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1973 Map of Spokane NE

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Spokane NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Felts Field and the winding Spokane River anchor this 1970s landscape of rapid suburban expansion and industrial transport. The eastern edge of Spokane reveals a dense network of neighborhoods like Hillyard and Parkwater, deeply integrated with the heavy rail corridors of the Burlington Northern and the Spokane International railroads. To the north, the transition from urban streets to the open agricultural expanses of Orchard Prairie and Pleasant Prairie is marked by historic sites such as Mt St Michael and several rural burying grounds including Pleasant Prairie Cem.

South of the river, the development of Dishman and East Spokane clusters around Sprague Ave and Interstate 90, showing the post-war shift toward highway-oriented commerce. The map also captures significant public works and community hubs, from the Spokane Community College campus to the Interstate Fairgrounds, set against the backdrop of the Dishman Hills Natural Area and its rising terrain at Little Baldy.