The Sad Slim Smith Service Station at 3025 East Sprague, 1928 (image L87-1.37119-28 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
This file appears in: Bill and Doug Trudeau, Business Owners Since 1948
Gas stations like this one were once common along East Sprague, but most are now located along the I-90 corridor.
This file appears in: Bill and Doug Trudeau, Business Owners Since 1948
Bill and Doug Trudeau, Business Owners Since 1948
"Some of the residential that was left wasn't worth saving. Probably the best homes are still left here."
The lasting effects of the construction of the I-90 freeway were not all bad, according to…