HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SNOHOMISH
| Historic Downtown Snohomish MainStreet (First Street) has much to offer visitors and residents alike. Downtown is a multi-use area that appeals to many different customers. Retail and gift shops, restaurants and coffeehouses, art galleries and antique stores, historic lodging, entertainment, and a wide variety of hobby businesses that are all part of the mix. See Calendar of Events for year-round Snohomish events. See Things to do for Attractions, Arts/Events, and other information about our area.
Snohomish City MainStreet was established in 1856 to provide downtown with a MainStreet and preserv the road traffic. Bickford & Reed 1928
Harvey Airfield since 1944 -X
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HistoricDowntownSnohomish.com represents the shopping district / area of Snohomish that the City of Snohomish has designated Historic District and it has it's own Design Review Board. Historic Downtown Merchants as well as businesses outside the historic distric can contact ShopSnohomish.com for advertising.
For information on the Historic Down Town Snohomish Business Association Organization and the downtown revitalization, please contact:
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Walk down our "MAINSTREET SNOHOMISH" and find what your searching for. The Historic Business District Downtown Snohomish is actually first street and it contains antique shops for hours of ANTIQUE SHOPPING in SNOHOMISH. Promoting Vitality and Preserving Character
HDS NEWS As an organization, HDS is powered by primarily by volunteer efforts. I am so proud of our volunteer HDS Board and committees. They have already accomplished much this year, and there is still a lot to do. If you love your Downtown and want to help us improve, please contact me to chat about where your interests and talents would make a good fit. MORE... Thanks to the efforts of HDS Design Committee volunteer Melissa Marzolf, and the hardworking group she recruited, we now have new decorative planters in place. She based the work on plans made in 2009 to replace some broken pots and add new ones. Starting bright and early, they lugged and maneuvered the 200 lb. pots into place, prepped and filled them, and then added the plants and flowers. Whew! EVENTS SPARK Snohomish Workshop iShopSnohomish - Shopsnohomish.com
First Street Snohomish WA (MAINSTREET SNOHOMISH) People that live here say snohomish is more than a tourist town, it's apart of history and you should come see snohomish as often as you can. I love it when visitor's say snohomish was a pleasure to have seen. HISTORIC SNOHOMISH Visitors Center Snohomish is THE place to visit! Our community has made every effort to insure the preservation of our historical beginnings while creating an wonderfully livable city. Snohomish has 8 parks, offering everything from boat launch facilities on the Snohomish River to tennis courts, fishing docks, and loads of play equipment. The Centennial Trail head is located at the intersection of Pine and Maple Avenues. A public pool is operated by the school district and offers sessions for the whole family. ShopSnohomish means finding a treasure in one of our specialty shops or browsing the wares of over 450 antique dealers, plus all your daily needs are conveniently met by shopping locally. We look forward to seeing you in Snohomish! Contact the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce for visitor information.
Snohomish, Washington is committed to promoting vitality and preserving character. As one of the oldest cities in Snohomish County, Snohomish has a current population of 9,145. Incorporated in 1859, the city is located 40 miles north of Seattle. Snohomish's historic business and residential districts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Recent developments make Snohomish one of the best places to live, work and explore. Updated May 25, 2010
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Snohomish history Overview - One of the first inland communities in the Puget Sound Region, Snohomish began in 1859 at the ferry crossing of the Snohomish River for the military road between Fort Steilacoom and Fort Bellingham. The town-site quickly grew as a center of transportation and commerce, and for 30 years was the county seat of Snohomish County. Connection to Puget Sound was along the river, first by canoe and then by steamship. These were eventually augmented, and then replaced by rail. Ensuing years found the City prosperous and successful with a strong commercial and community identity. Basic enterprises included sawmills, which produced lumber from the huge cedar trees native to the area; and plants which processed and packaged the agriculture products grown in the adjacent river valleys.
Locals say that in the 1960s a cannon shot down First Street in Snohomish would have hit no moving thing. The anxiety experienced by this decline is evidenced by a plan prepared for the City in 1965, which proposed replacing many of the existing structures along First Street with a covered mall!