Fred Hutchinson
Star of the Seattle Rainiers
Sicks Stadium, 1938
Rainier Valley Historical Society
preserving the past
Catherine and Nick Vamkros Columbia Confectionary
4830 Rainier Avenue
Circa 1925
Rainier Valley Historical Society’s mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the history and heritage of Rainier Valley and its people, and to promote public involvement in and appreciation of its history and culture. Our geographic boundaries are from Dearborn Street on the north to Seattle city limits on the south along Rainier Ave., and from I-5 on the west to Lake Washington on the east.