We're not certain if July 4th is the official signal to neighborhood organizers that the block-party season has started, but it certainly should be. With an invite in hand, we headed over to West Central - Nettleton's Addition - to celebrate their eleventh annual Fourth of July Block Party.
Though the stereotypes abound in Spokane regarding West Central this event easily put all of those to rest. What we discovered is a neighborhood with the attributes that many people move to Spokane to find: tree-lined streets, front porches, old street-car tracks, and best of all community.
The children's parade kicked-off the event followed by Mayor Hession reading the Gettysburg Address. An army of gas-fired bar-b-ques, multiple buffet tables, and a line of coolers meant nobody was getting out of this party hungry or thirsty.
For us it was a great way to celebrate the Fourth of July with one of Spokane's top neighborhoods.
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