Corbin Park

[pe2-image src=”http://lh4.ggpht.com/-FPMR-XIz778/U5JgrcAkmsI/AAAAAAAAEng/1EzXE6TNZog/s144-c-o/IMG_20140606_162230.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/110908247169805179987/SpokanePics#6021981951117007554″ caption=”” type=”image” alt=”IMG_20140606_162230.jpg” ]”Lemonade and garden hats” are the legacy of Corbin Park according to an article in the Spokane Daily Chronicle in 1973. This tranquil, oval shaped park nestled among some of the busiest roads in Spokane once belonged to the Washington-Idaho Fair Association. The fairgrounds included a oval race track where Corbin Park sits today. Horses, bicycles, and people raced around the oval track while spectators cooled themselves with lemonade. The fair and the races lasted from 1887 to 1890 and the races continued until 1899 when the owner of the land, D. C. Corbin razed the grandstand and platted sixteen city blocks. Corbin gave the land in the center of the lots to the Mayor of Spokane for one dollar. Today this north side park is still a favorite with young and old! Beautiful homes face the park, some even advertise as a Bed n’ Breakfast.