A local riches to rags tale of a man who accomplished impressive engineering feats right here in Spokane.
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Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at 7pm at The Hive (2904 E Sprague Ave).
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About the book
Byron Riblet tells the riches to rags tale of a man who accomplished impressive engineering feats in North and South America during the early 1900s but has since been nearly forgotten. His Riblet Tramway Company became the world's leading producer of aerial tramways and ski chairlifts. However, his achievements in the mining and ski transportation industries have been incorrectly attributed to his younger brother Royal. Byron Riblet's contributions to the development of early Spokane have also gone unrecognized. He designed large railway projects, platted new additions, laid courses for the city's first steam-driven and electric railways, and designed the waterworks that provide clean drinking water for the city to this day. After his death in 1952, his cremated remains went unclaimed and lay in storage for nearly 70 years. How could one of the twentieth century's most prolific engineers rise to greatness only to become lost to time?
About the author
Ty Brown was born and raised in Spokane, Washington where he has lived the majority of his life. He currently teaches history at the high school level in the Spokane Valley. Ty has authored two books on local history, Wandermere - Legacy on the Little Spokane River and Byron Riblet - Forgotten Engineering Genius. He graduated from Washington State University in 1992 with a degree in history and from Whitworth University in 2009, with a master's in secondary education. He enjoys his time with his wife and young daughter at their home in the Little Spokane river valley.
Byron Riblet tells the riches to rags tale of a man who accomplished impressive engineering feats in North and South America during the early 1900s but has since been nearly forgotten. His Riblet Tramway Company became the world's leading producer of aerial tramways and ski chairlifts.