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When roads were roads

Part of the Jerome Peltier Collection, this photograph is entitled "Getting the car out of the mud," and was taken by Frank Palmer in 1910. (Photo Archive/Spokesman-Review)
Part of the Jerome Peltier Collection, this photograph is entitled "Getting the car out of the mud," and was taken by Frank Palmer in 1910. (Photo Archive/Spokesman-Review)

As road construction season commences in Spokane, let's remember a time when roads were something less than they are now.

Nicholas Deshais
Joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He is the urban issues reporter, covering transportation, housing, development and other issues affecting the city. He also writes the Getting There transportation column and The Dirt, a roundup of construction projects, new businesses and expansions. He previously covered Spokane City Hall.

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