Walla Walla 2020 is a civic group whose purposes are to envision, plan for, and undertake projects to help realize a livable community in the Walla Walla area now and for the future. Since our founding in 1988, we have been promoting practices and systems which will protect and enhance our quality of life.

Our Focus Areas

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Presents: Walla Walla 2020 and Beyond

Click here to read articles published in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin’s series “Walla Walla 2020 and Beyond.”

Buy Our New Book on Amazon! Walla Walla 2020 and Beyond: Today‘s Vision for Tomorrow’s Community

Click here to purchase the new book Walla Walla 2020 and Beyond: Today’s Vision for Tomorrow’s Community, featuring stories from the article series “Walla Walla 2020 and Beyond.”

Recent Announcements & Building Reports

Dedication Ceremony for Sign Honoring Italian Heritage at St. Francis Catholic Church

The public is invited to a dedication ceremony for a new Walla Walla 2020 sign honoring the history of Italian immigrants in the Walla Walla area

Applications open for plots in the Rees & Sumach Community Garden

The Rees & Sumach Community Garden has plots available for the season

History of 601 Howard Street, Walla Walla, WA

Built circa 1903 by John K. Wilson.

History of 528 Craig Street, Walla Walla, WA

Built in 1946 by O. D. Keen for Allen L. Reynolds.

History of 621 Pearson Street, Walla Walla, WA

Built in 1907 by Bert Driver.

History of 627 Pearson Street, Walla Walla, WA

Built in 1922 by Susie Vaughan.

History of 215 North Madison Street, Walla Walla, WA

Built circa 1903 by Charles and Ella Metzger.

History of 111 Newell Street, Walla Walla, WA

Built in 1925 by Shreiner and Zier for Jimmie C. Briley and Bercie S. Briley.
Walla Walla Tractor Show of 1919

Dedication ceremony for new heritage site sign honoring The Walla Walla Tractor Show of 1919 on Russell Creek Road

Dedication ceremony at 1:30 pm on Saturday, 10/11/2025 at 196 Foster Road
Walla Walla Diversity Coalition

Unity & Diversity Festival – Sunday, April 27

Heritage Park in downtown Walla Walla, 11am to 5pm
The Blue Mountain narrow gauge engine ran from Wallula to Walla Walla from 1878-1881, and south from Whitman Station to Blue Mountain Station in Oregon from 1881-1883.

Dedication Ceremony & Ribbon Cutting: Heritage Site Sign Honoring Whitman Station on the Baker Railroad

The public is invited to a dedication ceremony at 1:30 pm on April 5, 2025 at the Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Provide input for the Walla Walla Valley 2050 Transportation Plan

Please take a few minutes, by February 28, to provide input to the 5-year update to the region's transportation plan. 
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Research

Honor your historic
Walla Walla building!

Request a report from the
Walla Walla 2020 Historic
Research & Plaque Service

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