Lewiston, Idaho, once an important port for miners traveling in search of gold, is now a town of approximately 30,000 people. Few people who live in the Lewis-Clark Valley talk about its more than one hundred years of history. However, there are still parts of the community where you can explore and see the age of the city. Downtown Lewiston is one of the few areas where people can explore. They wander the streets, admiring the buildings that stand proud above them. One building in particular links a unique history to the city center. Morgan's Alley is located on the corner of Main Street and D Street, overlooking the cars and people passing by. From the outside it looks like a normal old building. Inside, it holds secrets from the past and perhaps a ghost. The buildings in downtown Lewiston were created in direct reaction to two things; in 1899 the Snake River Bridge was built and Lewiston became a port. The town of Lewiston was a major port for miners traveling to find work. Where there is gold mining, there are men, and where there are men there are women. At the turn of the century, prostitution was not uncommon nor was it illegal. Many of the buildings in downtown Lewiston were brothels where men could "relax." Some of the buildings that make up Morgan's Alley were those brothels. The cashier's booth is still located at one of the entrances to the building. It is from 1900 and if men wanted to go see the "girls upstairs" they would have to pay there. There was always a guard on duty so there were no clients having free sex. After paying, they would go up the grand staircase, which is still there today, and go have sex (Bush). Prostitution remained legal in Lewiston until the 1940s. Not... middle of paper... buildings they do. Those walls contain unique and unrepeatable stories. Caring for these buildings helps humans preserve the lives and stories of the people who previously inhabited them. Works Cited Branting, Steven. Lewiston Idaho Historic Firsts: Unintended Greatness. San Francisco: TheHistory Press, 2013.Bush, Garry. Interview via email. March 25, 2014. “Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Lewiston.” October 6, 2009. May 15, 2014.Powell, Mike. “A spooky tour of old Lewiston.” October 3, 2012. Ross, Vikky. Interview via email. March 27, 2014. “Scala”. Lewiston. Personal photograph of the author. March 3, 2014. “Third Floor”. Lewiston. Personal photograph of the author. March 3 2014.