Shiloh Hills, Spokane

Shiloh Hills is a neighborhood in Spokane, Washington, located on the far northeastern side of the city.

The neighborhood is home to residential, commercial and industrial districts as well as multiple regionally important transportation corridors such as the Division Street "Y".

The Spokane people have lived in what is now Nevada Heights for hundreds of years prior to the arrival of European settlers.

Wagon roads traversed what is now the neighborhood since the early 1900s, connecting Spokane in the south with Newport in the north.

By 1918, "The Y" began appearing on maps as the intersection where the Pend Oreille Highway split from Division Street.

[7] In contrast to the older developments south of Francis Avenue, Shiloh Hills has single family housing subdivisions that feature a more curvilinear street layout and has a large amount of medium density residential apartment complexes as well as strip malls.

[10] Shiloh Hills is home to numerous land uses, with areas zoned residential, commercial and industrial.

[10] State Route 291 runs west along Francis Avenue from its southern terminus at Division Street in the extreme southwest corner of Shiloh Hills.

Shiloh Hills does not conform to the city's street grid, instead taking on a more suburban style with winding roads and cul-de-sacs common.

[17] A residential development in the neighborhood has streets named after Civil War battles and generals, including Confederate officers such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

[18] The Spokane Transit Authority, the region's public transportation provider, serves Shiloh Hills with four fixed route bus lines.

"The Y" where U.S. 2 and U.S. 395 split in Shiloh Hills, a major intersection in the greater Spokane area.