Aerial of Spokane featuring the completed I-90 freeway, probably 1971 or 1972 (image L2012-1.8 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
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The western edge of the East Central neighborhood is visible on the right. Note the Expo '74 construction near the top.
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…