It is impossible to separate the highway from the car industry in this entire state. In Lansing, the highway was placed through a thriving black neighborhood, by the influence of Oldsmobile and convenience next to their plant downtown.
Blog: Interstate Legacy Across America
From Jan - April 2022 my husband and I are traveling across America to photograph cities included in The Yellow Book. I am making a photographic survey of how the interstate altered these cities, 66 years later. Please see the tab for The Yellow Book to learn more about this project.
