riv ed ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁after ▁which ▁its ▁population ▁decre ased ▁and ▁became ▁integrated ▁and ▁dispers ed , ▁losing ▁its ▁Asian ▁character ; ▁urban ▁bl ight ▁and ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁Ex po ▁' 7 4 ▁led ▁to ▁Ch in at own ' s ▁event ual ▁demol ition . ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁its ▁met ro ▁area ▁in ▁general , ▁particularly ▁northern ▁Id aho ▁has ▁been ▁st ig mat ized ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁conscious ness ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁hate ▁groups ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene , ▁Id aho , ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁Low ▁eth nic ▁divers ity ▁made ▁the ▁region ▁a ▁destination ▁for ▁some ▁seeking ▁to ▁escape ▁more ▁cosm opol itan ▁cities ▁for ▁a ▁locale ▁with ▁a ▁relatively ▁hom ogen ous , ▁white ▁population . ▁This ▁tr end ▁increased ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁retired ▁engineer ▁Richard ▁Butler ▁from ▁California ▁who ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Hay den , ▁Id aho , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁eventually ▁establish ▁a ▁white ▁supre mac ist ▁church ▁called ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁Christian , ▁better ▁known ▁by ▁its ▁political ▁arm , ▁the ▁A ry an ▁Nations . ▁A ry an ▁Nations ▁rec ruits ▁and ▁associ ates ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁several ▁hate ▁cr imes ▁and ▁terror ▁plots ▁during ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁group ▁went ▁def unct ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0