Hoquiam, WA
 

Since I'm feeling ambitious today, I think that I'll show you guys Grays Harbor County's second city - Hoquiam (pronounced Ho-Kwee-Uhmm). Hoquiam has a population of a little over 9,000 and borders Aberdeen to the Northwest.

What I found quite strange about Hoquiam is that while Aberdeen appears to have replaced many of its older public buildings with uglier and less urban modern ones, Hoquiam has left the grand public buildings and kept them up while letting the downtown decay. It's an odd contrast, but I guess it does make sense that these two cities that have a friendly rivalry going on would take completely opposite strategies. Hoquiam appeared more derelict than Aberdeen, but its prosperous history was much more apparent.

I'll begin with the 7th Street Theatre:
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The American Veterans Building
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The Elks Hall
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Emerson Manor
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City Hall
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Hoquiam Depot
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Hoquiam's Post Office (Bigger than Aberdeen's)
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The Masonic Hall
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US Bank
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The VFW Hall
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Timberland Libraries - Hoquiam Branch (An extended Carnegie Library)
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Saron Lutheran Church
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Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Church
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First Baptist Church
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An old church (I believe it was Episcopal, but I don't know for certain)
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The United Methodist Church
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Immanuel Baptist Church
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Alright, well that's all I got of Hoquiam!
Thanks for viewing!

Hoquiam has a couple of nice buildings. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, it's nice to see what some of these towns look like.

Thanks for the photos - great to see the Grays Harbor cities on here.

Next stop Elma?

You read my mind, I'll post Elma in a couple of days or so.