Spokane during the construction of I-90 (image L87.1-1937C-64 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
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In this image Sprague Avenue (just right of center) is clearly the busiest road in and out of Spokane. A stretch of I-90 cutting through the East Central neighborhood is visible in the upper right.
This file appears in: Debbie Takami, Resident Since the 1960s
Debbie Takami, Resident Since the 1960s
"The area where we grew up was a real neighborhood. Now it's just fast food restaurants and the freeway."
Debbie Takami is a life-long resident of Spokane. She grew up in the East Central neighborhood, and her story is typical of…