1929 Redlining Map of Spokane
This file appears in: The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane: It Started in the Cemeteries
A 1929 redlining map on YWCA Spokane’s website. Redlining maps such as this one were used by developers, homebuyers, and others to assess the demographics and the values of houses in different areas of Spokane. Many of the homes near Spokane’s first neighborhood racial covenant in East Audubon Park received A and B ratings.
This file appears in: The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane: It Started in the Cemeteries
The Origins of Segregated Neighborhoods in Spokane: It Started in the Cemeteries
By the mid-20th century, racially segregated neighborhoods became common in Spokane. Some were segregated by the force of law.