2. Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 36th Avenue S and S Alaska Street:

Originally the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, this neo-Palladian building lends classical formality to the north end of Columbia City's "village green." The historic photograph shows the building shortly after it was completed in 1921. Now used as the Rainier Valley Cultural Center, the front entrance has been moved to the side (facing Alaska Street), but the building's exterior is otherwise virtually unchanged.

Courtesy Cassandra Tate

Courtesy Rainier Valley Historical Society