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J. William T. Young's article, "The Fair and the Falls: Spokane's Expo '74, Transforming an American Environment" details the complex history of Expo '74. According to Young, the expo attracted ...
Expo '74 was notable, in part ... At first this upstart settlement had been known as "Spokane Falls." But over time, a kind of scenic amnesia overcame Spokane, and the falls were forgotten.
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. Bobbie White, powwow chair ...
Bill Youngs is a walking treasure trove of Expo '74 anecdotes ... wrote the definitive history of Spokane's World's Fair, called The Fair and the Falls. "The fair was, in fact, one of the ...
trestles and depots that cut off residents from the majestic falls of the Spokane River. During Expo ’74, the newly prominent views of the rushing falls were a centerpiece for visitors who felt ...
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 grounds and over Spokane Falls. He was ...
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.
SPOKANE, Wash - As Spokanites celebrate ... Charli Brown, a woman from Kettle Falls went to Expo ‘74. “It was the best music. The best music. It was better than Disneyland,” Brown said.
Harbine curated the "It Happened Here: Expo '74 Fifty Years After” at the MAC. While the World's Fair in Spokane is widely celebrated today, that wasn't the case in the early 70's. "I always ...
(2024) Celebrating 50 years since the Expo '74 World's Fair transformed Spokane. Celebrating 50 years since the World's Fair, we explore how Expo ‘74 not only transformed Spokane’s physical ...