Today Skykomish still has many of the buildings of its boom days. The tavern in the undated photo is now called the Whistling Post.

In the first half of the century, Skykomish was a booming railroad and logging town. The photo shows downtown in 1911, when gold, silver and copper miners added to the raucous social mix.

This undated photo shows Main Street in Downtown Skykomish, a booming railroad and logging town.