By Mike Prager
The Spokesman-Review
Spokane parks have a special place in the history of the city, and local preservation leaders want that place recognized and documented on the National Register of Historic Places.
The city parks department and the Spokane Historic Landmarks Commission plan to nominate Manito Park and Manito Boulevard for listing on the national register.
While Manito Park would be the first city park on the national register, it would not be the last.
Plans call for nominating other parks to the national register in coming years, said Garrett Jones, assistant park director for operations. Protecting historic assets is a parks department goal, he said.
There are about 100 city park holdings, including large conservation areas along the Spokane River, parklike boulevards, and neighborhood parks such as Corbin and Hays parks on the North Side.
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