SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane’s Upper South Hill is gearing up for increased traffic with the opening of a new Home Depot store. The store will open its doors in just 13 days, on June 12, where the former Shopko building stood vacant for six years.
The arrival of Home Depot is generating both excitement and concern among local residents and business owners. Located at the intersection of 44th and Regal, the new store is expected to bring more people and cars to the area, which is already home to numerous businesses, homes, and apartment complexes.
Local businesses see this as an opportunity to attract more customers. The old Shopko building, which sat empty for years, had become overgrown with grass and weeds and even experienced a fire intentionally set during its vacancy…