Alan McConchie
This looks like an interesting exhibition that just opened at the #WingLukeMuseum in #Seattle: “Nobody Lives Here: The People in the Path of Progress” about the displacement and destruction in the Chinatown-International District caused by the construction of the I-5 freeway. https://mynorthwest.com/3870583/routes-of-racism-civic-decision-making-and-highways-at-wing-luke-museum/
Routes of racism: Civic decision-making and highways at Wing Luke Museum

Standing under the highway on King Street a few days ago, Woodward raised her voice over the roar of the traffic overhead to describe what used to be there.

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Apr 10, 2023 at 8:12pmWeb
Show threadClauClauClaudiaApr 11, 2023
@alan @pzmyers You could go to the other end of I-90 and tell almost the exact same story about Boston’s Chinatown. https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/02/28/boston-highway-divided-chinatown-gets-federal-grant
Federal grant targets I-90’s negative impact on Boston's Chinatown | WBUR News

In the 1960s, the construction of I-90Boston separated Chinatown, resulting in a lack of safe and open greenspace and affordable housing, say federal officials. An effort to reconnect the neighborhood was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday.

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