Sometimes, as he sees rapid growth destroying the area’s infrastructure and culture, Dave Walker wonders if his beloved father did his job as a chamber of commerce manager too well. Kyle Walker, who directed the chamber from 1948-71, was the quintessential promoter, a gregarious booster of all things Coeur d’Alene, a showman, a talented photographer, a friend of stars. “That’s why they called him Mr. Coeur d’Alene,” Dave recalled proudly last week. Kyle’s job was to put Coeur d’Alene on the map — and he did just that. Sixty years ago, Kyle produced a movie for the chamber that was...