From a pharmacy and a drugstore to a laundromat, a police station and now the home of the Post Falls Museum and Historical Society, the Chapin Building has played several roles in the history of the River City.
The memories and stories of this storied space are still needed as the historical society ramps up to the building's centennial anniversary celebration in July.
The Post Falls Historical Society, a nonprofit organization that manages the museum at 101 E. Fourth St., announced in a news release that it is working with the city of Post Falls to analyze mold in its basement and put a plan together to remove it. However, this likely won’t be complete until at least June, prompting the society to hold off on the official scheduled seasonal opening.
In 1973, Ron Turcotte accomplished what only seven riders in horse racing had done before him. On the back of the famed horse Secretariat, the New Brunswick-born jockey raced his way to the 1973 American Triple Crown. Turcotte’s victories at the ’73 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes broke records, all of which still stand 50 years later.