An East Central neighborhood street, 1934 (image L87-1.3688A-34 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
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Before I-90, residents of the East Central neighborhood did much of their shopping in local stores like these ones. Note also the streetcar rails, which are now paved over.
This file appears in: Devin Samuelson, Business Owner Since 2013
Devin Samuelson, Business Owner Since 2013
"Traffic being diverted to the freeway left the businesses here in more of a state of need than I think people were hoping."
Because Devin Samuelson's experience with the East Central neighborhood extends only back to the late 1980s…