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 built in 1889 as a boarding house, the Montvale Hotel also operated as an apartment building, a sex trade venue, and a short-term lodging facility during Expo '74, only to be left untouched for 30 years.