With the development of the I-90 Cooridor through the neighborhood, all remnants of the earlier history of the neighborhood that would eventually become the Michael Zone Recreation Center and greenspace were obliterated. The site was used as a concrete batch plant during the construction of the highway. All evidence of the streets and housing were either removed or buried on the site. The impacts of this use on the site are still felt today with compacted, alkaline soils that makes the growth of many types of trees difficult.