Editing Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (section)

===1900s===
[[File:Sherman Street, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, ca 1908 (AL+CA 1520).jpg|thumb|alt=Sherman Avenue c. 1908|Sherman Avenue c. 1908]]The city experienced significant growth from the timber boom and the development of the railroads, steamboats, and tourism that accompanied it; Coeur d'Alene incorporated as a city on September 4, 1906, and by 1908 it had become the county seat.<ref>Singletary (2019), pp. 35–38</ref> From 1900 to 1915, there were hundreds of homes constructed across 70 newly platted additions.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 49</ref> With the advent of the automobile and the internal combustion engine, trucks and chainsaws, the felling and transporting of trees became more productive and efficient and lumber production reached its height in the late 1910s and 1920s; in 1925 there were seven lumber mills operating in the area and they were producing 500 million board feet of lumber.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 79, p. 93</ref>

After the [[Wall Street Crash of 1929|1929 stock market crash]] and during the [[Great Depression]], the lumber industry demand began to wane and by the mid-1930s about half the woodworkers in North Idaho were laid off and the surviving mills were producing only 160 million board feet of lumber per year.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 93</ref> Although it was a tough time, accomplishments during the Depression years included the establishment of Coeur d'Alene Junior College (North Idaho College) in 1933, the construction of Northwest Boulevard through the [[Works Progress Administration]] program in 1937, and the building of the popular Playfair Pier amusement park on the lake in the early 1940s.<ref>Singletary (2019), pp. 99–104</ref> The Playfair Pier opened on July 4, 1942 (and existed until 1974) in City Park and included a variety of rides and attractions such as a miniature roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, a carousel, and some of the usual [[carnival game]]s.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 99</ref> Coeur d'Alene benefited from its proximity to the [[Farragut Naval Training Station]], established in 1942 on the south end of [[Lake Pend Oreille]], which employed 22,000 people and needed 98 million board feet of lumber to build 650 buildings.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 113</ref>

Due to the scenic lake, tourism has always been a factor in the local economy. In the early 1900s, it had become popular in Spokane to travel and picnic in the park, shop in town, and take steamboat cruises on the lake and up the [[Saint Joe River]].<ref name=Singletary27/> Coeur d'Alene had also received national publicity in magazines, where it had been called a "wonderland" and "the [[Lucerne]] of America".<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 27, pp. 31–32</ref> However, tourism began to become a mainstay of the economy with the completion of highway infrastructure projects in the 1950s and 1960s, and the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce began to promote the city as a tourist destination as well.<ref>Singletary (2019), pp. 137–138</ref> As tourism increased, there was more demand for lodging facilities, convention space, restaurants, and cultural activities. By 1976, the city had over 30 motels with about 1,500 rooms.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 141</ref> On June 14, 1958, the city hosted the first Diamond Cup Hydroplane race, which was one of the largest events in its history and garnered national publicity and media coverage.<ref name="Singletary p. 147">Singletary (2019), p. 147</ref> The event was attended by 30,000 people, and it was considered a success by the Diamond Cup organizers. The race was held at Lake Coeur d'Alene for the next eight years; it was discontinued due to persistent difficulties in raising funds for the event.<ref name="Singletary p. 147"/>

