North Bend Downtown Foundation
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North Bend, WA
A Walk Through North Bend's Past
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Updated Jun 2026
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Snoqualmie Valley Museum
Snoqualmie Valley Museum, 320 Bendigo Blvd S, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
The Snoqualmie Valley Museum began with the efforts of Ada Snyder Hill, who arrived in the valley in 1910 to teach school. Fascinated by lo…
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Sunset Motel
Sunset Motel, 227 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
The Sunset Motel stands as a reminder of North Bend’s role as a motorist stop on the historic Sunset Highway, the first automobile route ac…
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Sunset Garage
The story begins in 1922, when Harry Snyder opened the first Sunset Garage in a former livery stable once owned by Peter Maloney. Originall…
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Thompson's / Mart-T / Twede's Cafe
Twede's Cafe, 137 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
Now Twede’s Cafe. Built in 1941 by Roy Thompson, this building originally housed Thompson’s Cafe. It witnessed World War II, the Depression…
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Kelsko Meat Market
Twin Peaks Pub, 129 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
Originally built in 1920, the Kelsko Meat Market added frozen food lockers in the 1940’s when many homes still did not have freezers. Later…
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Bellinger Bakery
The North Bend Bakery, 127 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
Once the Bellinger Bakery, built in 1928 and owned by Carl Bellinger. Remarkably it has remained a bakery and famous North Bend stop throug…
7
Edgerly Drug Store
125 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
This charming little frame building, constructed in 1911, has been a fixture of downtown North Bend for well over a century. From the time…
8
Unity Masonic Lodge #198
Unity Lodge #198, 119 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
Completed in 1912, North Bend’s Masonic Hall has served as both a community cornerstone and a symbol of civic spirit for over a century. Or…
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McGrath Hotel
The Iron Duck Public House, 101 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
The McGrath’s Hotel building has significant association with the history of highway and automotive transportation in Washington State and…
10
Kvame Tavern
Sure Shot Pub, 101 E North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
The corner of Main Avenue and North Bend Way has been home to one of North Bend’s longest-running establishments: a tavern. As early as 191…
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Little Chalet / North Bend Timber Co Offices
North Bend Bar & Grill, 145 E North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
This small log structure was built in 1924 to serve as the office of the North Bend Timber Company. The company had previously operated fur…
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Signal Service Station
Rio Bravo, 247 E North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
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North Bend Motel
North Bend Motel, 322 E North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
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Scott's Dairy Freeze
Scott's Dairy Freeze, 234 E North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
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Sylvester's Bank
Cook Real Estate, 102 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
This small concrete building once housed the North Bend Bank, one of the town’s earliest financial institutions. The first version of the b…
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Glazier's Dry Goods
Standing proudly along North Bend Way, this building tells the story of continuous family entrepreneurship in downtown North Bend. The Glaz…
17
Lee Brother's Grocery
120 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
This building, constructed in 1941, operated as Lee Brothers Grocery Store. The store operated from 1932 in a different building at the sam…
18
McClellan Hotel
Birches Habitat, 202 W North Bend Way Suite A, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
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Thompson's Cafe
Il Paesano Ristorante Italiano, 113 Bendigo Blvd N, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
Built in 1925 for local businessman Bill McClellan, this single-story concrete and stucco building originally served as a restaurant annex…
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North Bend Theatre
North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd N, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
Like many small towns, North Bend received its own theater in 1941. While most towns have either torn down or converted their theaters to o…
21
Monogram Cafe and Hotel
Garneau Nicon Family Foundation, 228 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
Originally built in 1918 as the first section of the McClellan Hotel, this two-story concrete structure once stood at the corner of North B…
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Bellinger Shoes
Built in 1929, this building has adapted through the years in downtown North Bend. Originally, the site was home to small wooden false-fron…
23
Si View Community Center
The Si View Community Center stands as one of North Bend’s most enduring landmarks and a testament to community spirit and New Deal–era inv…
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Si View Care Takers House
Please note that this building can only be viewed from the outside. The Si View Caretaker’s Residence, located within the Si View Park comp…
25
Northwest Railway Museum Railway History Campus
The Railway History Campus is part of the Northwest Railway Museum. Opened in 2017, this campus expanded the museum’s reach beyond its hist…
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Snoqualmie Falls sdukw albixw Gift Shop and Visitor Center
In partnership with Salish Lodge & Spa, the Snoqualmie Tribe has renovated the former Falls Gift Shop. To highlight the significance of the…
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PSE Hydroelectric Museum
Completed in 1898, the Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant is the world's first completely underground hydroelectric power plant. Develope…
28
Cedar River Watershed Education Center
Perched above the shores of Rattlesnake Lake in the Cascade foothills, the Cedar River Watershed Education Center is Seattle’s gateway to o…
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Northwest Railway Museum- Snoqualmie Depot
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Milwaukee Bridge - Twin Peaks Ronette's Bridge
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Double R Diner (Pilot, FWWM, Return) - Twede’s Café
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Double R Diner (Twede's Cafe)
137 W North Bend Way, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
**The Double R Diner, AKA** **Twede’s Cafe**, is located right in the heart of North Bend, Washington. But step inside those doors, and you…
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Parking
322 Bendigo Blvd N, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
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Parking
East McClellan Street, E McClellan St, North Bend, WA 98045, USA
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Foundations of Milwaukee railway Everett Branch line water tank
The visible foundations at this site are the remains of a water tank that once served the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway’s Everett B…
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Location of original Milwaukee branchline North Bend Depot
This location marks the site of the original North Bend Depot of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, better known as the Milwaukee R…
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Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway depot
The North Bend Depot was constructed in 1890 by the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway. The same company is responsible for much of the…
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Original site of Fort Smalley
Fort Smalley was one of three small military outposts built in the Snoqualmie Valley during the Indian Wars of 1855–1856. Constructed by lo…
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1897 North Bend Baptist Church
The founding of the North Bend Baptist Church was driven by the energy and devotion of Reverend William Brown, a Baptist preacher ordained…
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Original Site 1890s, 1909 and 1916 North Bend School
The first schoolhouse, built in the 1890s, was a simple one-room frame structure that served the children of local homesteaders and mill wo…
42
North Bend Ranger Station
The North Bend Ranger Station was constructed in 1936 by crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. It served as…
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Gateway Cafe
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Weeks Windmill
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Bridge 35
Original bridge before current bridge was moved here in 1923. Note: the river channel shifted in 1929 and the river at this location is no…
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Second Ave c 1909
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Woodmen's Lodge
Original road took a zig-zag here going around Woodmen's Lodge and Mueller house.
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First Cabin
The Matts Peterson cabin originally stood in this intersection. The first European-American building in North Bend, it later was operated a…
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North Bend Way looking West through time
The view from this point has evolved over time. In 1940 the street was widened and all of the buildings on the north side were moved back t…
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North Bend Way looking West through time
The view from this point has evolved over time. In 1940 the street was widened and all of the buildings on the north side were moved back t…
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North Bend Way looking West through time
The view from this point has evolved over time. In 1940 the street was widened and all of the buildings on the north side were moved back t…
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North Bend Way looking West through time
The view from this point has evolved over time. In 1940 the street was widened and all of the buildings on the north side were moved back t…
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Bendigo looking south, c 1909
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