If you grew up in Yakima, I'm sure you could rattle off a hundred places you miss that are no longer there.

Warning : This photo gallery below might make you cry with feelings of nostalgia if you lived in Yakima, Washington!

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If I told you there was a place where you could live practically smack dab in the middle of Washington State where the vibe is completely laid back and the people are warm and friendly, would you want to live there?

The city of Yakima has a population that has hovered around the 96,000 range for the past two decades since I've lived here. It has quickly become a bilingual town, with both English and Spanish the dominant spoken languages by the people and the billboards.

Many migrant workers who work

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