I-65 & Birmingham Land Bank, Birmingham, AL. In Birmingham, interstates were built along the same boundaries drawn by racial zoning. The city used interstates as walls to continue the segregation of black communities.
I-65, Birmingham, AL.
I-65, Birmingham, AL.
I-65, Birmingham, AL.
I-85 & I-65 Interchange, Montgomery, AL, 2020 The block of South Holt Street in the 1950s was a vibrant African American community that now sits empty underneath interstates 65 & 85.
I-85 & I-65 Interchange, Montgomery, AL, 2020
Dead End Road, I-85 & I-65 Interchange, Montgomery, AL, 2020
Public Roads Administration - Federal Works Agency (predecessor to the United States Department of Transportation)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Public Roads Administration - Federal Works Agency (predecessor to the United States Department of Transportation)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons