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1963 Map of Spokane NE

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Spokane NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Spokane River frontage and a dense network of transcontinental railroads define this 1963 survey of the city's northeast expansion. The landscape transitions from the industrial yards of the Great Northern and Union Pacific railroads near Parkwater and Yardley to the high, open grounds of Orchard Prairie and Pleasant Prairie. Central to the river's bend is Felts Field, then operating as the Spokane Municipal Airport, while the nearby Interstate Fairgrounds stands as a major regional landmark.

Institutional history is well-represented, from the Mt St Michael Scholasticate and the Hutton Settlement to numerous parish and public schools like West Valley High Sch. The map records a period of mid-century suburban growth in communities such as Millwood, Dishman, and Orchard Avenue, showing the early footprint of residential blocks before modern highway expansion fully reshaped the eastern Valley corridor.