Built in 1905, the Hale Block was home, at different times, to the Hale, the Del Monte, the Lang, the Sonte and the Kincaid Hotels, and provided housing needs for hundreds of working class citizens for 60 years. The Hale Block is one of only 20 remaining SROs (Single Residency Occupany Hotels) that were originally erected in Spokane’s East Downtown neighborhood, an area that once held over 100 SROs.