Originally built in 1889 as an SRO (Single Room Occupancy Hotel), the Montvale Hotel also served Spokane as an apartment building, a brothel, and as a youth hostel during Expo '74 and then was abandoned for 30 years.
Originally constructed in 1889 as a boarding house, the Montvale Hotel also functioned as an apartment complex, a brothel, and a youth hostel during Expo '74 before being abandoned for 30 years.