Bygone Walla Walla: vintage images of the City and County (and beyond), collected by Joe Drazan: Duke Ellington Day in Walla Walla was March 31 1952. The orchestra played in the Armory; there was dancing, a song contest, and a fashion show. Downtown merchants cashed in with sales and promotions.

BYGONE WALLA WALLA PROJECT BY JOE DRAZAN is a local non-profit, non-commercial effort to build and share a visual history of Walla Walla. Use SEARCH box or the INDEX, or just scroll. CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE; right click & open in new tab for even LARGER view. WANTED! Your old snapshots, slides, or negatives of Walla Walla area places and events to share in this project, please contact me to get them scanned in; about 500 individuals have so far. CONTACT me; skippycat3@charter.net. c2025

Friday, February 7, 2025

Duke Ellington Day in Walla Walla was March 31 1952. The orchestra played in the Armory; there was dancing, a song contest, and a fashion show. Downtown merchants cashed in with sales and promotions.