United Way giving in 1959.

Mel Mertens of Panhandle Neon puts a thermometer in place on the Elder Building in downtown Coeur d’Alene to keep track of United Way giving in 1959.

October 6, 2024

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HUCKLEBERRIES: Shore is nice here
October 6, 2024 1:05 a.m.

HUCKLEBERRIES: Shore is nice here

Coeur d’Alene took its waterfront for granted until Bob Templin built his North Shore Motor Hotel. Before then, the site was dominated by railroad switchyards, a steamboat landing, a lumber mill, industrial warehouses, log storage, junk and weeds.