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SPOKANE, Wash. — The time has come for the celebration of a world fair that put Spokane on the map. The 50th celebration of Expo '74 officially begins on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The celebration ...
Fifty years ago, in 1972, Spokane was on the threshold of creating one of the most remarkable world's fairs anywhere. Expo '74 was notable, in part, because Spokane was the smallest city at that ...
The story of Expo '74 is packed with dramatic chapters, narrative rabbit holes, ... Jack Geraghty) also got behind celebrating and protecting the Spokane River Falls, ...
Downtown Spokane will be more colorful than usual this weekend as thousands gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Expo ’74 with a powwow at the falls.
A “daredevil” named Terry Brauner, from Kettle Falls, Washington, barely had escaped death a month earlier when he attempted to ride his “crude inner tube raft” through the Expo ’74 ...
SPOKANE, Wash. - Bill Youngs is a walking treasure trove of Expo '74 anecdotes. "It was a true World's Fair, and people came from around the world to be there," Youngs said. The Eastern Washington ...
Pow-Wow at the Falls is part of the Expo '74 50th Anniversary Celebration which celebrates heritage and history of the Spokane area. The celebration runs Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26. Doors ...
The 1974 World’s Fair came to Spokane 50 years ago and remade the city’s downtown. This advertising design was drawn by Keith Oka for the Expo '74 Fair.
SPOKANE, Wash - As Spokanites celebrate the 50th anniversary of Expo ‘74, NonStop Local is highlighting Riverfront Park and the history that resides there. The U.S. Pavilion was built for the ...
Expo '74's impact on Spokane's Asian community The Riverfront Park in Spokane we know now used to be the home to ‘Trent Alley,’ a place where there were many Asian-run businesses. To stream ...
A hundred years before Expo, the views around Spokane Falls are picnic perfect. The first claim to 320 acres of land around Spokane Falls is filed in May of 1871, almost exactly 100 years before Expo.
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