Historic Wallingford Community's Wally-Home Resource Fair is this Saturday from 10 am-3 pm! Check out their post below or visit their website for more info: https://www.historicwallingford.org/2025-home-fair/ (fb)

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is proud to announce a new addition to our Most Endangered Places list: the Yakima Valley Trolleys, which operate between Yakima and Selah. Built in 1907, the Yakima Valley Trolleys are regarded as one of the last intact, unmodernized example of an interurban electric railroad left in the United States. The Yakima Valley Trolleys began as a streetcar system in the City of Yakima until purchased in 1909 by a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad, which operated them until 1985, when they were donated back to the city. In 1992, the Yakima Valley Trolleys were named to the National Register of Historic Places - NPS, and a nomination to designate the Yakima Valley Trolleys as a National Historic Landmark (National Historic Landmarks Program) is currently in development. In 2023, the Yakima City Council adopted a plan to rebuild 6th Avenue downtown, which includes a section of the trolley tracks. Project designs include options to retain the rail lines and overhead electrical system, but the council is also considering an option that would remove a portion of the tracks situated along 6th Avenue. If the tracks are removed, trolley cars would no longer be able to operate between Yakima and Selah, and the Yakima Valley Trolley line would cease to be truly “interurban” in nature. On Tuesday, June 17, the Yakima City Council will make a final determination on the Yakima Valley Trolleys’ fate when they meet to decide upon the 6th Avenue design options to pursue moving forward. The Washington Trust joins community advocates and local organizations who have come out in support of preserving the trolley tracks, including the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Association of Yakima (Downtown Yakima), Selah Downtown Association, Selah Chamber of Commerce, and Yakima Historic Preservation Commission. 🚋 Learn More: https://preservewa.org/yakima-valley-trolleys-named-to-washingtons-most-endangered-places-list/ #historicpreservation #mostendangeredplaces #localhistory #communityadvocacy #washingtonstate #historiclandmarks #yakimawashington #preservationmonth #preservationmonth2025 (fb)