After decades of heavy reliance on logging, in the 1980s, the city featured a more balanced economy with manufacturing, retail, and service sectors.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 173</ref> Tourism has taken on even more prominence and has become one of the main drivers of the local economy since the start of the 1980s, when there was new investment into recreational tourism in the area. In 1982, a $2 million Wild Waters aquatic theme park was built, and in the spring of 1986 there was the opening of the $60 million (${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|60000000|1986}}}} in {{inflation-year|US}} dollars), 18-story Coeur d'alene Resort.<ref name =Singletary176>Singletary (2019), p. 176</ref> The waterfront resort featured a well-manicured frontage and a publicly accessible floating [[boardwalk (entertainment district)|boardwalk]] that gave visitors the impression of a park-like environment and attracted the attention of publications nationwide.<ref name=Singletary176/><ref>{{cite web|last = Egan|first = Timothy| title = NATIONAL NOTEBOOK: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Wilderness Luxury|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|date = September 21, 1986|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/realestate/national-notebook-coeur-d-alene-idaho-wilderness-luxury.html|access-date = August 8, 2020}}</ref> The actions of the [[Aryan Nations]], a [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] group founded by [[Richard Butler (white supremacist)|Richard Butler]] in 1974, also attracted media attention.<ref name=CSM>{{cite web|last = Struck|first = Doug|title = The Idaho town that stared down hate – and won|work = [[The Christian Science Monitor]]|date = August 31, 2017|url = https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2017/0831/The-Idaho-town-that-stared-down-hate-and-won|access-date = August 8, 2020}}</ref> Butler's acolytes, many of whom were transplants like him, were linked to several robberies, murders, and three bombings, including the bombing of a ''Spokesman-Review'' office.<ref name=Glionna/><ref name=CSM/> In 1986, Coeur d'Alene was presented the [[Raoul Wallenberg Award]] for its stand in peacefully countering the message of the white supremacists that moved into the area.<ref>{{cite web|last = Verhovek|first = Sam Howe|title = PUBLIC LIVES; In a Verdict, a Sign That His Town Is No Haven for Hate|newspaper = The New York Times|date = September 9, 2000|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/09/us/public-lives-in-a-verdict-a-sign-that-his-town-is-no-haven-for-hate.html|access-date = September 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name=CSM/> Coeur d'Alene also won the [[All-America City Award]] in 1990.<ref>Singletary (2019), p. 194</ref> The Aryan Nations went bankrupt and ceased operations in 2000 when the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] filed a lawsuit after the assault of a Native American woman. The lawsuit resulted in a $6.3 million judgment and the closure of their Hayden compound.<ref name=CSM/>

[[File:Roosevelt Inn New Building Photo Small.jpg|thumb|alt=The Roosevelt School was built in 1905 and became The Roosevelt Inn in 1994|The Roosevelt School was built in 1905 and became [[The Roosevelt Inn]] in 1994.]]
In the 1990s, the Coeur d'Alene area starting experiencing substantial population growth; many of these initial transplants came from California, citing earthquakes, crime, and overcrowding as reasons for their move.<ref name=Glionna>{{cite web|last = Glionna|first = John M.|title = Welcome to the Potato State—Now Go Home : Idaho: Californians fleeing big-city problems have been met with resentment by their new neighbors.|newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = August 8, 1994|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-08-mn-24975-story.html|access-date = August 8, 2020}}</ref> This northward migration coincided with watershed events such as the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] and the [[1994 Northridge earthquake]].<ref name=HCN/> The surrounding area got increased tourist attention when [[Silverwood Theme Park]], which opened in 1988 on an airstrip with an authentic [[steam train]] and carnival rides, installed the [[Corkscrew (Silverwood)|Corkscrew]] [[roller coaster]] in 1990 that it purchased from [[Knott's Berry Farm]].<ref name=Erickson>{{cite web|last = Erickson|first = Keith|title = On a roll at Silverwood|newspaper = [[Spokane Journal of Business]]|date = May 10, 2018|url = https://www.spokanejournal.com/local-news/on-a-roll-at-silverwood/|access-date = January 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last = Dubin|first = Zan|title = Venerable Corkscrew: End of a Long Ride: Before Knott's Historic Roller Coaster Is Carted Off to Idaho Park, Many Pause to Attest to Its Thrills|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|date = September 17, 1989|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-17-ca-552-story.html|access-date = January 9, 2021}}</ref> Additional rides such as the [[Timber Terror]] and [[Tremors (roller coaster)|Tremors]] roller coasters in the 1990s and the {{convert|20|acre|km2|adj=on}} Boulder Beach [[water park]] in 2003 made Silverwood into a regional theme park, which attracts visitors primarily from the Spokane, [[Tri-Cities, Washington|Tri-Cities]], and Seattle areas of Washington as well as some from the Canadian provinces of [[British Columbia]] and [[Alberta]].<ref name=Erickson/>