A history of Grandview,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Grandview from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Grandview received its name from the Granger Land Company in 1905 due to its view of Mount Rainier and Mount Adams. Grandview was officially incorporated on September 21, 1909. It began simply as the halfway point on the rail line between Prosser and Sunnyside.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Grandview’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGrandview, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Grandview
See all 1 →Grandview, decade by decade
1990s
6 historic places in Grandview
6 places in Grandview are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1987Cornell Farmstead
Listed 1987Grandview Herald Building
Listed 1987Grandview High School
Listed 1987Grandview State Bank
Listed 1987Howay-Dykstra House
Listed 1987Morse HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Grandview (1908) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.