Expo 74 and Riverfront Park
Welcome to Riverfront Park, a beautiful stretch of land and river located in downtown Spokane. This hundred acre park sprawls across two islands and both shore…
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Expo 74 and the Creation of Riverfront Parklocation_fillThe Spokane River gorge has undergone many transformations in the last century. Don't be distracted by the ro…
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Rediscovering the Riverlocation_fillHow did Spokane get a hundred-acre park right in the middle of downtown? Riverfront Park was once a tangled me… -
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The Father of the Fairlocation_fillIn 1974, a World's Fair helped Spokane remove unsightly railroads from its downtown riverfront and left Riverf… -
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Cold War Thawlocation_fillThe 1974 World's Fair took place against a backdrop of improving relations between the United States and Sovie… -
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When Nixon Came to the Fairlocation_fillIn May of 1974, an embattled President Richard Nixon visited Spokane to dedicate the 1974 World's Fair against… -
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Getting a Goatlocation_fillSurrounded by a grotto of basalt columns is one of the most perennially popular remnants of Riverfront Park's … -
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Spokane Falls SkyRidelocation_fillThe 1974 World's Fair provided Spokane with an opportunity to reclaim the beauty of Spokane Falls, which had b… -
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Canada Islandlocation_fillCanada Island has had many different names and faces in the last 150 years. Today the island is a part of Rive… -
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People's Parklocation_fillOnce an Indian winter camp, this area where Hangman Creek (Latah Creek) and the Spokane River merge has been a… -
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The Hamatsa Spirit Totem Polelocation_fillAbout the Artists: Joe David and Frank Charlie Joe David (b. 1946) is described by The Canadian Encyclopedia … -
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The United States Pavilionlocation_fillIn 1974, Spokane became the smallest city to ever host a World's Fair. The community used the opportunity to … -
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Restoring the Fallslocation_fillStanding on the bridge between Canada and Havermale Islands, you can see one of the many restorations of the S… -
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The Rotary Riverfront Fountainlocation_fillThe magnificent fountain in front of you, almost never transpired from vision to reality. When Riverfront Park… -
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Looff Carrousellocation_fillRiverfront Park's Looff Carrousel is one of America's most beautiful and well preserved, hand-carved wooden ca… -
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Washington State Pavilionlocation_fillThis building, the INB Performing Arts Center, was originally built as the Washinton State Pavilion for Expo 7… -
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The Great Northern Clocktowerlocation_fillYou are standing next to the clock tower of the former Great Northern station. It is one of the few surviving…
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