Sprague Avenue, 1943. Before the construction of I-90, many of Spokane's most prosperous businesses were located along the Sprague corridor (image L87-1.29218.43 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture).

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This file appears in: Violet Noble, Resident Since the 1940s

Sprague Avenue, 1943. Before the construction of I-90, many of Spokane's most prosperous businesses were located along the Sprague corridor (image L87-1.29218.43 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture).

This file appears in: Violet Noble, Resident Since the 1940s

Violet Noble, Resident Since the 1940s

By Spokane Regional Health District's Neighborhoods Matter Program, & Frank Oesterheld

"We didn't like the things they did and they didn't like the things we did." Born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1927, Violet Noble came to the East Central neighborhood during the growth period of the 1940s. This was also a time…