Opening Day

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This file appears in: The Father of the Fair

King Cole on Opening Day cutting the ribbon and opening the fair to the public.

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture

This file appears in: The Father of the Fair

By Cory Carpenter
In 1974, a World's Fair helped Spokane remove unsightly railroads from its downtown riverfront and left Riverfront Park in its wake. Spokane was the smallest city to ever host a World's Fair, so it took the hard work of countless…