Falks ID
The Falks ID building, formerly located at the corner of 8th & Main in downtown Boise. Originally built in 1904 by Tourtellotte & Co. for Falk Merchantile Co. By 1954, postwar attitudes about architecture and shopping viewed the turn of the century building as old-fashioned with its bay windows, ornate carvings, and stonework façade. Postwar […]
Sonoma Inn
Today’s #tbt takes us out of Idaho and into the gambling hotspot of Winnemucca, Nevada. In 1947, Hummel, Hummel and Jones was commissioned to design a hotel-casino in Winnemucca, Nevada for Terminal Inn. From the opening flyer, “Sonoma Inn is a beautiful, new resort hotel and casino planned and constructed in the most modern manner. You’ll be […]
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Main Telephone Building
Bannock Street and Capitol Blvd. in Boise. This building originally housed the long-distance and directory assistance operators (see interior photo). The equipment on top of the building was an essential part of long-distance phone calls as a microwave radio relay station. The building is still in use and is an essential component of Boise telephone […]