The Hillyard Subarea Plan, initiated in 2023, is designed to address the neighborhood’s infrastructure deficiencies and economic challenges while preserving its historical character.

Years of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean have left long-lasting environmental and economic impacts, prompting many Marshallese to migrate to the United States.

Redlining, a system that ranked neighborhoods based largely on race, significantly shaped the development of northeast Spokane, setting it apart from more affluent areas of the city.

From 1906 to 1950, the Hillyard Hand Laundry supported the Shiosaki family and served as an essential business that united the Japanese American community in Spokane.