One hundred years ago, a 22-year-old Bing Crosby and his bandmate Al Rinker loaded up a 1916 Model T and hit the road for Hollywood from their hometown of Spokane.
The city of Spokane declared October 10 as "Bing's Day," celebrating Bing Crosby with a ceremony that unveiled a landmark honoring the singer.
Oct. 10—On Friday, 100 years after her father left the Lilac City to become a pop music luminary, Mary Crosby unveiled a section of Sprague Avenue renamed for him. As she pulled the cover of the lilac ...
From 1975: A Spokane man filed a $50,000 claim against the city after he was accidentally shot by a Spokane police officer. The 52-year-old was on a downtown street corner when he alerted a meter maid ...
Oct. 8—One hundred years ago, a 22-year-old Bing Crosby and his bandmate Al Rinker loaded up a 1916 Model T and hit the road for Hollywood from their hometown of Spokane. This weekend, Spokane is ...