Longview, Washington

The Monticello Hotel was a historic former landmark hotel and is a current apartment building in Longview, Washington. It was given to the city by founder R. A. Long in the early 1923, and designed by Mr. Long’s architects of choice, Hoit, Price, and Barnes, of Kansas City. Built between November 1922 and opening on July 14 of 1923, the "Hotel Monticello" was the first permanent building for the new planned city of Longview. Originally holding 200 hotel rooms spread over its 7 floors, it now holds 60 rooms. Several other hotels named Hotel Monticello exist in the Washington, D.C. area. The Hotel in Longview is named after a former wood frame Hotel dating to the 1870s that was demolished in the construction of the new city, which itself was named after the historic Monticello Convention document, signed in the tiny settlement of Monticello, Oregon Territory at the time, near the site of the Hotel, petitioning the US Congress to grant the residents north of the Columbia River a separate territory, which ultimately led to the establishment of Washington Territory and Washington state. Monticello itself is a reference to Thomas Jefferson's estate in Virginia. The lobby, partially subdivided in a 1964 renovation, features Brazilian mahogany paneled walls, above which are a series of oil paintings by Joe Knowles depicting the early years of the settlement of western North America, including depictions of the Marcus Whitman expedition rafting the lower Columbia River and portraits of many early American notables such as John McLoughlin of the Hudson's Bay Company. The hotel closed in 2016 due to the owners' debts and underwent a multi-million dollar renovation to restore it to its original glory. The Monticello Hotel opened its restored Crystal Ballroom and new Speakeasy on August 25, 2017 to a packed crowd of over 500. The ballroom was designed with at the time modern terrazzo floors, polychrome details, and 42 pilasters signifying Washington as the 42nd State. New additions to the ballroom in the Speakeasy addition are Tiffany glass, and the 1888 Al Capone Chicago Bar, a 22 foot solid oak bar allegedly owned and operated by Al Capone. In June 2018, the new Monticello Wood-fired Pizzeria opened in the former lounge section. In 2019, it was converted into an apartment building.

Lower Columbia College (LCC) is a public community college in Longview, Washington.

Story Field at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Washington, US, was remodeled for the 2010 Cowlitz Black Bears' inaugural season. Amenities include party suites and the Bob's Sporting Goods Party Deck in left field, the Home Plate Club in the grandstand area and picnic tables and a children's playground sponsored by Kelso, Washington's Red Lion Inn. Story Field is a premier plating field in the West Coast League, a premier summer college baseball league, that is played during the summer. It is only available to college or college-bound players. The West Coast League is an unaffiliated league.

The Nutty Narrows Bridge is a squirrel bridge in Longview, Washington, United States. It spans Olympia Way near R. A. Long Park in downtown Longview, comprising a 60 feet (18 m) catenary bridge with a center section resembling a suspension bridge. The bridge was built by local contractor Amos Peters in 1963 and named by a city councilwoman, in a likely nod to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The bridge was proposed after local tenants noticed that several squirrels had died while crossing the street in search of nuts. The proposal garnered national attention and was quickly approved by the city council. It was installed on March 19, 1963, and saw use by squirrels the following day. The bridge was removed for repairs and renovations several times in the late 20th century and remains a symbol of Longview. The Nutty Narrows was moved from its original location in 2005 following the discovery of termite damage in the oak trees holding up its structure. Its new location, in the middle of a traffic circle, was determined to be a distraction to motorists and prompted a second move in 2010. The bridge inspired the construction of several other squirrel crossings in Longview and the original Nutty Narrows was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Mark Morris High School is a public high school in Longview, Washington, for grades nine through twelve. In 2013, it had an enrollment of 976 students. A part of Longview Public Schools, the school was built in 1957 and is named for Samuel Mark Morris, the third president of the Long-Bell Lumber Company. The school has a partially open campus. Students are allowed to leave campus during lunch if they wish. Mark Morris was recognized as one of thirteen high schools identified as a high performing school in the area of math growth during the 2013 Washington Achievement Awards at OSPI in Olympia. OSPI assesses data from state testing over the past three years and it made significant growth during that period.

First Christian Church is a historic church at 2000 E. Kessler Boulevard in Longview, Washington. It was built in 1930 and was added to the National Register in 1985.

Longview Community Church is a historic church at 2323 Washington Way in Longview, Washington. It was built in 1925 and added to the National Register in 1985.

The Longview Women's Clubhouse is a historic building in Longview, Washington. The building was completed in 1935 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as part of a Multiple Property Submission.

Lake Sacajawea is a man-made lake in Longview, Washington. It is named after the Shoshone woman named Sacajawea who guided Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during their expedition to the Pacific Ocean. The lake is made up of four sections, each separated by a bridged road. Several small parks are part of the larger Lake Sacajawea Park. Lake Sacajawea Park is a 67-acre (27 ha) park in the middle of the city. The lake's water is pumped into the north end from the Cowlitz River and flows to the south end where it exits into the Columbia River.

Saint Rose de Viterbo Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Longview, Washington, United States dedicated to Rose of Viterbo. It is a part of Saint Rose Parish inside the Archdiocese of Seattle.The parish was established in 1927 to serve the catholic population of the city of Longview, which had been established in 1923. There were four mission churches at Castle Rock, Cathlamet, Kalama, and Woodland, and a new wood-framed church was built for the parish by 1928. This was replaced in 1959 by the current building in stone and glass, which has a steeple 97 feet (30 m) tall.

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is a 256-bed hospital located in Longview, Washington. Opened in 1943, it is operated by the PeaceHealth System.

Cowlitz County Deserves Better is an ad hoc group of more than 100 fishermen, seniors, workers, tribal members and other citizens who live on the lower Columbia River in Washington and Oregon, US. The group is headquartered in Longview, Washington, and has published goals of promoting "good jobs, a clean river, and air and water free of dangerous toxins" in the region. In April 2009, members of Cowlitz County Deserves Better launched a broad, 6-month investigation into the operational and environmental practices of Chinook Ventures, a private company operating on several hundred riverfront acres owned by Pennsylvania-based aluminum multinational corporation Alcoa, Inc. The investigation was prompted by community concerns over the Washington State Department of Ecology’s issuance of $150,000 USD in fines against Chinook Ventures in March 2009 for "operating without necessary permits and failing to protect air quality and prevent polluted runoff from reaching the Columbia River." The company unsuccessfully appealed the fine.Cowlitz County Deserves Better's investigation included interviews with current and former employees of Chinook Ventures, hundreds of public documents, and site visits from land and water. They compiled their findings, which included a list of more than a dozen suspected environmental and labor violations, and began a public education campaign in November 2009. One of the group's primary concerns is that the City of Longview is drilling for drinking water near the site. In January 2010, the Longview Daily News reported: Cowlitz County Deserves Better, a grass-roots group that advocates for clean water for fishing and drinking, passed out fliers in the Longview City Council chambers Thursday saying the city should postpone a decision on the water supply until the state is finished investigating and addressing alleged environmental violations at Chinook Ventures. ... That company's site on Industrial Way, across the street from the Mint Farm, was contaminated by decades of Reynolds Metals Co.'s aluminum production, and hazardous materials have been found in the ground and groundwater. In February 2010, state investigators suspected Chinook Ventures as the source of a mile-long plume of a black substance, reported to be "two to five dump truck loads of petroleum coke". that was floating down the Columbia River. A Cowlitz County Deserves Better spokesperson told the Oregonian newspaper that "We're afraid that this spill of petcoke is just the beginning of more to come."