Spokane, Washington. Photo: Larry McKee, Larry McKee Photography. PLEASE NOTE: This image comes in sizes 8x24, 10x30, 12x36, 20x60. Spokane, Washington in the northwestern United States developed because Spokane Falls and its surroundings were a gathering place for numerous cultures for thousands of years. The area's indigenous people settled there due to the fertile hunting grounds and abundance of salmon in the Spokane River.